Dal Fry Recipe | Dal Tadka | Chana Dal Recipe

Quick & tasty dal recipe for chapati or roti.

Ingredients

• Chana dal / Split Bengal Gram - 1 cup
• Moong dal  -1/2 cup
• Tomato - 2 to 3
• Onion -1
• Green chilies - 2
• Garlic - 3 cloves
• Turmeric powder - 1/2 teaspoon
• Chili powder - 1/2 teaspoon
• Cumin seeds - 1 teaspoon
• Curry leaves - 1 sprig
• Coriander leaves - for garnish 
• salt to taste

Method 

• Pressure cook the chana dal and moong dal with chopped onion, tomato, turmeric, and green chilies.
• Finely chop the garlic.
• Heat oil in a pan.
• Add cumin seeds and allow it to splutter.
• Add chopped garlic and curry leaves. 
• Add 1/2 teaspoon chili powder and roast for 10 seconds, and immediately pour the dal mixture in it.
• Allow the dal to boil for 3 minutes.
• Garnish with coriander leaves.
• Serve hot with rice or roti.

Paruppu Thuvaiyal | Toor dal Chutney | Thuvaram Paruppu Thuvaiyal

Traditional thuvaram paruppu / toor dal chutney recipe...

Ingredients:-

Tuvar dal / Toor dal - 1/2 cup

Dry chilli - 3 to 4 nos

Garlic - 1 clove

Tamarind - Pea-sized 

Grated coconut - 1/2 cup

salt to taste.

Method:-

Dry roast the dal and chilies.

Grind them with salt, coconut, tamarind, garlic, and adequate water.

Serve with rice or idli dosa.

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Sambar Without Sambar Powder

Ingredients :-

• Toor dal - 1 cup
• small onion - 20 nos
• tomato( big) - 1
• brinjal (small)- 2
• Drumstick - 1
• green chilli - 2
• chilli powder - 1/2 teaspoon
• coriander powder - 1/4 teaspoon
• grated coconut - 1/2 cup
• cumin seed- 1/2 teaspoon
• tamarind - 1 small lemon size
• asafoetida - 1 pinch

For seasoning...

• oil - 2 teaspoons
• fenugreek seeds - 1/2 teaspoon
• mustard - 1/2 teaspoon
• curry leaves - 10 nos

Method :

• Pressure cook dal with turmeric powder and asafoetida.
• Wash and cut the vegetables.
• Grind the coconut with cumin seeds.
• Heat oil in a pan and add onion and green chillies.
• Saute for a minute and add all the remaining vegetables one by one.
• Add salt and saute for three more minutes.
• Add the tamarind juice, chilli, turmeric and coriander powders.
• Now add the cooked dal and mix well.
• Pour the coconut cumin mix and allow it to boil for three minutes.
• Adjust salt and season the sambar with fenugreek, mustard and curry leaves.
• Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with rice.

Green tea with lemon

Ingredients :-

Water - 1 cup

Green tea - 1 teaspoon

lemon juice - 5 drops

Sugar or honey for taste.

Method:-

Boil one cup of water.

When the water boils add the green tea leaves.

Allow it to brew for 30 seconds.

Remove from the flame, and add the lemon juice.

Filter it and add honey or sugar.

Refreshing, healthy Lemon green tea ready.

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Carrot rice | Kids Lunchbox Recipe

This is a simple and healthy lunch box recipe for kids.

Ingredients

Cooked rice - 1 cup

Grated carrot - 1/2 cup

Chopped onion - 1 table spoon

Chopped green chili - 1

oil - 2 teaspoons

Mustard, urad dal and a few curry leaves for seasoning,

and salt to taste.

Method

Heat oil in a pan and add the seasoning.

Add onion and chilies and saute for a minute.

Mix the grated carrot and salt.

Saute for two more minutes.

Add the rice, and garnish with coriander leaves carrot slices.

Colourful, tempting lunch box item ready.

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Potato Kurma Recipe | Fried Potato Kurma

Ingredients:-

potato - 2

Tomato (chopped)- 1

Onion( chopped) -1

Green chilli (chopped) - 2

Grated coconut - 1 cup

Cashewnut - 2

Ginger garlic paste - 1 teaspoon

Chili Powder - 1/2 teaspoon

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tespoon

Cinnamon - 1 inch

clove - 3

fennel seeds - 1/2 teaspoon

oil - 2 tablespoons

salt to taste.

Method :-

Wash, peel and cut the potatos.

Fry it in 3 tabelspoon oil and keep aside.

Grind the coconut with cashews and fennel seeds.

In the remaining oil, add chinnamon and cloves.

Add ginger garlic paste.

Saute it and add the chopped onion, green chilies, and tomatos.

Add the masala powders and saute for a minute.

When the oil separates, pour the coconut mix and salt.

Add one cup of water, cover the pan, and cook for 5 minutes.

Add the fried potatos and cook 3 more minutes in low heat.

Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with fried rice or chapatis.

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