Tadkawali Doh Dal#SoupSwappers

Tadkewali Doh Dal is quick dal soup, make perfect to have with rice or crusty breads. It's delicious with a mix of two dals and a tadka/tempering given to it. Hence the name Tadkawali Doh Dal.

Ingredients
1/3 Cup Moong Dal
1/3 Cup Red Lentil / Masoor Dal
1 Medium Onion - sliced
3 Small Tomatoes - sliced
Salt to taste
½ Teaspoon Turmeric powder
1 Teaspoon Red Chili Powder
1 Teaspoon Ginger Garlic Paste
2 Tablespoons Oil

For Tadka / Tempering
1 Tablespoon Heaped Desi Ghee
3 Garlic Cloves
A sprig Curry Leaves
2 Button Red Chilies
1 Fresh Green or Red Chilies - optional
1 Teaspoon Finely Chopped Ginger 1 piece
2 Tablespoons Finely Coriander Leaves
1 Teaspoon Cumin Seeds
1 Tablespoon Heaped Butter

Method

Soak lentils for an hour at least.
In a pan, heat oil add onions and fry. When the onions turn translucent, add tomatoes, red chilly, turmeric powder, salt, ginger garlic paste and fry well.
Then add soaked lentils, 3 cups water and cook medium low flame stirring in between for until done. When lentil is tender, mix well. Switch off the flame.

For the Tadka/Tempering 

In a pan, heat butter add cumin seeds, garlic cloves, curry leaves, button red chilies and fry. Add fresh chilly, finely chopped ginger, give it a good mix. Switch off the flame.
Pour the tadka in the prepared lentil, sprinkle coriander leaves and serve hot.

Enjoy with rice or crusty bread.

Labels: Soup, Soup Swappers, Masoor dal, Moong dal, Lentil Soup, Healthy,Main course, Gluten free, Indian, Vegetarian

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Spicy Turkey Sausage and Lentil Soup from Karen’s Kitchen Stories
Steak and Potato Lentil Soup from Palatable Pastime
Tadkawali Doh Dal from Sneha’s Recipe

Potato & Dal Khichdi - Pressure Cooker

Khichdi, is a dish in made of rice, lentils and sometimes we add veggies whatever available at home. Most people think that khichdi as bland, tasteless and as food for babies or the sick. A well made khichdi is delicious, full of protiens, satisfying, nourishing, and most of all it's a complete one pot meal . Not much of pots and pan to wash. Make this in a pressure cooker, it cooks in a jiffy and yet tasty. 

This is also perfect to make when you are tired or want to russel up something healthy and quick then this recipe is for you.  My mother used to make this very often during monsoon, when it's a rainy day, no fish or meat at home and we relished this steaming hot.

Serves 2

Measurement - 250 Ml Cup 
Ingredients
1 Cup Rice - you can use any rice, long or short grain rice
1/3 Cup Masoor dal - or of your choice
1 Veg Stocks cube
1 Large Potato - cubed
½ Teaspoon Turmeric powder
½ Teaspoon Garam masala powder
Himalayan Pink Salt to taste
1 Teaspoon Sugar
A Sprig Curry Leaves
1 Medium Onion - thinly sliced
2 Green chillies - slit
2 -3 Tablespoons Oil

2½  Cups Hot Water

Method

Wash the dal, rice and keep aside.

In a pressure cooker heat the oil and fry the potato cubes on high flame till the start to get brown.

 Add the, curry leaves sliced onions & chillies

fry till the onions start to brown, add the soup cube and mix well

Add the dry powders, salt to taste (be careful soup cube contains salt), sugar, mix all well, 

Add the  rice &  dal and fry  for just a minutes taking care not break the rice.

 Add 21/2 cups hot water cover with lid & pressure cook on medium high flame for 2 whistles. Switch off the flame and let the steam settle/slightly cool down.

Open  the cooker and give it a light stir with fork. 

Serve piping hot with pickle, papad & raita 

Cucumber Tomato Raita

Ingredients

1 Cup Chilled Thick Yogurt - whisked

1 Cucumber  - diced

1 Medium Tomato - diced

Himalayan Salt to taste

½ Teaspoon Sugar

A Dash of  Pepper powder - optional

Method

Just mix all ingredients together and raita is ready.  Serve garnished with mint leaves. 

Enjoy with Potato & Dal Khichdi !!

Labels : Potato,  Masoor Dal,  Rice,  Khichdi, One Pot Meal, Pressure Cooker, Raita, Salads, Multi Cooker Monday, Vegan , Gluten Free, Healthy, Main Course, Serves Two

Multicooker Monday August 2020:
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• Cheesy Chicken Chili - Instant Pot from Food Lust People Love
• Instant Pot Minestrone Soup from Making Miracles
• Potato & Dal Khichdi - Pressure Cooker from Sneha's Recipe
• Slow Cooker Lechon Asado from Palatable Pastime
• Toaster Oven Roasted Salted Almonds from Sid's Sea Palm Cooking
• Zucchini Chips from A Day in the Life on the Farm

Spinach & Masoor Dal-Pressure Cooker#MultiCookerMonday

Palak With Red Masoor Dal nutritious, healthy, wholesome and packed with protein and fiber.  It's very delicious and tasty.  Usually this is made with tur dal/pigeon pea, but, do try this with red lentil and you will love it.  This is made in the pressure cooker so it quick  to make.

