1. Peel the doodhi and cut it into small pieces. Bring about 850 ml / 1 1/2 pints of salted water to the boil and drop in the doodhi. Boil for about 5 minutes. Drain the water and set the doodhi aside. 2. Wash and pick over the moong dhal for any stones, etc. ..

Wash the moong dhaal thoroughly and soak it in the water for several hours, ideally overnight. Drain off the liquid and leave the moong dhaal aside in a strainer so all the liquid is drained off. When thoroughly drained, heat the oil in a karahi or a deep ..

1. Heat the oil in a balti pan, karahi or deep frying pan and fry the okra, in batches for 3-5 minutes, until crisp and golden. Lift out with a slotted spoon and drain on kitchen paper. Set aside the frying pan with the remaining oil. 2. Wash the moong dhaal ..

1. Wash the chana dhaal thoroughly. Boil for about 10 minutes until soft but not mushy, drain, then set aside. 2. Heat the oil in a haandi or saucepan and fry the onion seeds and curry leaves for about 2 minutes. 3. Meanwhile, put the spring onions into a ..

Wash, peel and roughly slice the mangoes, discarding the stone in the middle. Put the mango slices in a bowl, cover and set aside. Wash and inspect the lentils for any stones etc. Boil the lentils in plenty of lightly salted water until soft but not mushy, ..

GETTING READY 1)Clean and wash the dal. MAKING 2)In a deep saucepan, add dal and water, turmeric and salt. Cover and cook it on medium heat for 30 minutes. 3)In a bowl, add wheat flour and salt. Mix water and make soft dough. 4)Divide the dough into 8 ..

This daal is part of lunch or dinner menus in every Pakistani house. It is simple, easy and delicious to make.

Green Mung Beans are packed with proteins and are an excellent source of valuable nutrients. This curry is a great combination with

Green chilly & coconut sambar is a plain, simple and tasty dish. Try and

Soak the moong in water. Boil six cups of water and put in the moong. When it is nearly cooked, add all the other ingredients, and continue cooking on a moderate fire, till the moong is quite

Chatpati Moong Dal has a hot and spicy taste. The green chilli and turmeric powder gives the Chatpati Moong Dal a fiery taste. Must catch

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the blend of spinach & moong beans had always been good to taste. & this is here for you in form of

GETTING READY 1)In a wok, heat ghee to smoking point. MAKING 2)In a wok, heat 1 tablespoon ghee on low heat, and fry onion, mustard and asafoetida for 1 minute. 3)Add next 5 items and mix nicely. Now add the dal, cover and cook on medium heat for 10 minutes ..

A healthy and nutricious Indian pancake made from whole moong dal and served with a delicious coconut chutney.

MAKING 1. In a large sized sauce pan, heat ghee/ butter. 2. Add onions and garlic. Mix well and sauté on a medium flame for 2 or 3 minutes. 3. Add rest of the ingredients (apart from water and spinach) and mix well. Cook on a medium flame for 1 to 2 ..

Soak the channa dhal in water for two hours. Boil it in four cups of water with one green chilli. When quite soft, drain and put the dhal on the fire for a minute or two to dry. Grind the dhal with the cumin seeds and chilli powder. Mix with all the other ..

Wash the masoor dhaal thoroughly before boiling it in unsalted water until soft but not mushy. Drain and set aside. In a karahi or a deep frying pan (with a lid) heat the oil and sprinkle in the onion seeds and curry leaves. After 10 seconds, add the onions ..

Soak dhal for 1/2 hour. Slice onion finely and fry in a separate pan. Cook the dhal or lentils with salt, turmeric and enough hoi water to cover to 1 inch above the lentils. Simmer until tender. When tender, test for seasoning and serve with the fried onions ..

This Tuvar Dal is a nutritious complement to your main dishes which may be rice or breads. Try this savory pulse preparation. Feel free to share your views of Tuvar Dal with me here.

This Dry Urad Dhal tastes yummy ! Try out this delicious bean dish with rice or roti and you're going to love the taste. Your suggestions for this Dry Urad Dal are welcome

Masoor Dhal has a lovely taste. Masoor Dhal gets its taste from lentils mixed in garam masala and flavored with

Wash dhal and soak for an hour in water or stock. Add salt and cook till soft. Remove the white forth which forms during boiling. Measure, and add enough stock or water to make 6 cups of soup. Heat the oil or ghee in a pan and add crushed ginger, cumin and ..

Wash the bitter gourds and pat dry with kitchen paper. Peel off the rough skins and slice the gourds, discarding the seeds. Place the sliced gourds in a bowl, rubbing the tablespoon of salt into the slices. Set aside for about 1 hour. Meanwhile, wash the ..

Chop chillies, tomatoes and onions. Wash lentils and put them in a pan with 11/2 pints cold water, the turmeric and salt, and cook for 1/2 hour on medium heat, when they should have absorbed all the liquid. Meanwhile fry the onions till golden brown, add ..

1. Wash the rice until the water runs clear, set aside in a bowl of water to soak. 2. Wash the chana dhaal, then boil for about 10 minutes until it is soft but not mushy. Check by rubbing the dhaal between your index finger and thumb. 3. Drain, cover and set ..

