Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Beans n Dill Leaves Palya

Ingredients : 

Beans chopped - 1 cup 
toor Dal - 1/2 cup 
Dill Leaves (cleaned) - 1 cup

Oil - 2 tsp
Mustard - 1/4 tsp
Jeera - 1/4 tsp
Onion - 1 
Garlic smashed - 3 cloves
Dry chilly - 4
Grated Coconut (optional) - 1/2 cup
Salt – as per taste

Proceed :

Add Beans and Dal in 2 cup water with salt in a pressure cooker and cook for 1 whistles (Dal shouldn't be mushy) drain the water and Keep aside.
Heat oil in a pan, add Mustard, Jeera, smashed garlic cloves, dry chilly, onion and fry for 2 min.
Add the chopped Dill leaves and saute for 2- 3 min
Now add cooked Beans and dal and mix, continue to fry for 2 min.


 

Green Gram Dal Curry

Ingredients:

Green gram dal (uncooked)- 1 cup
Water - 2 cups
Onions - 1
Chilly powder - 1 tsp
Green chillies - 2
Oil - 4 tbsp
Salt for taste

To grind:

Onions - 1
Tomatoes - 2
Chilly powder - 1 tbsp
Coriander powder - 1/4 tsp
Ginger garlic paste - 2 tbsp

Proceed :

Pressure cook moong dal along with water n salt till its done, keep aside.
Grind all the 'To grind' ingredients to smooth paste and keep aside.
Heat oil in a pan and add chopped onions, ginger garlic paste, green chilly slit lengthwise and fry.
Add chilly powder and saute for a while.
Add the ground paste and saute for 2 min.
Add the cooked moong dal along with the water in which the dal was pressure cooked. Cook for 5 min or till its done.

 

Dal Palak

Ingredients : 

Toor Dal - 1 cup 
chopped spinach - 2 cup

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp 
Onion - 1 
Green chilies - 2
Asafoetida/hing - 1/4 tsp
Sambar powder - 1/2 tsp 
Jeera/Cumin - 1/2 tsp
Ghee - 3 tsp
Garlic - 3 clovesSalt – as per taste

Proceed :

Add Dal, turmeric, 2.5 cup water and salt in a pressure cooker and cook for 2-3 whistles. Mash the dal and Keep aside
Heat ghee in a pan, add Jeera, smashed garlic cloves, slit green chilies, onion, Sambar powder, hing and stir well.
Add the chopped spinach and saute for 2 min.
Now add this to the mashed dal and continue to simmer till the palak dal reaches the desired (Add water if required)