The Daal Project

Conversations on daal, lentils and legumes in South Asian diaspora cooking AI summary

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A show dedicated to how South Asians in the diaspora cook daal, aka lentils and legumes, and the cultures, migrations, and stories that surround it. Hosted by Sayyida Jaffer.

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  1. 2026-11-04 · 29 min · Season 1, episode 13

    In this episode, you can hear the soundscape of me cooking a pot of daal in my kitchen. No talking other than one brief meow from my cat. Access the masoor moong daal recipe I was making here. Intro and exit music:…

  2. 2026-10-21 · 28 min · Season 1, episode 12

    On October 5, I launched the Daal Project podcast in person in Kingston, Ontario. Here is an excerpt of my conversation with the dynamic Joshna Maharaj about daal, the complexity of South Asian cuisine, connections with…

  3. 2026-10-16 · 29 min · Season 1, episode 11

    Nazma Rahman moved to Kingston, Ontario in 1970. In this episode she teaches me a Bangladeshi masoor daal with panch phoran. You will hear a mostly long kitchen soundscape followed by a conversation I had with Nazma…

  4. 2026-09-30 · 26 min

    In this episode, Sheetal Aunty teaches me a her take on a traditional Gujarati toor daal with jaggery – that’s right, it has sugar in it! As we cook, Sheetal Aunty and I connect over our shared Gujarati heritage and…

  5. 2026-09-22 · 26 min · Season 1, episode 9

    Gulshan Babbar, or Gulshan Aunty to me is from Amritsar, India and has called Kingston, Ontario her second home since 2001. She is a pillar of the local Hindu community, organizing cultural and religious events…

  6. 2026-09-18 · 28 min · Season 1, episode 8

    In this episode, Eram Aunty shares her mother’s masoor moong daal recipe with slow fried garlic cloves, while she talks about her passion for educating children. Eram Butt is Pakistani with ancestors from Kashmir.…

  7. 2026-08-27 · 29 min · Season 1, episode 7

    In this episode, Simran Sharma teaches a rich toor daal with browned onions, cinnamon and other whole spices. She also asks “What would it mean if food becomes free? If you are not worrying what are we going to eat for…

  8. 2026-08-26 · 29 min · Season 1, episode 6

    In this episode, Jill Glatt of Magpie Print shop shares her interpretation of the family daal recipe accompanied by smoked fish and talks about what it means to measure with one’s heart. Jill Glatt is a…

  9. 2026-07-27 · 29 min · Season 1, episode 5

    Reena Kukreja teaches ghiya wali chana daal, aka bottle gourd with split chickpeas, a Punjabi recipe often eaten in the summer months. Reena also talks about food memory and her trajectory in filmmaking. Reena Kukreja…

  10. 2026-07-26 · 28 min · Season 1, episode 4

    Rina Khan shares her grandmother’s interpretation of a South Indian sambar daal, alongside reflections on community and how food grows and changes with us. Rina Khan (she/her) is an immigrant originally from Dhaka,…

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Oldest episode in feed
07/2026
Typical length
28 min
Format
Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone

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