1. Ideally the chana dhaal should be soaked for about 3 hours before boiling. However, if this is not possible, wash the lentils and place them in a large saucepan with the water and boil over a medium heat for 15-20 minutes until all the water has evaporated ..

This Dal Makhani recipe is all about the authentic Indian flavors and taste. Lentils cooked in a delicious Makhani gravy is both mouthwatering and healthy. Enjoy this wonderful dish with rice or crispy Indian bread.

Heat 1 tblspn, oil and cook jeera for 3 minutes, do not allow to brown. This will soften the seeds and bring out the flavour. Add the dhal and the rice and stir gently. Add water to cover and cook on light heat until tender. This is an excellent dish for ..

1. Wash and soak moong dal for whole night. 2. Grind the dal and other spices to fine paste except Eno. 3. Keep it for 5 minutes. 4. Then add Eno and mix gently. 5. Steam them in mini idli stand for 8 to 10 minutes 6. Check by putting tooth pick in the idlis ..

1. Soak the green moong dal overnight. 2. Rinse. Remove husks by rubbing with fingers. Grind in a mixer to a fine paste. Add enough water gradually. Mix hing. 3. Now add cumin seeds, ginger, salt and coriander leaves and mix the batter well. 4. Heat a non ..

1. Wash and chop radish leaves finely. Chop onion. 2. Steam sprouted gram for about 5 minutes. 3. Mix with radish leaves. 4. Add salt and peanut flour. 5. Heat oil, add mustard seeds. When they crackle, pour over the radish and gram mixture. 6. Add lime juice ..

1. Soak the moong dal in water for 2 hours. Drain. 2. Grind with the fresh curds and green chillies. 3. Add the gram flour, asafoetida, coriander, sugar, lemon juice and salt and mix well. 4. Grease balana leaves lightly. 5. Spread 1 tablespoon of the mixture ..

1. Grind drained dal fine, either in a stone grinder or mixie. 2. Use minimal water. 3. Chop all veggies into chunks. 4. Chop green chilles very fine. 5. Mix all ingredients into dal. 6. Beat with hand to blend well. To make pancakes: 1. Add 2-3 tbsp water ..

Mash boiled potato. Grind chillies. Soak moong dal overnight and grind to a fine paste. Mix potatoes, cabbage, chilli paste, salt, turmeric and moong dal paste and keep for an hour. Make small balls, flatten them and shallow

Taste this incredibly tasty Moong Daal Kosambari salad, a compulsory entry to almost all the festivals, occasions etc. Chew in the proteins and enjoy the cooling effect the salad gives to your

Wash and soak moong for a few hours. Drain and roast on a griddle. Pound lightly and remove skin. Heat oil and fry mustard seed, curry leaves and chopped ingredients. Add moong and masala powders and fry well. Add coconut milk, simmer and thicken over low ..

1. Soak the gram for 4-5 hours. Grind to a very fine paste. 2. Melt fat in a karai (fry-pan) and add ground gram. Fry to a slight brown colour over a very slow fire. 3. Boil milk separately with sugar. 4. When gram starts browning add milk. 5. Keep on ..

Moong Dal Vadas are also known as pakoras, bhajias or fritters. This is a spicy delicious snack crispy outside and soft inside. Moong dal vada is a popular tasty

Vandana Karani shows you how to make Sprouted Moong (Bean Sprouts) with

Drain the mung beans and set aside. In a pan, bring the water to a boil over medium heat. Add the mung beans, ginger and garlic pastes, turmeric, chili powder, and salt, stir, and bring to a boil again. Reduce the heat, cover partially, and simmer for 45-60 ..

Quick sour dill pickle: Place cucumbers quartered in 4 pieces. Place them in a clean jar. Add all other ingredients. Mix and allow to stand for 48 hours at room temperature. Store them in refrigerator from now on. Dill flavored mung dal: Boil the dal for 30 ..

Sprouted moong dal curry is healthy, nutricious and a real treat to

This Sambaar is a very good combination for idly, dosa and chapatti and puri. The same method can be done with masoor dal also. You can add any vegetables of your choice too like carrot, beans,

1. Soak dal for 3-4 hours only. Do not soak for a longer period. 2. Strain. Grind with 1 cup water to a smooth batter. Add about 1/2 cup water to get a pouring consistency. 3. Add 1/2 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp chilli powder. Keep aside. 4. Prepare the paneer by ..

1. Grind together turmeric, green chillies and part of the onion. Mix well on the stone with finely grated coconut. 2. Cook green gram with just enough water till done. 3. When cooked and very little moisture is left, add coconut mixture, curry leaves and ..

1. Soak the moong dal in water for 3 to 4 hours. Then wash it very well. 2. Blend the soaked dal in a blender with the green chillies and a little water. 3. Add the fenugreek leaves, gram flour, asafoetida, soda bi-carb, sugar, oil and salt and mix well. 4. ..

1. Soak the moong dal for 3 to 4 hours. Drain. 2. Add the green chillies and blend in a mixer with very little water. 3. Add the asafoetida and soda bi-carb and mix well. 4. Heat a non-stick sandwich toaster and spread 1 teaspoon of the mixture in each ..

