ARHAR DAL RECIPE

Ingredients of this recipe:

1 cup Split Red Lentil (Masoor Dal)

1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder (Haldi)
1 tsp Cumin Seed Powder (Jeera)
2 Green Chilli (Hari mirch)
2 Dry Red Chily (Saboot Lal Mirchi)
1 tsp chopped Ginger (Adrak)
2 Bay Leaf (Tej Patta)
10 gms Mixed Spices (onion seeds,fenugreek seeds,aniseeds,cuminseeds and mustard seeds) 2 tblsp Clarified Butter (Ghee)
1 tsp Sugar
Salt to taste
Method to make this recipe : arhar dal:
Wash the dal and cook the dal in a sauteuse with the turmeric, salt and the sugar over a medium flame.

Add half of the ginger to the dal along with the cumin powder.

When the dal is cooked and thick remove from the fire.

Heat the ghee in a pan and add the mixed spices,(a little of onion seeds, fenugreek seeds , aniseeds, cumin seeds and mustard seeds all mixed
together).

When the mustard seeds crackle add the bay leaf, remaining chopped ginger , slit green chilliesand the broken red chillies. fry for 2 minutes and
pour over the dal.mix thoroughly. serve hot.

MOONG DAAL RECIPE

Ingredients of this recipe:

1/2 cup Moong Dal ( Green Gram)

1 small Onion chopped
1/4 tsp Mustard seeds
1/4 tsp Cumin seeds
1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
Pinch of Asafoetida
1 long chopped Green Chillies
1 tbsp Oil
2 Curry Leaves
Few Coriander leaves
Method to make this recipe:
Pressure cook moong ki dal for 2 whistles.

Mash it and add turmeric powder, hing and salt to it.

Add 1 cup water.

Heat oil in a pan and season it with mustard seed, cumin seeds, green chillies and curry leaves.

Add the chopped onions and fry for a minute.

Add the mashed moong dal to it and let it boil. Keep till 2-3 boils.

Garnish moong daal with coriander leaves and serve hot.

MASALA DAL RECIPE

Ingredients of this recipe:

1 cup Split Red Lentil (Masoor Dal)

5 slit Green Chilli (Hari mirch)
1 tblsp chopped Coriander Leaves (Dhania Patta)
1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder (Haldi)
1/2 cup grated Coconut
Salt to taste
1 tsp Mustard Seeds (Raai / Raee)
1 tsp Cumin Seed (Jeera)
2 chopped Tomato (Tamatar)
1 tblsp Oil
1 meduim sized sliced Onion (Pyaj)
Method to make this recipe : masala dal:
Wash and soak the gram for 30 minutes.

Grind the grated coconut with a little water to a smooth paste in a blender.keep aside.

Fry the sliced onions till golden brown. remove and keep aside.

Cook the gram in a pressure cooker with just sufficient water to cook the dal until soft.

Remove the lid of the cooker and add the green chillies , turmeric powder tomatoes and salt. cook for 3 minutes.

When the tomatoes are cooked add the coconut paste. mix thoroughly.

Cook for a minute and remove from the flame.

Heat the oil in a pan. add the mustard seeds, when they crackle add the cumin seeds.

Fry for a few seconds over a low flame. pour over the dal.

Serve hot garnished with the fried onions and the chopped corriander leaves.

PARSI DAL RECIPE

Ingredients of this recipe:

1 cup Split Red Lentil (Masoor Dal)

a pinch of Turmeric Powder (Haldi)
2 chopped Green Chilli (Hari mirch)
2 flakes chopped Garlic (Lasan / Lahsun)
2 tblsp Clarified Butter (Ghee)
Salt to taste
1 tblsp chopped Coriander Leaves (Dhania Patta)
1 tsp Cumin Seeds (Jeera)
Method to make this recipe : parsi dal:
Cook the dal with the turmeric powder and sufficient water in a pressure cooker.

Cook till the dal is cooked.

Remove from the flame.

Mash the dal with a wooden spoon. keep aside in a pan.

Heat the ghee in a pan.

Add the garlic,salt, green chillies and the cumin seeds.

Fry for a minute over a low flame and pour over the dal.

Return the dal to a low flame.

Add a little water if required(the dal should have the consistency of sambhar) and cook for 2 minutes. remove from the flame.

Serve hot garnished with the corriander leaves.

Coconut Chutney
Shared by: Maahi Ethnicity: Indian-South Date:
4/4/2009 12:00:00 AM
Chutney of Coconut & Roasted Channa
Recipe
Rating

Serves:
As per
use.

Prepa
ration
Time:
30 Min
.
Directions...

 Roast channa dal in a pan.

Grind finely grated or dry powder coconut, roasted channa or channa
dal, green chillies chopped, Onion, Ginger.
Now add enough curd to get the right consistency, add salt to taste.
Keep aside in a bowl.
Heat 1tsp oil, add sarso (Mustard seed), when it splutters, add dry red
chili pieces.
Pour the mixture of (from step 4) in a bowl of chutney (from step 3).
Mix well and serve. Enjoy!!!
Ingredients:
finely grated or dry pd. Coconut - 50gms
RoastedGram Lentils/Channa or channe ki dal - 50gms

Green chilly chopped - One

Onion - One
Ginger - Piece
Salt - To Taste

Sour Curd-approx - 200gms

Oil - 1 tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1tsp
Dry red chilies - 3 or 4
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Tamarind (Imli) Chutney

Shared by: Maahi Ethnicity: Indian Date: 6/10/2009 12:00:00 AM
Khatti Mitthi(Sweet and Sour) Tamarind Sauce/Chutney.
Recipe Rating

Serves:
As per
consumption.

Preparation
Time:
20 Min .

Directions...
Soak tamarind over-night in water.
In the morning take out the pulp of tamarind.
Add cup of water to tamarind pulp and color, bring to boil and then
keep on low flame for about 10 minutes.
Add the black pepper, sugar, roasted cumin powder, salt, garam masala,
crushed Cardomom , Black salt. Mix well.
Cook till the chutney become thick.
Switch off the gas stove and keep aside to cool. Your chutney is ready.
Ingredients:
Tamarind (Imli) Pulp (without seed) Crushed Sugar Red Color - tsp
Roasted cumin (Jeera) Powder Black Pepper Salt - To Taste
Black salt - 1 tsp
Garam masala Water - cup
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