Spinach Dal
Jan09

Spinach Dal

  Ingredients • 1/3 C each mung dal, toor dal and chana dal • 5-7 C water • 1 Tsp turmeric powder • 1 Tbsp coriander powder • 1½ Tsp salt • ½ Tsp sugar • 1 small bunch of fresh spinach leaves • 3 Tbsp ghee/oil • 2 bay leaves • 1½ Tsp cumin seeds • 2 Tbsp finely grated ginger • 2 hot green chilies, chopped • ½ Tsp yellow asafetida powder • ½ Tsp paprika • 1 C chopped tomatoes • 2 Tbsp chopped fresh coriander leaves Preparation 1....

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South Indian Hot Toordal Soup with vegetables
Feb17

South Indian Hot Toordal Soup with vegetables

Ingredients •1¼ C toor dal •5-7 C water •½ Tsp turmeric powder •1½ inch ball of dried tamarind pulp •1 C hot water •2 Tsp ghee/oil •1½ Tsp black mustard seeds •¼ Tsp yellow asafetida powder •1 green chili chopped •2 dried red chilies broken in halves •1 Tbsp ginger, finely grated •9-10 fresh curry leaves •½ Tsp fenugreek seeds •1 C carrot cut into slices •1 C green beans cut into 1-inch pieces •1½ C bell pepper (capsicum), diced into...

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Melaga Pudi
Jan20

Melaga Pudi

Ingredients •Urad dal – 1 Cup. •Red grams dal (tuver dal) – 1 cup. •Red chili powder – 1 ½ cup. •Salt – as required. •Turmeric powder – 1 tsp. Preparation 1. Roast all the dal separately in a little oil, till brown. 2. Grind them in grinding stone and mix red chili powder, salt and turmeric powder mix well and fill in the bottle. 3. It can be served with dosa, uttapam or idli Note:  You can mix little oil in it while serving. Serves 2...

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South Indian Toor dal Khichari
Dec15

South Indian Toor dal Khichari

  Ingredients • ½ C toor dal • 1 C rice • 1 walnut sized ball of dried tamarind pulp soaked in 1 Cup of hot water for 15-20 minutes • 2 Tbsp ghee/oil • 1 Tsp black mustard seeds • 1 Tsp cumin seeds • ¼ Tsp fenugreek seeds • 1 dry red chili • 1 green chili chopped • 8-9 fresh curry leaves • ½ Tsp yellow asafetida powder • 1 C peeled and cubed potatoes...

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Double-Dal Soup
Mar18

Double-Dal Soup

    Toor dal is also known as arhar or tuar dal and pigeon peas. The mildly seasoned combination of moong and toor dals in this recipe is popular in cool-weather months.   Dal soaking time: 3 hours for toovar dal, 5 hours for yellow split peas Preparation time (after assembling ingredients): 10 minutes Cooking time: 1 ½ hours   Ingredients • Split moong dal, without skins – 1/3 cup (75 g)...

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