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  • Mixed Dal / how to make tasty mixed dal

    Mixed Dal / how to make tasty mixed dal

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    Mixed Dal is spicy and tasty, it makes a good accompaniment with roti, nan, steamed rice or even jeera rice.

    Dal is one of the essentials of daily cooking. I prefer using a combination of pulses as nutrients from various sources are derived. Being vegetarians, I try to provide a balanced diet by making dal regularly.

    A well prepared dal is not only tasty but goes well with both rice and flat bread. We often pair this with jeera rice too.

    Dal Methi is the one I commonly make at home. I have an e-book on Amazon titled, 30 Tasty Dal Recipes

    Mixed Dal
    Mixed Dal

    Ingredients:

    Measurement used : 1 cup =100 ml

    • 1 cup turdal
    • 1 cup moong dal
    • 1/2 cup masoor dal
    • 4 cup water
    • 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
    • 1 tablespoon oil +ghee
    • 1/2 teaspoon cumin
    • 2 green chilli
    • 1/ tsp turmeric powder
    • a pinch of asafoetida
    • 2 cloves garlic
    • 1 onion
    • 3 tomato
    • 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
    • salt

    Method:

    1. In a bowl, add all the dal in specific quantities. Wash and soak it in water for half an hour.
    2. Cut the onion and tomato finely.
    3. Cook the dal with a little turmeric powder and four cups of water for three whistles. Let the pressure release by itself.
    4. In a pan, add oil and ghee. Add cumin, as it splutters thrown in green chilly and garlic. Sprinkle asafoetida and a little turmeric powder to it. Put onion to it and saute it for sometime.
    5. Once it is golden in colour, put tomato pieces and salt to it. Let cook for five minutes. Sprinkle some water  to it, lest it may burn.
    6. With the back of the ladle, mash the cooked dal. Put it to the pan.
    7. Allow to cook for sometime. Adjust the consistency of the dal.
    8. Garnish with fresh coriander leaves.

    Take a tip :

    • Depending on the quantity that you need, decrease the size of the cup. Otherwise, use a tablespoon of dal instead of a cup. The quantity I have given is sufficient for six people.
    • Adjust the measurement of dal to your preference, I prefer using this measurement.
    • Only oil may be used, but ghee gives a good taste.
    • Reduce the quantity of chilli powder if needed.

     

    Mixed Dal

    Mixed Dal is spicy and tasty accompaniment with rice or any kind of flat bread.
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    Ingredients
      

    • 1 cup turdal
    • 1 cup moong dal
    • 1/2 cup masoor dal
    • 4 cup water
    • 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
    • 1 tablespoon oil +ghee
    • 1/2 teaspoon cumin
    • 2 green chilli
    • 1/ tsp turmeric powder
    • a pinch of asafoetida
    • 2 cloves garlic
    • 1 onion
    • 3 to mato
    • 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
    • salt

    Method
     

    1. In a bowl, add all the dal in specific quantities. Wash and soak it in water for half an hour.
    2. Cut the onion and tomato finely.
    3. Cook the dal with a little turmeric powder and four cups of water for three whistles. Let the pressure release by itself.
    4. In a pan, add oil and ghee. Add cumin, as it splutters thrown in green chilly and garlic. Sprinkle asafoetida and a little turmeric powder to it. Put onion to it and saute it for sometime.
    5. Once it is golden in colour, put tomato pieces and salt to it. Let cook for five minutes. Sprinkle some water  to it, lest it may burn.
    6. With the back of the ladle, mash the cooked dal. Put it to the pan.
    7. Allow to cook for sometime. Adjust the consistency of the dal.
    8. Garnish with fresh coriander leaves.