1. Roast gram on hot griddle till it starts to brown. 2. Grind green chillies and turmeric. 3. Boil gram with ground chillies and turmeric; when cooked, add salt. 4. Grind together coconut, cumin and onion to a very fine paste. 5. Add to gram and add ..

MAKING 1)In a saucepan, add moong dal and water. Bring it to a boil. 2)Add the salt, turmeric, ginger and garlic and cook for 30 minutes on medium heat. 3)Add tomato and garam masala and cook for 10 minutes. 4)Take a small frying pan and heat ghee in it, add ..

The delicious Indian dessert of the Moong dal halwa made easy for you. This popular dessert is lentil paste cooked with sugar and milk. The perfect recipe to a great dessert, just right for the special party you were planning for the

Fry dal with ghee unti dal turns light brown. Take a vessel pour water and heat it. Bring water to boil, add dal, cook until dal become soft. Add jaggery powder and grated dry coconut, mix well. Add cardmom pwd and fried raisins,cashews and almond. Serve

1. Soak the moong dal for 2 hours. Drain. 2. Add the green chillies and a little water and grind in a mixer. 3. Add the gram flour, curds, asafoetida and salt. 4. When you want to serve, add the fruit salt and mix well. 5. Pour the mixture into two thalis of ..

1. Soak the moong dal in water for 3 to 4 hours. Then wash it very well. 2. Blend the soaked dal in a blender with the green chillies and a little water. 3. Add the fenugreek leaves, gram flour (besan), asafoetida, soda bi-carbonate, sugar and salt and mix ..

1. Soak Moong Dal for 2 1/2 hrs. 2. Dry palak leaves after washing and cut them in medium size. Keep this aside. 3. Chop onion {not very fine). 4. In a mixer, take Moong Dal, ginger, chilli and grind it. 5. Don't add more water while grinding, otherwise the ..

1. Steam the sprouted moong for 5 minutes. 2. Add the remaining ingredients, mix well and put to

1. Sieve flour with salt. 2. Rub in fat. 3. Beat the curds with a little water and add to flour. 4. Add soda bicarbonate dissolved in a little water. 5. Make a smooth dough and keep aside. 6. Soak gram overnight. 7. Chop green chillies, ginger and coriander ..

1. Clean, wash and soak the gram for 12 hours. 2. Remove husk as much as possible. 3. Grind coarsely. Add chopped chillies, ginger, coconut, coriander, cumin, pepper and salt. Mix well. 4. Rub on in gram flour and add to mixture. 5. Fry this mixture in the ..

Ranjani Shakar shares a crisp and flavorful sprouted moong and carrot salad recipe.

1. Wash and soak gram for half an hour. 2. Wash and soak rice for 15 minutes. 3. Heat fat, add sliced onion, spices and rice, dal, salt, turmeric and double the amount of water. 4. Stir and cover the vessel. 5. Cook gently till rice is tender, and khitchdi is ..

1. Wash and soak gram in double the quantity of water for one hour. 2. Cook till soft. 3. Pick and wash spinach. Add to gram and cook for 10 to 15 minutes. Add salt, turmeric and chilli powder. Remove from fire. 4. Heat oil. Fry asafoetida and pour over dal. ..

Soak dal in water for 2 hours. Drain and grind coarsely with very little water. Heat ghee and add the ground dal. Stir constantly till it is golden in colour. Add khoya and continue stirring till mixture is blended and golden. Check sugar. Add drained ..

Wash the fenugreek leaves and set aside. Cook the moong dhaal in lightly salted boiling water until it is soft. Drain and set aside. Heat the oil in a heavy-based saucepan, add the onions, onions seeds and curry leaves and stir-fry until the onions are golden ..

Moong Gujarati has a great taste. Moong Gujarati gets its taste from moong mixed with tomatoes and mustard. Moong Gujarati is loved by many across the

Grind all the ingredients of masala to a fine paste. Heat ghee in a pan. Add cumin and masala paste and fry for five to ten minutes adding some water, if necessary. Add moong beans and cashewnuts. Fry for two minutes. Add coconut milk. Cover and cook till ..

1. Wash the moong dal thrice. Peel and cut the onions and potatoes into small cubes and wash once and place the items in a vessel along witlp the turmeric, salt and four cups of water. Cook till soft. 2: Grind the coconut, chillies, ginger-garlic and cinnamon ..

GETTING READY 1) Soak dal overnight. MAKING 2) Take wok and heat oil. Add onions and fry until they change color. 3) In another wok, heat oil and add ginger and chillies. Cook for 2 minutes. 4) Add dal, turmeric and water. Cook until dal is almost cooked. ..

Bengali fish curry with aubergines, potatoes and moong dal is a dish that compliemnts bengali cuisine. It is one the most popular bengali sea food recipe after bengali steamed fish with mastard masala. Bengali fish curry with aubergines, potatoes and moong ..

1. Wash and soak gram overnight and grind it coarsely. 2. Chop ginger and coriander leaves; grate coconut. 3. Heat fat, add the gram and cook. Add grated coconut, coriander and cumin powder, asafoetida, ginger, coriander leaves, turmeric, chilli powder and ..

