All-in-One Dal
Ingredients
Toor dal - 1/2 cup
Moong dal - 1/2 cup
Onions - 1 (chopped)
Tomatoes - 1 (chopped)
Green chillies - 2 (chopped)
Ginger - about 1/2 sq.in (chopped)
Garlic - 2 to 3 cloves (chopped)
Peas - 1/4 cup
Carrots - 1/2 (chopped)(Can use the frozen peas and
carrots available)
Spinach - 1 cup (chopped)
Salt to taste
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp.
For Seasoning
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds (jeera)- 1/2 tsp
Asafoetida (heeng)
Method
Boil both the dals with turmeric in a pressure cooker.
Boil or microwave separately the peas and carrots for
a few minutes till they are cooked.
In a non-stick pan or kadai, saute the mustard seeds,
cumin seeds and a dash of asafoetida.
Add in the onions, ginger, garlic and green chillies
and fry for sometime.
Add tomatoes and fry for about a minute or two.
Add in the dals, spinach, peas and carrots. Add some
water if the mixture is too thick.
Add salt to taste and cook for about 4-5 minutes or
till the spinach is soft and cooked. (You can also
boil the spinach along with the dals, so the cooking
time will be less.).
You can also make this dish without the spinach and it
tastes equally good. If you choose not to add spinach,
then you can garnish the dish with chopped coriander
leaves (cilantro).)
Serve hot with rice or rotis.
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Dal Spinach
Ingredients
Spinach - 3 cups chopped
Moong Dal - 4 tbsp
Onion - 1 chopped
Tomato - 1 chopped
Green Chilli - 1-2 chopped
Salt to taste
Sugar - 1 tbsp
Oil - 2 tbsp
Method
Wash the Spinach and dal and put it in a vessel to
boil with half a cup of water.
After 10-15 mins when both the ingredients are cooked,
remove and wash them with cold water.
Squeeze out all the excess water and grind to a fine
paste.
Heat oil in a pan and fry the onion, chilli and
tomatoes.
Put in the salt and sugar. Stir.
Add the spinach paste and mix well.
Cover and simmer for 5 minutes.
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Mixed Spicy Dal
Ingredients
Toor dal 50 gms
Channa dal 50gms.
Moong Dal 50gms.
Masoor dal 50gms
Urad dal 50 gms
Turmeric Pd. 1 tsp.
Salt
Red dried chilli 10-11 fry in 1 tsp. of oil
Garlic 9-10 cloves
Onions 1 medium size finely chopped
Tej Patta 1-2
Tomatoes 1
Green Corriander Leaves finely chopped
Oil
Method
Soak all the dal together overnight
Boil it in pressure cooker by adding water, turmeric
powder. & salt for about 10-15 minutes in medium flame
Make paste of red dried chilli and garlic by adding
little water in the blender
Once dal is done add the above mixture in it.
For taddka, heat oil, tej patta & onions and fry till
brown
Now add tomato, green coriander and mix well with
onion and add it to the dal.
Garnish with green coriander
Serve hot with any vegetable in the main meal
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Moong Dal Rasam
Ingredients
5-6 tsp. moong dal
3-4 tsp. urad dal
1 tsp. oil
1/4 tsp. black pepper
1/2 tsp. cumin seeds
2 red chillies (or according to taste)
1/4 tsp. mustard seeds
Hing
6-7 tsp. shredded coconut
Turmeric powder
Curry leaves
1 ripe tomato
Salt to taste
Method
Pressure cook moong dal with some water, turmeric
powder and little oil. Add a tomato to this to cook
with.
In a little oil fry hing, urad dal, black pepper,
cumin seeds, red chillies for a while until the dal
turns little brown in color and add coconut at the
end.
Grind these ingredients along with the cooked tomato.
To a vessel add little oil and mustard seeds. After
the seeds pop add the curry leaves.
Add the cooked moong dal, the ground mixture, salt to
taste and bring it to boil. Mix them well.
Serve this with rice.
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Potato Soup
Ingredients
5-6 medium sized potatoes,peeled and diced
1 medium sized onion, diced
1 bunch of carrots, celery, leeks, parsely
15gms butter
1 cup of milk
500ml of chicken stock
Grated Cheese
Method
Saute onions and all the soup vegetables in butter
Add the diced potatoes to it.
Add the chicken stock to it and let it boil till all
the vegetables are tender.
With a masher or a fork, mash all the potatoes and add
milk to it.
Let it simmer for a good 45 mins.
Add salt and pepper.
Sprinkle cheese over it.
Serve hot with bread sticks.
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Vegetable Dal
Ingredients
Toor Daal - 1 cup
Potato - 1
Tomato - 1
Curry leaves
Black pepper powder - 1 or 2 teaspoons
Salt
Oil
Mustard seed
Cummin seeds
Method
Wash and peel the potato.
Cut the potato and the tomato into pieces.
Then add them to the dal along with the curry leaves,
black pepper and pressure cook it.
After it is done, take out from the cooker, add salt
and the seasoning.
Serve with plain rice.
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Spicy Chana Dal
Ingredients
1cup Chana dal
1 large onion, sliced
One inch piece of ginger, crushed
2-3 cloves of garlic, crushed
1 tsp cumin powder
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
1/2 tsp tumeric powder
1/2 tsp black pepper powder
2 bay leaves
3-4 cloves
2 large cardomoms
1tbsp oil
Salt
For tempering
1 small onion chopped finely
2-3 red chillies
1tbsp ghee
Method
Wash the the dal and soak for about 15 mins.
Heat oil in the pressure cooker.
Add the garam masalas (bayleaves, cloves and
cardomoms).
Once they exude their aroma add the onions.
When the onions are translucent add the ginger and
garlic.
Fry a little more, then add the remaining spices and
fry with a little sprinkle of water.
Add the dal.
Fry a little more then add 3 cups of water.
Season with salt.
Bring to a boil.
Then reduce heat and let it simmer.
The dal is ready when it is of a thick consistency and
the onion slices are no longer visible.
For Tempering
Heat ghee add the onion and red chillies.
When the onions are red and crisp , pour the mixture
over the dal.
Serve with hot Phulkas or steamed rice..
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