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Showing posts with label lunch recipes. Show all posts

May 8, 2016

SIMPLE DAL (WITH TOORDAL)

Recipe Highlights
Easy and simple dal for rice.

Ingredients	Cooking Time : 30 Mins
Toor dal – 1/2 cup Water – 2 cups Turmeric powder – 1/4 teaspoon Hing – a pinch Oil – 1 teaspoon Mustard and urad dal – 1 teaspoon Curry leaves – 1 sprig Salt - to taste	To Grind Coconut - 2 teaspoon Cumin seeds – 1 teaspoon Red chilli -3

Method
Step :1 Wash the toordal and pressure cook it for 3 whistles.Once the pressure from the pressure cooker completely released open the lid and take toor dal out and keep it aside.
Step 2: Grind the ingredients given above in the column “To Grind” . Dilute toor dal with little water.(less than one cup). Heat oil in a pan.Add mustard seeds when it starts to crackle add urad dal. Now add toordal with turmeric powder,hing and salt. Then add the grinded coconut and mix it well.Reduce the flame to low and cook them 5 minutes.Finally add some curry leaves. Serve dal with little ghee.
Simple dal is now ready to serve.

Mar 26, 2016

ASPARAGUS PORIYAL/ASPARAGUS FRY

Recipe Highlights
Asparagus poriyal which goes well with sambar rice.Asparagus is a very good source of fiber,Vitamins A, C, E and K and also it is packed with antioxidants.

Ingredients	Cooking Time :15 Mins
Asparagus – 1 bundle Oil – 2 tablespoon Mustard and urad dal - 1 teaspoon Turmeric powder – 1/4 teaspoon Curry leaves – 1 sprig Salt - to taste	To Grind Coconut - 2 teaspoon Cumin seeds – 1 teaspoon Red chilli –2 or 3

Method
Step :1 Wash and remove the hard portion of the asparagus(Bottom of the asparagus) and then Chop into small pieces. Heat oil in a pan.Add mustard when it starts to crackle add urad dal. Then add the asparagus with little turmeric powder.Close it with lid and let them cook for few minutes. It takes less time to cook.(around 5 to 7 minutes)
Step 2: Grind the ingredients given above in the column “To Grind”. Mix it with asparagus and add some salt.Keep it in a low flame and let them fry for 5 minutes.Finally add some curry leaves. It's good side dish for sambar rice.
Asparagus poriyal is now ready to serve.

Jan 19, 2016

DRUMSTICK SAMBAR

Recipe Highlights
Best side dish for Rice /Idli /Dosa

Ingredients	Cooking Time : 45 Mins
Toordal - 3/4 cup Tamarind - lemon size(tamarind water - 4 cups) Tomato -1 Turmeric powder - 1/4 teaspoon Hing - 1/4 teaspoon Redchilli powder or sambar powder - 1 to 1/2 teaspoon Greenchilli- 3 Shallots -8 to 10 Drumstick - 2 Oil - 2 teaspoon	Mustard and Urad dal - 1 teaspoon Fenugreek seeds - 10 Salt - to taste Corainder leaves To Grind Coconut - 1/2 cup Cuminseeds - 1 teaspoon Shallots - 1

Method
Step :1 Wash the toordal and add 2 1/2 cups of water and cook it in a pressure cooker for 3 whistles. Prepare the tamarind juice,chop one tomato and put them into it.Put turmeric powder,hing,chilli powder and salt.mix it well.
Step 2: Peel the shallots.slit the green chillies.Wash the drumstick and cut them into pieces as shown in figure. Heat oil in a pan add mustard seeds when it starts to crackle add urad dal and fenugreek seeds. Then add shallots and fry it for a minute.Then add green chilli.Pour the tamarind mixture into the pan and add the drumsticks to it and let them boil for 20 to 25 minutes till the tamarind mixture reduces to half, in a medium heat.
Step 3: Now add the cooked dal and mix it well and boil it for 5 minutes. Grind the ingredients given above in the column To Grind and mix it with sambar and boil it for 3 to 5 minutes. Finally add some coriander leaves. Serve hot with rice.
Drumstick Sambar is now ready to serve.

Dec 24, 2015

DAL MAKHANI

Recipe Highlights
Dal Makhani is a combination of black urad dal and kidney bean.It serves 2 to 3 people.One of the best side dish for chapatti and rice.

Ingredients	Cooking Time : 45 Mins
Black Urad dal /Black gram – 1 cup Kidney Bean / Rajma – 1/2 cup Tomato puree – 1 cup Ghee – 2 teaspoon Oil – 1 teaspoon Turmeric powder – 1/4 teaspoon ginger garlic paste – 1 1/2 teaspoon Chilli powder – 1 teaspoon Salt - to taste	Coriander powder – 1/2 teaspoon Fresh cream – 1/4 cup Cinnamon sticks - 2 Cardamom seeds – 2 Cloves – 4 to 5 Star anise - 1 Bay leaf - 1 Cumin seeds – 1 teaspoon

Method
Step :1 Soak urad dal and kidney bean for over night and cook it in a pressure cooker for 4 to 5 whistles.Once the pressure from the cooker released completely open and Mash them.
Step 2: Heat oil and ghee in a pan add cashew nuts,cumin seeds,Cinnamon sticks,Cardamom seeds,Cloves and bay leaf. Add ginger garlic paste and saute if for a minute.Then add tomato puree and bring it to boil. Then add turmeric powder,chilli powder,coriander powder and mix it well.
Step 3: Close it with lid and cook it in a medium flame for 10 to 15 minutes. Now add the mashed urad dal and kidney bean and cook them for another 10 minutes.Add salt to taste. Finally add fresh cream and chopped coriander leaves.
Dal makhani is now ready to serve.

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