Ven pongal is a popular south Indian food. Ven pongal is a spicy version of pongal. If you love spicy food, learn how to cook ven pongal through this recipe video of ven pongal. Try it. You will love this tasty ven

Paruppu urappu adai is a tasty, hot, spongy pancake. Its a exact stomach-filling healthy breakfast for a good change.

1. Rinse the rice and masoor dhal well and leave them in a bowl of water to soak. 2. Heat the oil in a medium-sized heavy-based saucepan and fry the curry leaves and mustard and onion seeds with the onion for about 2 minutes. 3. Lower the heat and add the ..

This no-frills daal recipe was given to me by my Mother-in-Law. Varan is a Maharastrian style daal which tastes great with chapattis or plain white rice.

Pesarattu or pisharattu is a kind of dosa. This is also known as Pesarattu dosa. Pesarattu dosa is a south Indian breakfast. This is very popular in Andra Pradesh. In telugu pesarattu dosa is known as pesar pappu. This Pesarattu dosa is prepared with whole ..

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Mix the onion, chopped chile, parsley or watercress leaves, and lemon juice together. Stir the mixture into the dal and serve

Wash dal, drain and dry in a kitchen towel. Heat oil in a non-stick frying pan over moderate heat and add mustard seeds. When they start spluttering, add dal and red chillies. Fry stirring continuously for 1-2 minutes till dal turns golden brown. Remove from ..

Wash and soak green grams dal for 5-6 hours. Wash and beat and remove the skin. Remove the skin by beating the dal and removing water. Add the squeezed dal and green chili and grind to paste. Add salt and just churn and pour the batter in the greased thali. ..

Wash the green beans and trim the ends. Slice into fine rounds, 1/8 to 1/4 inch thick. When all the beans are chopped, set aside in a bowl. Put the ginger in the blender with 3 tablespoons of water and blend at high speed until it is a smooth paste. Heat the ..

Wash green beans and trim ends. Slice finely into rounds of about 1/4 inch. In a cup or small bowl, mix the yogurt with the green chili or cayenne, parsley, salt, sugar, dry mustard, cumin, and lemon juice. Add 3 tablespoons water and mix well. Heat the oil ..

Dry roast all the ingredients (except the turmeric and salt) in a pan until lightly coloured. Grind everything to a fine powder. Store in an air-tight container. Serve with hot rice and with little oil or

Put spinach in a pan with dal, salt, onion, chillies, ginger and 1 cup water. Cook covered till dal is soft. Remove chillies and throw away. Beat contents of pan with egg whisk till smooth. When slightly cool, sprinkle wheat flour on top and stir well. In a ..

1. For every 2 cups of rice, use 1/3 cup chana dhal. Boil dhal separately until soft. Add to cooked rice and steam as in above recipe. 2. Diced carrots, peas, beans (green cut into 1" lengths), moong dhal can each be boiled separately and steamed with the ..

Lentil Coconut Curry has a fine taste. Lentil Coconut Curry gets its taste from lentils mixed with creamed coconut and flavored with lemon juice. Lentil Coconut Curry is loved by many

Cook Rice and dhal together in Pressure cooker by adding little salt and 4 cups of water atleast for 4 whistles.Heat 3 tsp kadai and pour oil. Saute curry leaves,pepper,jeera & ginger and add to cooked rice,Fry the cashewnuts in 1 tsp of ghee and add to ..

Pressure cooks the chopped spinah leaves along with the thoor dhal, onions,green chilli, tomatoes, chilli powder, tamarind, and turmeric powder. Add some water to cook. Once its cooked well, mash the dhal along with the spinach mixture well with a laddle. ..

Slice onion finely and fry 1/2 the quantity in the hot oil until rich brown and keep aside. Make Masala with 1/2 tspn, ground cloves, 1 tspn, ground cardamons and 1/2 tspn, ground cinnamon. Mix turmeric in a little water. Fry dhal, cumin seed and the masala ..

Chutney Powder or chutney podi is a powdered version of chutney. Chutney Powder can be bottled and preserved for a long time. Chutney powder can be used as a side dish for dosa, idli, pesarattu, pongal, curd rice, plain rice, sandwiches, etc. Try this simple ..

Cut the lotus stems into sixteen pieces. Soak the channa dhal for one hour. Boil the lotus stem pieces, channa dhal and one tablespoon of ghee. Remove from the fire before they are completely tender. Heat eight tablespoons of ghee and put in the paste and ..

Kitcheree is simply yummy. Kitcheree gets its taste from rice mixed with lentils and flavored with spices. Kitcheree is loved by many food

Boil dhal in salted water. Boil rice with 2 cardamon and 1 stick cinnamon in rapidly boiling wafer. When it is half done drain dry in colander. ..

Soak the dhal in water for a hour or two. Boil the mince and dhal in a small quantity of water, till the dhal is quite soft. Remove from the fire. When cool, add the spices and grind the mixture to a thick paste. Divide into seven or eight sections and shape ..

Soak the dhal for an hour or two. Then boil in four cups of water with the green chilli. When soft, drain and place on the fire again to dry completely. Add the ground spices to the dhal and grind it. Divide it into ten portions. Mix half a teaspoon of salt ..

