Dal Tadka

Ingredients:-

For Dal:-

Moong dal - 1/4 cup
Chana dal - 1/4 cup
Toor dal - 1/2 cup
Onion - 1/2 cup finely chopped
Tomato - 1/2 cup finely chopped
Cumin powder - 1/2 tbsp
Turmeric - 1/4 tbsp
Chili powder - 1/4 tbsp
salt to taste


For Tadka:-

Ghee - 2 tbsp
Cilantro chopped
Green chili - 3 chopped
Curry leaves
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tbsp
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tbsp
Hing a pinch

Procedure:-

1-First add all the dals in a bowl rinse them with cold water and soak them for 10 min. Then in a pressure cooker cook it until it is perfectly cooked. wen the pressure removes take the dal and smash it.
2-Now in a wok add oil fry onions and then add the dal and spices and mix well add water and bring it to boil. Then add tomatoes and let it cook for 1 more min.
3-Now in another wok add ghee and all the tadka ingredients one by one and fry for a min or so and then add it on dal and mix and serve hot with rice or roti.

Tomato Dal (Tomato pappu)

Ingredients:-

Toor dal- 1 cup
Tomato- 2 small
Mustard seeds- 1/2 tbsp
Zeera- 1 tbsp
Dry red chili-  4 pieces
Green chili- 2 chopped
Curry leaves-  5 count
Garlic cloves- 3 -4 sliced

Procedure:-

1-First wash the dal and boil the dal by placing the tomatoes , required water and boil in a cooker.

2-Now mix it properly so the cooked tomato smashes well. Use egg beater or a spatula.

3-Now take a pan add oil and rest of the ingredients and fry well now add the cooked dal and salt mix well boil for 5 more min by closing the lid and serve hot with rice.

Spinach Dal

Spinach Dal

Ingredients:-

Spinach - 1/2 bunch (cleaned and chopped)
Toor Dal- 1 cup (boiled)
Tomato- 1 chopped
Onion -1/2 chopped (optional)
Turmeric- a pinch
Salt to taste

For Tempering:-

Oil - 1 tbsp
Mustard seeds- 1 tbsp
Zeera- 1 tbsp
Dry red chili- 3 pieces
Garlic cloves- 6 no.
Green chili- 2 chopped
Curry leaves- 5 count

Procedure:-

1-First boil the dal and keep aside.

2-Now take a pan add oil heat it and add all the tempering ingredients and fry until mustard seeds splutters.

3-Now add the tomato and fry when they start turning into paste add spinach and cook well then add the boiled dal, water ,salt and turmeric and mix well.
4-Now close the lid and let it boil for 4-5 min then its ready to serve..........

Sambhar

Ingredients:-

Toor dal- 1 cup
Cauli flower- 1/2 cup
Carrot - chopped 1/2 cup
Radish- 1/2 cup
Lady's finger- 6 count
Onion- 1 large cut into cubes
Salt to Taste
Sambhar powder- 2 tbsp
Tamarind juice- 1/2 cup
Turmeric- 1/4 tbsp

For Tempering:-

Mustard seeds- 1/2 tbsp
Zeera- 1/4 tbsp
Dry red chillis- 3 pieces
Hing- a pinch
Green chillis- 3 sliced
Curry leaves- 5 count

Procedure:-

1- Wash and boil the toor dal in a pressure cooker for 6-7 vessels and keep aside.

2-Now take a wok add oil then add the tempering ingredients  then add  onions when the mustard seeds starts crackling.

3-Now saute onions and for a min then add all the vegetables and cook well.

4-When they are cooked well add the dal and add salt, turmeric, sambhar powder , tamarind juice and mix well.

5-Now close the lid and boil for 5 - 6 min and its ready to serve.

Have this rice/Vada/idle tastes good.....

Dry Mango Dal

Ingredients:-

Toor dal-1 cup

Dry mango pieces-2-3 u can use fresh also-1

Green chillis-2 cut into pieces

Dry red chilli-2 cut into pieces

Water-2 cups

Oil-1 tbsp

Curry leaves-4-5

Hing-a pinch

Mustard seeds-1/2 tbsp

Zeera-1/2 tbsp

Salt to taste

Garlic cloves-3 to 4

 Procedure:-

*First clean the dal and boil it by adding 2 cups of water to it. In

a pressure cooker for 7 -8 vessels . U should also add water in the

cooker other wise the dal may roast.

*Now take a pan add oil heat it. Then add mustard

seeds, zeera, garlic, curry leaves, hing, red chilli, green chilli and fry

them until the garlic is cooked in alow flame now add the dry mango

and mix.

*Now take out the dal and smash it properly with a smasher and add

it in the pan and mix well and add little water according to the

thickness u want.Now add salt accordingly.

*Now serve with hot rice.

Methi dal with fresh Methi leaves ( south indian style)

Ingredients:-

Toor dal-1 cup washed

Fresh methi leaves-1 cup only leaves dont use stems

Green chilli-2 chopped

Mustard seeds-1/2 tbsp

Zeera-1/2 tbsp

Dry red chilli-3 pieces

Tomato-1 chopped

onion chopped-1/2 its optional

Garlic cloves-3 finely chopped

Curry leaves-4-5 count

Salt to taste

Haldi powder-1/4 tbsp

Procedure:-

*First wash the dal and boil it in cooker by adding 2 1/2 cups of

water until 8 vessels.

*Now take a pan add oil heat the oil and now add the mustard

seeds,zeera,green chillis,chopped garlic,red chilli,curry leaves and fry

it.now add onions and fry them after that add tomatoes.

*Now after frying the tomatoes add the methi leaves in it and fry

them well other wise the dal may become bitter taste.

*Now at last add the dal into it and also add salt accordingly and also

haldi powder

and mix well and close the lid for 3 min and boil it.Then its ready to it.

Serve it with hot rice.