This is variation the previous post
Ingredients
“Varali” turmeric - 7-8
Red chillies - 2 cups
Coriander seeds - 1 cup
Peanuts - 1 cup
Chenna Dal - ¾ cup
Urad dal - ½ cup
Dry tamarind - ½ cup
Fenugreek seeds - 1 cup
Dry curry leaves - a little
Sesame seeds - 2 tbsp
Dry coconut grating - 1 cup
Get Grinding!
1. Sun dry the peanuts [...]
Ingredients
Chenna dal 1 cup
Urad dal 1 cup
Tuvar Dal 1cup
Moong Dal 1 cup
Black eyed peas (Karamani) 1 cup
Onions finely chopped - 1 cup
Grated coconut 1/2 cup
Curry leaves
Coriander leaves
Chillies
Salt
Oil
Get Cooking!
1. Grind the dals to a coarse powder (rava types)
2. When required, soak this rava for about an hour. Strain away excess water.
3. Mix in the other ingredients [...]
A nice variation to the coconut chutney
IngredientsTuvar dalOnions chopped finelyGreen chilliesCoconut gratedSaltOilCurry leavesMustard seedsUrad dalLemon juice
Get Cooking!1. Steam the tuvar dal with some water and a pinch or two of turmeric powder.2. Grind the coconut with green chillies and salt.3. Sauté the mustard seeds, urad dal, curry leaves in some oil. Add in the onions [...]
Ingredients
Poppy seeds 2tsps
Coconut grated
Bisibelabath powder1
or powder 2
Tamarind
Turmeric powder
Vegetables -any of them cut 2″ long
Salt
Cashew nuts / peanuts
Chenna dal
Mustard seeds
Curry leaves
Rice -tuvar dal in the ratio 1:1
Get Cooking!
1. Dry roast the poppy seeds and coconut and then grind them to a powder.
2. Boil the vegetables in some tamarind water with salt and a little [...]
This is one of the many ways you can make dal palak. One of the recipes without absolute measurements for the ingredients.
IngredientsSpinach choppedSplit yellow peasTomatoes choppedOnions choppedGarlic slicedSaltOilGreen chillies clitRed chilli powderCumin powderTurmeric powder
Get Cooking!1. Soak the yellow split peas in some water for about 20 minutes2. Heat a little oil in a saucepan, add [...]
Makes 2 cups of kuzhambu with about 8 balls
Ingredients
Tuvar dal 1 cup
Salt 1 ¼ tsp
Red chillies 8
Asafoetida
Oil 4 tsp
Mustard seeds
Green chillies 2 finely chopped
Onions chopped (optional)
Coconut ¼ hemisphere grated
Curry leaves
Cilantro leaves finely chopped
Get Cooking!
1. Soak the dal in some warm water and drain the water.
2. Grind this coarsely with red chillies, salt, asafoetida and [...]
This is a nice variation to the ven pongal
Ingredients
Moong dal 1/4 cup
Rava 1 cup
Green chillies
Ginger
Black pepper seeds
Cumin seeds
Curry leaves
Asafoetida
Salt to taste
Oil/ghee
Get Cooking!
1. Dry roast the moong dal such that you get the aroma of the roasted dal.
2. Wash the roasted moong dal, pressure cook the dal.
3. Dry roast the rava till it is golden brown. [...]
IngredientsMoong Dal 1 cupUrad Dhal 1 cupRice 2 tbsp (optional)Green chilliesGingerBlack pepper seedsCumin seedsCurry leavesAsafoetidaSalt to tasteOil/ghee
Get Cooking!1. Soak for moong and urad dals with the rice.2. Grind coarsely and leave to ferment for atleast 6 hrs.3. Sauté the black pepper seeds, ginger, cumin seeds, green chillies, asafoetida, curry leaves in some ghee. Pour this [...]
IngredientsBlack eyed beans or cowpeas 250 gms.Onion (large size) 1 no.Garlic 4 flakesAmchur 1 tbsp.Coriander powder 1 tbsp.Cumin seeds (roasted & ground) 1 tbsp.Garam masala ½ tsp.Turmeric powder ½ tsp.Tomatoes diced (large size) 2 nos.Green chillies (minced) 3 nos.Ghee or oil 2 tbsp. or a little less like I used Handful of cilantro leaves [...]
Dosa variety
Ingredients
1 cup tuvar dal, chenna dal, urad dal
2 cups boiled rice or rice
Red chillies 5 or 6 or 6 green chillies
Ginger
Chopped curry leaves 1/4tsp
Asafoetida powder 1 tsp
Coconut grated (optional)
Salt to taste
Cilantro chopped
Oil for pan frying
Get Cooking!
1. Soak the dals & rice together for about 2 hours.
2. Drain and grind coarsely with the [...]