1. Soak the green moong dal for 4-5 hours in water. 2. Then take the moong dal and add very little of water and grind this together with green chillies and hing and salt. 3. Take a thali. 4. Spread that moong dal batter on the thali. 5. Put this thali in a ..

Wash and soak rice and dhal separately for 1/2 hour. Drain and dry. Shell peas and slice medium onions. Brown 1/2 the sliced onions in the hot oil, drain and keep aside. Brown remaining sliced onions in the same oil with the sugar, masala and the dhal. Stir ..

Wash the 4 dhals. Place in a pan and cover with water. Bring to boil over high heat and simmer for twenty minutes. Meanwhile, saute the meat in oil until browned. Drain. Add to the dhal mixture with all the vegetables, garlic and spices. Cook together until ..

The tadka dal is an essential part of the staple Indian diet. The answer to a healthy and wholesome diet this lentil soup is best enjoyed with steaming hot

This is the first step towards making delicious snack, dal

1. Soak moong dal for 4 hours. Grind to a fine paste. Add chopped coriander leaves and green chillies. Add salt. 2. Heat oil. Make small balls with the moong dal paste. Fry on a slow fire. 3. When the pakodas are golden brown, take them out and dip them in ..

GETTING READY 1. Soak the lentils in plenty of water for 2 hours after washing them. You can also soak brown rice, if using it. 2. Using a sieve wash and drain lentils and rice. MAKING 3. Heating oil fry onion until lightly-browned. 4. Put in rice and lentils ..

Mix all ingredients together. Beat well. Put spoonfuls on squares. Fold over and seal edges with water. Deep fry as for

For the moong 1. Heat the oil and fry the onion for 1 minute. 2. Add the tomato and green chilli and fry again for 1/2 minute. 3. Add the moong and sprinkle a little water over the moong. Add salt and cover and cook for 3 to 4 minutes i.e. till partly ..

Dish name: Inji Puli Can be used as a side dish for Idli and VenPongal. We call it as pachi pulusu in telugu at our home. It is delicious with idly, dosa and pongal. Taste this and give your comments. Its hot and spicy.

rich spicy dish with the taste of

Make a thick batter by mixing all the ingredients with a little water. Deep fry, putting in a teaspoon of batter at a time. This is the basic recipe. You can coat sliced potatoes and other vegetables with the batter and fry them; or mix chopped onions and ..

Heat the ghee on a moderate fire and lightly fry the tomatoes. Add meat, fish or dhal or vegetable. (Prawns or chicken are recommended). Simmer on a low fire till nearly dry. Add the paste, turmeric and bay leaves: Keep stirring till completely dry; then add ..

Mix and heat ghee and oil. Add the mustard seeds, when they splutter, add the urad dhal and curry leaves. Add and fry chopped onion till transparent. Add and fry the semolina and chopped chillies, stirring. When well roasted, make a well in the centre, place ..

These Dahi Wadas are fabulous appetizers. These pulse fritters soaked in seasoned curds are favorite appetizers of both the north and South Indians. A much loved party fare, try out these dahi wadas for your next do and let me know if you like them

Pani Puri is north indian tasty chaat made from Moong (lentils) sprouts Potatoes Tamarind

1. Crush the puris. 2. Add the remaining ingredients and

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This Lotus Stem Curry is terrific. Just try out this Lotus Stem Curry with your rice dishes and let me know if you like it. ! Your suggestions for this lotus stem curry are welcome.

Section chicken removing flesh from back and breast. Leave flesh on legs, wings, etc. Prepare stock using back, breast, neck and water. Strain stock and then reduce to one cup by boiling. Reserve. Mash garlic with enough salt to take up moisture. This should ..

In the summer, you would find this rasam very tasty .. here is how you make it.. Take a very sour mango ( be sure !), wash it thoroughly and cook in a pressure cooker along with moong dall... after it is cooked remove the pulp and add to the moong dall, add ..

Combine rice and moong dal. Clean, wash and soak in three cups of water for eight to ten minutes. Drain water and keep aside.In a pressure cooker combine the washed rice and dal, grated carrot, chopped spinach, turmeric powder and salt along with three cups ..

GETTING READY 1. In a medium stock pot or saucepan, cover the lentil with double the amount of water and soak for a minimum of 2 hours. 2. If using brown rice, soak the rice with the lentils in the same pot. 3. Just before cooking, drain the water from the ..

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Boil sprouted moong and channa for 1 whislte and keep aside. In a pan add oil when it is hot,add mustard seeds and allow to splutter. Then add jeera seeds,urad dal and fry for sec. Now add onion and fry till it becomes brown colour. Add green chillies,tomato ..

Fada khichdi is a cooked lentil and bulger wheat preparation that is made with vegetables and can be served as a full meal. Pressure cooked and flavored with cumin, chilies, ginger, cinnamon , cloves and asafoetida, the fada khichdi is heavy and filling.This ..

cook the ridge gourd, tomatoes, green chilli, garlic cloves in a closed pan without any water. Add a little salt. After the vegetable is cooked, cool it and grid it into a coarse paste . while grinding add a few corriander leaves, cumin seeds and tamarind to ..

