Tovve

Ingredients:

Moong/Tur/masoor dal 1 cup
Any vegetable eg Ridge gourd ,carrot cubed and par boiled 1
Coconut- 1 tbsp
Turmeric- 1/4 tsp
Salt to taste
Sugar- 1 tsp
Juice of 1/2 lime
Coriander to garnish
For the seasoning:
Oil or ghee- 2 tsp
Mustard- 1/2 tsp
Jeera- 1/2 tsp
Hing- A pinch
Green chilli- 1, finely chopped
Curry leaves- 1 sprig

Steps:

Method:
Pressure cook the dal or dals along with turmeric and 1/4tsp of oil for 5-6 whistles or till done and keep it aside.
Add the cooked vegetable and some water to the dal and bring the miture to a boil on a low flame.
Add the salt, sugar and coconut and boil for 1 more min and take off the heat.
For the seasoning, heat oil or ghee in a pan and add the mustard seeds
Once they pop, add the jeera and rey till they turn brown
Add the hing and the curry leaves and green chillies and fry for a min
Add the seasoning mixture to the dal and mix.
Garnish with lime juice and coriander leaves and serve hot with rice or chapatis.

Lobia Ka Salan

Ingredients:
Lobia(white kidney beans) 2 cups
Onion paste-3-4 tsp
Ginger-garlic -1 ½ tsp
Red chilli powder-2 tsp
Turmeric powder-1 tsp
Dhania powder-3 tsp
Tomato puree-4-5 tbsp
Oil-3-4 tbsp
Salt-to taste

Steps:

Soak the lobia overnight in water
Pressure-cook it in pressure cooker till tender but not over cook it
Heat oil in a pan and fry the onion paste till light pink
Add the ginger-garlic paste and fry for another few minutes
Add the spices and tomato puree and cook for further 2 minutes
Then mix in boiled lobia and 2 cups of water
Add Salt to taste and bring the curry to a boil
Cook over medium heat for further 5-6 minutes
And serve hot with chapati or rice

Tak Dal

Ingredients:

1/2 cup Masoor Daal
1 small raw mango
1 tbsp of oil
1 tsp mustard seeds
1/4tsp of turmeric powder
1 dried red chilli
salt to taste
1/2 tsp of sugar, just to balance the sourness of mango.

Steps:

Boil the daal with 2 cups of water alongwith 1 tsp salt and the turmeric powder .

Slice the mango lengthwise in finger size pieces . You can keep the seed or throw it away.

Heat oil in a kadai. Add mustard seeds and dried chilli . As they stop spluttering break a few seeds to bring out the flavor.Add the mango pieces.Add a little salt. Cover and cook till the mango pieces get softened.

Add the boiled daal.Let it simmer for 5 mins alongwith the mango pieces. Add the sugar.

Serve with hot rice.

Panchavati dal

Ingredients:

 

1/4 Cup moong dal

1/4 Cup masoor dal (split red lentil)

1/4 Cup tur dal (split pigeon peas)

1/4 Cup urad dal (split black gram )

1/4 Cup chana dal (split chickpea )

2 Onions, finely chopped

3 Tomatoes, finely chopped

1" Ginger piece, minced fine

4 pods garlic, minced

1 tsp Garam masala

1/4 tsp turmeric powder

3/4 tsp red chilli powder

Freshly squeezed lemon juice

Some chopped, cilantro/ dhania

Salt to taste

1/2 tsp Mustard seeds

1 tsp Cumin seeds

4 Indian green chillies, slitted

Few curry leaves

Few pinches, Asafoetida

Steps:

 

1.  Mix all of these dals add some water & pressure cook it upto 2 whistles.

2. Heat oil, add mustard seeds and let it splutter, then add cumin seeds, green chillies, curry leaves and asafoetida. 

3. Now add chopped onions, ginger, garlic & tomatoes. Cook a little untill onions are translucent.

4. Add boiled dals, salt, turmeric, red chilli powder, garam masala, and bring it to one quick boil.

5. Finally add freshly squeezed lemon juice & cilantro.

Serve with rice or naan..