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    Mixed dal is a spicy and tasty accompaniment with any meal. It tastes good with rice as well as flat breads.
    Mixed Dal

    A few dal recipes from my co-bloggers: Sukhi Pudine Ki Dal and Lucknowi Dal 

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  • Drumstick Leaves Dal with Coconut | Guest Post Series

    Drumstick Leaves Dal with Coconut | Guest Post Series

    Drumstick leaves are healthy and make a good combination in dal. Try this delicious dal for a comfort and quick meal.
    It’s a guest post today and I have Lathiya Shanmugasundaram of Lathiskitchen. Welcome Lathiya to blogspace. Blogging has made me interact with many different indivduals around the globe, Lathiya is one among them, glad to know her in this blogging journey. She has moringa leaf dal for us, I have heard so much about it, do need to search for it in my place.
    Without much ado, it’s over to Lathiya.
    Thank you for having me on your space. Here I present you the healthy, easy and delicious Drumstick Leaves Dal with Coconut.
    Drumstick leaves are packed with lots of nutrients. It’s said that drumstick leaves have anti carcinogenic properties and it is a must to include in your diet. If you haven’t start using it in your meal plan yet, this is the time to start from this dal curry.
    Making this dal is not so complicated. You can make this dal within 30 minutes. The only time consuming part in making this dal is cleaning the drumstick leaves. It’s a tedious job of cleaning drumstick leaves. You have to be careful not to include the sticks and only leaf should be used. I used to clean the drumstick leaves a day before making this dal. So it takes just less than 30 minutes when I make this dal.
    drumstick leaves dal with coconut
    drumstick leaves dal with coconut
    Ingredients 
    • Drumstick leaves – 1 cup tightly packed
    • Dal – 1/4 cup
    • Coconut – 1/4 cup grated
    • Jeera seeds –  1/2 tsp
    • Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
    • Red chili powder – 3/4 tsp
    • Shallots – 3 or 4 thinly sliced
    • Mustard seeds – 1/4 tsp
    • Ghee / Coconut oil – 1 tsp
    • Salt – as required
    Method
    1. Clean and wash the drumstick leaves. Keep aside.
    2. Cook dal in pressure cooker till mushy. Keep aside.
    3. Grind coconut with jeera seeds to smooth paste. Keep aside.
    4. Heat 1/2 tsp of oil in a pan. Sauté the drumstick leaves for a minute.
    5. Add the cooked dal in sautéed drumstick leaves. Add little water to cook the drumstick leaves.
    6. Add turmeric powder and red chili powder.
    7. Let it boil in medium flame. Do not over cook the drumstick leaves.
    8. Add the grounded coconut to the dal and drumstick leaves mix with required water. Add required salt.
    9. When the raw smell of coconut goes, remove the pan from the heat.
    10. In another pan, add remaining 1/2 tsp of  ghee or oil. When it is hot, add mustard seeds.
    11. When it crackle, add sliced shallots and sauté till golden .
    12. Add it to the dal. Serve along with hot rice.

    drumstick leaves dal with coconut

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    Ingredients
      

    • 1 cup drumstick leaves tightly packed
    • 1/4 cup dal
    • 1/4 cup coconut grated
    • 1/2 teaspoon jeera
    • 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
    • 3/4 teaspoon red chilli powder
    • 3 or 4 shallots thinly sliced
    • 1/4 teaspoon mustard
    • 1 teaspoon ghee/coconut oil
    • salt as required

    Method
     

    1. Cook dal in pressure cooker till mushy. Keep aside.
    2. Grind coconut with jeera seeds to smooth paste. Keep aside.
    3. Heat 1/2 tsp of oil in a pan. Sauté the drumstick leaves for a minute.
    4. Add the cooked dal in sautéed drumstick leaves. Add little water to cook the drumstick leaves. Add turmeric powder and red chili powder. Let it boil in medium flame. Do not over cook the drumstick leaves.
    5. Add the grounded coconut to the dal and drumstick leaves mix with required water. Add required salt. When the raw smell of coconut goes, remove the pan from the heat.
    6. In another pan, add remaining 1/2 tsp of ghee or oil. When it is hot, add mustard seeds. When it crackle, add sliced shallots and sauté till golden .
    7. Add it to the dal. Serve along with hot rice.

    About the author :   Lathiya Shanmugasundaram is the person behind lathiskitchen.org.She was born and brought up in India but now settled in US. She is the mother of two super active kids. She has both Malyali and Tamil recipes on her blog.

    Do connect with  Lathiya on social media

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