1. Mix together the toor and masoor dhal and wash them twice, running your fingers through them. 2. Drain them and put in a heavy-based saucepan. Add to this the ginger, garlic, turmeric, chilli powder, ground coriander, salt to taste, onion and curry leaves, ..

soak green gram in water for 30-45 min.In a salad bowl, mix the grated carrots, soaked moong dal (after straining excess water), coconut, curry leaves, coriander leaves, salt, lime juice. Fry the seasonings (mustard, urad dal(black gram), green ..

For Curry : 1. Add all ingredients and put it on steam for 30 minutes. For Chaat : 1. Crush the papdi into small pieces. 2. Make a tadka of moth, moong, black and green channa. Add masala to it. 3. Put 4-5 drops of lemon and garam masala. For Kofta: 1. Grind ..

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Place the mooli, moong dhaal, water, fresh coriander, garlic and ginger pulp in a saucepan and bring to the boil. Cook until the mooli is soft enough to be squeezed by hand. Drain and squeeze out any excess water from the mooli and dhaal. Set aside. Heat the ..

Lemon rice or lime rice is a popular south Indian food. This video recipe for lemon rice is very simple and easy. Lemon rice is primarily eaten during breakfast. Lemon rice goes well with seafood and vegetables. Try this tasty lemon rice. You will be thankful ..

Pongal is a traditional South-Indian Dish made with Rice and Moong Dal and then mixed with some roasted cashews, finely chopped ginger, green chillies and freshly ground black peppercorns. Pongal is of two types. The Sweet Pongal and Salt Pongal. Both are ..

First soak the aval and keep it aside. after 1 hour drain the excess water if there in a pan, add oil and all the ingredients one by one. Mustard, uradhal, gramdhal, pinch of asafoetida, greenchillies and ginger. Once all these gets sauted add curry ..

Cut the onions, tomato and beetroot into small pieces. and keep aside. Heat oil in a tava, allow the curry leaves to splutter. Add the onions first, when golden brown tomato and then beetroot. Grind chillies, pepper, rice and cumin seeds in the mixie and ..

Boil rice and moong with 1 tbs ghee and sufficient water to cook till very soft. Heat 3 tbs ghee. Add baghar and when brown, add onion, then add masala and fry well. Add tomato. When soft, add in the soft kitchri and 1 cup hot water. Simmer on a slow fire for ..

Puri: Mix flour, sooji and salt. Add sufficient water to make the dough. Keep it aside for half an hour. Make small balls of the dough, roll it into tiny puris (make it to chapathi size and cut into small puris) and deep fry them in oil. Pani: Grind all the ..

Lentil curry is a delicious tasty moong dal that is nicely flavoured with the curry powder, kasuri methi cumin, mustard and garlic. This Lentil curry tastes best when served over the hot cooked rice or with the chapati. Try out the spicy Indian dal and enjoy!

Wash dal and place in a pan with water to cover by one inch. Add green chillies and turmeric powder and bring to boil. Skim and simmer till done. Mash or puree dal. Add remaining ingredients except seasoning and simmer for ten minutes. Heat ghee in a small ..

In a cooker add oil,when it is hot put mustard seeds allow to splutter. Then add dry red chillies,channa dal green chillies and fry for a sec. Thne add washed and drained rice,moongdal and fry for a while. Now add salt 3 1/2 cup water and allow bubbles to ..

To prepare the pulisu (gravy): N a kadai, heat the sesame oil. Add the seasoning (thalikara kari vadagam) and allow it to crackle. Add the onion, the ginger-garlic paste and the and green chilli paste. Saute for around five minutes. Mix in the tomato paste ..

This is done in almost all north indian

Soak all dal together in water for 4 hours or until soft and drain excess water Grind coarsely with the remaining ingredients (not fine paste and do not add water) Shape the mixture into small balls, oval shape or oblong Arange them in idli stand or cooker ..

1. Cook the dal in 3 teacups of water. 2. Heat the oil, add the onion and cumin seeds and fry for 2 minutes. 3. Add the cooked dal, the spinach, amchur powder, tomato, turmeric powder, paste and salt and boil for 5

Stir fry the drained dal in ghee gently till it is pink. Add 1 cup water and cook till very soft. Add jaggery, nuts, copra, drained raisins and cardamom powder. When blended, add the coconut milk. Do not simmer too much after this addition. Boil only once ..

Grind the soaked channa dhal with ginger,garlic ,little salt and make a coarse paste. Shape the coarse paste into small vada's and deep fry them. The vada's can be taken out little early and not necessary to fry them till they are golden brown. Scramble the ..

Wash 1 cup Rice & half cup Moong Dal together, drain water & keep aside. Heat 3 tbs oil in a shallow pan. Add cumin seeds, cinnamon sticks, cloves, bay leaves, onions, green chillies & turmeric powder. Saute until onions turn brownish. Add this to Rice. ..

Wash and soak chana dal in enough water for 4 hours. After 4 hours rinse toor dal and moong dal and mix with chana dal in pressure cooker. Add hing, turmeric, tomatoes, green chillies, ginger, mix well. Cover and pressure cook until 4 whistles. For tempering ..

