Simple Dal

This is the simplest dal dish that can be enjoyed with warm rotis. Its a bowl of comfort food on a rainy day for people like me. Its made with a very few ingredients and can be customized according to ones taste.

INGREDIENTS:
Pesarapappu/Moong dal- 1/2 cup washed and soaked in water for 1/2 hr.
Tomato- 1 medium chopped
Oil- 2Tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1tsp
Jeera - 1tsp
Methi Seeds - 1/4th tsp
Salt- accordin to taste
Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
Red chilli powder - 1 tbsp ( can be adjusted according to ones taste)

METHOD: 
Cook the soaked dal till done. the dal should not be mashed up.grains should be visible.
Heat oil , add the mustard seeds, jeera and methi seeds and fry for about 30 secs.
Now add the tomato and cook for 2-3 min , add the salt , turmeric , red chilli powder and cook till the tomato becomes mushy.
Finally add the dal and water and cook till the desired consistancy is reached.
Serve with warm chapati or phulkha.

Spicy Dal

INGREDIENTS:

Dal- 2 cups

Onions - 2 large ( finely chopped)

Tomatoes - 2 medium (finely chopped)

Mustard - 1 tspJeera - 1/2 tsp

Green chillies - 3-4

Garam masala powder - 1 tbsp

Red chilli powder - 1 tbsp

Turmeric powder - a pinch

Salt - according to taste

METHOD:
-Take the dal, wash and cook in a pressure cooker till it is done.for 2 cups of dal add 4 cups of water.

-Heat oil. once hot add mustard seeds and jeera and let them splutter.now add onions and turmeric powder and cook for 4-5 min.

-Now add the tomatoes and cook till tomatoes r soft and done.once done add the green chillies, garam masala powder , red chilli powder and salt and cook for another 5 min.

-Add the cooked dal and cook for 3 -4 min. now add 3-4 cups of water and cook till the desired consistancy is achieved.

ANAPAKAYA PAPPU

INGREDIENTS:
Bottle gourd-100gms
Dal-2 cups
Green chillies-3-4
Whole red chillies-2-3
Mustard seeds-2tsp
Jeera-1/2tsp
Urad dal-1tbsp
Hing- a pinch
Salt - as required
Curry leaves - 1 sprig

METHOD:
-Take a pressure cooker and add the washed dal , required water, chopped pieces of bottle gourd and green chillies.
-Cook for 3 whistles then let it cook on sim for 10 more min and switch off. once cool mix salt.
-Heat oil add urad dal and let them turn brown now add mustard seeds, jeera, hing and curry leaves and add to the cooked dal.

CABBAGE PAPPU

INGREDIENTS:

Chana dal - 1 cup

Cabbage shredded - 1 and 1/2 cups

Onion - 1 medium finely chopped

Tomato - 1 medium finely chopped

Green Chillies - 5-6

Ginger Garlic paste - 1tbsp

Dhania Powder - 1tbsp

Salt as required

Red Chilli powder - 1 and 1/2 tsp

Haldi - a pinch

Jeera - 1tbsp

Mustard seeds - 1tbsp

Oil - 4tbsp

METHOD:

-Boil the dal separately and keep aside.

-Heat oil , add the mustard seeds , jeera and curry leaves ( i ran out of curry leaves so didnt mention it in ingredients) and let them splutter.

-Add the onions and fry for 5 min.Now add the tomatoes , ginger garlic paste, salt and haldi and cook tomato turns mushy, now add the dhania powder and green chillis.

-Add the cabbage and fry for another 7-10 min.

-Add the cooked dal and stir till it gets mixed well with cabbage and cook for 5 min.

-Now add about 2 cups of water and cookfor 10 - 15min and serve with rice.

MAVIDIKAYA (MANGO) PAPPU(DAL)

A cold winter night...piping hot rice with ghee and mavidikaya pappu...yummy...we just start drooling thinking about this...got sum yummy mangoes from the store and made this delicious pappu which is a favourite dish for a warm winter dinner for us...so here goes this recipe...very simple and easy to make...

INGREDIENTS:

Mango's - 3 (cut into medium sized pieces)

Kandipappu (Toor Dal) - 1 and 1/2 cup

Tamarind - 1/4 lemon size ball

Salt acc to taste

Red chilli powder - 1tsp

Green chillis - 3

Oil - 2tbsp

Hing a pinch

Mustard seeds - 1tsp

Jeera - 1tsp

Red chilli's - 2

Curry leaves - 1 sprig

Garlic - 1 crushed

Water - 3 and 1/2 cups

METHOD:

-Clean the dal add the cut mango pieces( i even added the stone of the mango as we like it so it depends if u want to put it or no) , salt , red chilli powder , gren chilis , tamarind and water and pressure cook for 3 whistles on high and for 10 min in sim.

-Heat oil , add hing , mustard seeds , jeera , red chillis and garlic and fry till garlic turns lite brown. Now add the curry leaves and add to the cooked dal and serve with hot rice and ghee.

PALAKURA PAPPU (PALAK DAL)

INGREDIENTS:

palakura (palak)-1 bunch

kandipappu - 1cup

salt as required

onion finely chopped- 1 small

green chilli's - 2

oil - 2tbsp

mustard seeds - 1tsp

jeera - 1tsp

hing- a pinch

garlic - 2 crushed

curry leaves- 1 sprig

METHOD:

-Take a pressure cooker add the dal ,required water, chopped palakura, onions, salt, turmeric and green chilli's and pressure cook for 3 whistles and then for 10 min on sim.

-Heat oil add mustard seeds, jeera , hing garlic and fry for a min now add the curry leaves and this to the cooked dal and serve.

DAL FRY

INGREDIENTS:

pesarapappu (split moong dal) - 2 cups

ginger paste - 1tsp

jeera - 1tsp

finely chopped onion - 1 medium

green chilli's - 2-3

turmeric - a pinch

salt as required

curry leaves - 1 sprig

METHOD:

- Boil the dal in the pressure cooker after done add the salt and turmeric and keep aside.

- Heat oil add jeera curry leaves finely chopped onions , slit green chilies and fry for 2 min.

- Now add the dal and mix well and cook for 5 min. Add ginger paste, cook for another 3-4 min and serve