Kachori is a super dish from Indian cuisine and it is very popular in India. This dish is very easy to prepare and Kachori can be a treat to your taste buds. Watch how Bhavana prepares Kachori in this step by step

Pudina is a main ingredient in the recipe of Pudina Chutney. Pudina Chutney is a good appetizer and helps in digestion. Pudina, a green leafy vegetable, has many more health benefits. This recipe video shows easy method to prepare Pudina Chutney. Mint leaves ..

The badam araitha keerai kootu is a cooked lentil preparation from south india that is made with three lentils and spinach. Cooked together with almond paste and spices like green chilies, asafoetida and turmeric. Served hot it goes best with rice or

Are you looking for simple way to make Coconut Rice dish? This recipe video of Coconut Rice will show you how to make it in five minutes. Coconut Rice can be eaten during breakfast or lunch. You must try this Coconut Rice. You will be thankful for this ..

Tomato Upma is a popular breakfast in Maharastra region of India. For upma lover, tomato upma gives a good alternative. If you don’t like upma then this Tomato upma is an equally good option to try. Tomato upma tastes spicy and sourish. Try my version of ..

To prepare the filling 1. mix moong sprouts, carrot, capsicum, garam masala powder, lime juice and salt. 2. Mix wheat flour, bajra flour, cumin powder, black pepper powder, salt, soda bi carb, ginger chilli paste, turmeric powder and water. Mix well. 3. Boil ..

Heat the oil in a heavy-based saucepan, add the curry leaves and green chillies, and fry for 2 minutes. Add the onion and fry for 2-3 minutes over a medium heat. Gradually add the tomatoes, ginger, garlic, dried red chillies, turmeric, diced potato, carrots ..

Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds. When they splutter add green chillies, red chillies and ginger. Saute for about 5 seconds on a medium heat. Now add the curry leaves and saute for another 5 seconds. Now add 2 cups of water and salt to it. Check the ..

This Khaman tastes incredible ! Try out this irresistibly seasoned moong and urad dal steamed cake for breakfast or a snack with spicy coriander dip ! Your suggestions for this Khaman are welcome

Wash the moong dal twice and place in a vessel along with 4 cups of water. Wash the potato cubes and add them to the dal along with the salt and turmeric powder. Wash the tamarind leaves well and chop them finely and cook along with the dal on medium heat. ..

This dish goes well with Kanji or Porridge which then makes it a complete

Soak the dals together for an hour and strain. Heat the oil in a pressure cooker. Add the mustard and cumin seeds and when they pop, add the curry leaves and hing. Stir in the ginger paste and the minced green chili along with turmeric. Add the tomatoes and ..

Wash rice and dal and soak for twenty minutes. If prawns are large, cut in half. Blanch prawns and reserve water. Heat ghee in a pan and fry onions and whole spices, till onions are brown. Add one cup water and simmer till onions turn mushy and water has ..

Soak lentils in water overnight. Drain and hang in a damp cloth for 36 hours, or until they sprout, taking care to keep cloth damp all the time, but not too wet. Remove husks, if they come off easily. Heat ghee and fry onions till brown. Add masala and saute ..

Wash all the five dals and cook them in salted boiling water or in pressure cooker. Dal should be quite thick. Heal oil in a pan and fry onion till light brown. Add ground masala and cook for five minutes, sprinkling water if necessary. When ghee comes on ..

Wash rice and dal. If pigeon peas are used, soak for half an hour, or half boil. Place all ingredients except butter in a pan and add water coming upto one inch above level of rice and dal. Bring to boil and simmer on low heat, with pan half covered. Cook ..

GETTING READY 1. In a bowl add dal and soak in water for whole night. 2. Drain out dal from water the next day and keep aside. MAKING 3. In a skillet heat 1 tablespoon ghee and toss in mustard and asafoetida. 4. When seeds stop spluttering, add dal and saute ..

Tamarind Sauce is an irresistible sweet sour combo that is a must try , especially with snacks like samosas, pakoras or fritters. Just try this Tamarind Sauce yourself and let me know if you like it

Hot Kachori is north indian delicious dish made from flour moong dal garam masala. Specially great for holiday marriage party and

Soak 50 gms each of Hesaru beLe' and Kadale' beLe' separately for one hour. Grate the coconut to provide one handful of turi (grated material). Drain the water from hesaru beLe' and kadale' beLe'. Peel one cucumber and cut it into small pieces of the size of ..

Cabbage Saute is a very simple, light dish. Healthy and tasty, quick dish. Try it and

An authentic Punjabi Dahi Bhalle recipe for you. Lentil dumpling soaked in yoghurt sauce is a favorite Indian dish that has come to be a favorite with all ages. The lentil makes it a high protein food that you could enjoy on any occasion.

For Chutney : 1. Take a blender jar, put curd and green chillies and salt and blend it into a fine paste. 2. Heat a small pan, put mustard seeds, a pinch of hing and curry leaves and saute them. 3. Mix it with the paste. Your chutney is ready. For Dosa : 1. ..

Wash Bombay duck well and cut in half. Rub with oil and ground spices and fry lightly. Keep aside. Wash and half cook pigeon peas and Bengal gram together. Wash and soak rice and other dais. Heat oil and saute onions and whole garam masala till onions are ..

Heat oil in a deep karai. Place four tbsp of pressed rice in a steel strainer and lower strainer into oil. Allow to fry on low heat, so that rice does not get brown. As rice gets crisp, it will automatically rise to the top. Remove strainer from oil, let oil ..

The Onam Sambar is a typical dish that is made during Onam, a festival that is celebrated by the people of Kerala in India. The Onam Sambar is a very healthy lentil-vegetable stew that is served with either steamed rice, idli, dosa or vada. What distinguishes ..

1 Mix and wash thoroughly all Dals (lentils). Soak for 15 minutes. Cook slowly in medium heat until half done. 2 Heat ½ of ghee and fry onions. Add all of the spices until onions are fried until light golden brown. 3 Add the onion and mixture to Dals ..

It is a healthy & delicious sandwich.It consists of sprouted pulses,hence, it is easy to digest.It provides good quality protein, B vitamins, fibre, minerals & some amount of Vitamin C.One sandwich will provide approximately 250Kcal.

Put the cauliflower into a pot of water and bring it to a boil. Let it simmer one minute and then take the pot off of the heat. Set aside. Dry roast the daal until it darkens and becomes aromatic. Set aside. Put a little oil or ghee in another large ..

Dal Roundels has a Exciting taste.The Garam Masala and Tomatoes Ketchup gives the Dal Roundels Diverse taste. must catch

This Handvoh is a lovely dish ! I love this savory lentil cake from Kathiyawad for breakfast or for a snack ! Try this with coriander chutney and your joy will know no bounds ! Feel free to share your views about this Handvoh with me

This Mag Ni Dal Ki Khichdi tastes simply awesome ! I love this irresistibly seasoned yellow gram dal rice for a meal with brinjal fry ! Try this Mag Ni Dal Ki Khichdi and let me know if you like it !

Heat the oil in a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the minced onions and stir-fry until golden brown. Stir in all the remaining ingredients except the last five. Continue to stir-fry until the oil just starts to float. Add the lamb or beef, chopped ..

Wash rice and dais and soak for twenty minutes. Heat ghee in a pan and fry onions and whole spices till onions are brown. Add half cup water and simmer till onions are mushy and water has evaporated. Add ground spices and saute for 3-4 minutes. Add dais and ..

Prepare the TVP. Set aside. Dry-fry all the whole spices in a frying pan over low heat until brown and aromatic. Cool and grind to a powder in a coffee grinder. Set aside. Heat the oil and butter in a nonstick pan over medium heat. Add the onions and saute ..

Put the ginger in blender with 3 tablespoons of water and blend until smooth (about one minute). Peel the carrots and slice them into rounds about 1/8 inch thick. Heat the oil in a 10-12-inch skillet over medium heat. When very hot, add the mustard and ..

My family loves this Khichdi Recipe .Khichdi is a unique Indian dish. It is also known as khichdee ,khichadi ,khichuri, and khichadi. Khichdi is an Indian dish that contains a combination of rice and lentils .It is generally eaten during illness period as it ..

Simple Indian dal

This Dal Bati recipe is one that you could try the next time you decide to have a barbecue. Hot Spicy dal served with roasted whole wheat dough, this is absolutely delicious and yes, healthy as I decided to use the grill instead of deep frying them.

Wash and clean Bombay duck and cut into two-inch pieces. Shallow fry till crisp and mix with paste for patio along with sesame seed oil. Carefully remove centre veins of banana leaves and soften by holding about six inches above a fire. Place them one on top ..

Wash rice and all dais separately. Half boil pigeon peas, gram, black beans and field beans. Soak rice and remaining dais for twenty minutes. Heat ghee in a pan and fry onions and whole spices till onions are brown. Add dais and rice, saute for 3-4 minutes, ..

Wash rice and dal and soak for twenty minutes. Cut paneer into medium-sized pieces. Heat ghee in a pan and fry onions and whole spices, if used, till onions are brown. Add one cup water and simmer till onions turn mushy and Water has evaporated. Add dal, ..

Bitter gourd contains a hypoGlycemic or insulin like property also known as plant insulin which is highly beneficial in lowering the blood sugar

A favourite Maharashtrian snack – sprouts cooked in a spicy masala and served with pav recipe by Sanjeev Kapoor.

Here is an easy and delicious mango rice recipe just for you. The mango rice is a popular South Indian dish. This mango rice recipe is a unique and delicious way of combining the mango (the king of fruits) with rice. Would be glad to hear from you on this ..

Wash rice and all dais separately. Half boil pigeon peas and gram. Soak rice and remaining dais for twenty minutes. Heat ghee in a pan and fry onions and whole spices till onions are brown. Add half a cup water and simmer till onions are mushy and water has ..

Fried Stuffed Puris has a fine taste. Fried Stuffed Puris gets its taste from gram lentils and flavored with spices. Fried Stuffed Puris is cherished by many around the

The hardest part about entertaining, I find, is getting together an appetizer that will keep the guests satisfied until all the food is heated and ready to be served! The regular chips and dip sometimes just doesn’t cut it, and the option of going out and ..

Dal pinni is an indian lentil preparation made with split yellow lentils and split bengal gram. The daal pinni is best served with rice or rotis and is cooked with water along with flavoring spices like red chilies, cloves, coriander, poppy seeds, mustard and ..