Ingredients 
1/2 Cup Masoor Dal/Red Lentil
2 Green chillies - slit
1 Teaspoon Level Ginger Garlic paste
3/4 Teaspoon Level Sea Salt or to taste
1 Small Onion -chopped
1 Medium Tomato -chopped
21/2 Cups Water

1 Bundle Palak / Spinach Leaves

For the Tadka  

2 Tablespoon Oil
1 Teaspoon Mustard Seed
1/2 Teaspoon Cumin seed
2 Whole Dried Red Chillies
1 Tablespoon Bottle Masala
A Sprig Curry Leaves

Method 

Wash the  palak  leaves well. Remove the stems and take only the leaves. Keep it aside in a colander to drain the excess water.

Blanch the spinach and blend it with an immersion blender. Keep aside. 

Wash the masoor dal. In a pressure pan add the dal, onion, green chillies, tomatoes,  salt and 2 cups water.  Cover with a lid and on high flame take one whistle.  Reduce the flame to low and keep it for 5 -7 minutes.  Switch off the flame and set it aside till the cooker cools. 

When it cools  open the cooker and add the palak,  give it a good mix, taste for salt and dal consistency, add the remaining water and if necessary add more.  Keep it again on low flame to simmer for 5 - 7 minutes, stirring it in between.  

For the Tadka   

In a small pan heat oil mustard  and cumin seeds, when they crackle add the dried red chillies,  curry leaves and give it stir.   Switch off the flame and wait for a minute.  Now add a tablespoon of bottle masala. 

Pour the prepared dal in a serving bowl and add the tadka and serve.  

Enjoy this with boiled/steamed rice.

Labels :  Dal, Masoor dal, Palak Leaves, Pressure Cooker, Healthy, Main course, Multicooker Monday,  Vegan, Gluten free, East Indian

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Sweet Potato Fries using the Breville Smart Oven (air fryer) from A Day in the Life on the Farm
Crockpot Veggie Fajitas from Veggies First Then Dessert
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East Indian Lunch Menu - Vegan & Gluten Free

East Indian Masala Dal Without Coconut, Stir Fry Bhendi & Sweet & Tangy Radish Tomato Salad

My today's simple lunch, brought fresh memories of my father and mother. By the way yesterday was my mother's birthday. Missed them even so much today, that as my hubby and me were having lunch, shared some memories of my dad and mom. My dad making fresh salad and chopping fruits for us almost every day. 

My mom making different dishes for us for breakfast, lunch, dinner and more so ever, even made, evening snacks for us to have with tea. I now, learned to appreciate how hard she worked for us, cause I don't even have half the energy that she had , who cooked for so many of us. Love you Dad and Ma, May your souls rest in peace. 

Let's go to our today's Lunch Menu Serves 3 -4

East Indian Masala Dal Without Coconut
Ingredients
½ Cup Masoor Dal / Red Lentil
3 Big Cloves Garlic - smashed lightly
4 -5 Curry Leaves
1 Medium Onion - sliced
1 Tablespoon East Indian Bottle Masala or to your spice level
4 Slices Amboshi + 1 Dried seed - Homemade
3 Tablespoons Oil
Salt to taste
250 ML Hot Water 

Method

Wash and soak the dal for 30 to 45 minutes. Drain it and keep aside.
In a kadai, heat oil, when the oil is hot the add the smashed garlic and let it sizzle till starts curl, do not brown it or else the flavor of the dal will be different. Add the curry leaves and sliced onion, fry till the onion is translucent , add the dal and bottle masala. Fry this for at least 3 -4 minutes on low medium flame. Add hot water and bring this to a rolling boil. Cover with a lid and let it cook on low flame till the dal is cooked and oil surfaces. Now add salt and the amboshi, cover with a lid, let it simmer for another 5 minutes. Do not make the curry too thin/ watery or else it will not be tasty.  

East Indian Masala Dal Without Coconut is ready. We enjoyed this with rice.

Stir Fry Bhendi / Lady Fingers
Ingredients
700 Grams Bhendi / Lady Fingers
2 Long Green Chilly - Slit
½ Teaspoon Heaped Cumin Seeds
½ Teaspoon Mustard Seeds
A Pinch of Asafoetida
¼ Teaspoon Turmeric Powder
5 -6 Curry Leaves
Salt to taste
3 Tablespoons Oil
12 Thin French Fries - pan fried
Method

Cut the top and tail of the bhendi and cut them into diagonal pieces.
Heat oil in a broad frying pan , add cumin and mustard seeds, when they splutter add the asafoetida and turmeric, add the curry leaves and slit green chilly saute for a minute add the bhendi and saute on medium low till they are cooked, stirring in between. When nearly done add salt and plate a lid on the pan and let it cook till done. Add the french fries and toss it.

Stir fry bhendi is ready.

Sweet & Tangy Radish Tomato Salad

Ingredients 
1 Radish - grated
1 Large Tomato - thinly sliced
Salt to taste
½ Teaspoon Sugar
1 Tablespoon Water
1 - 1½ Teaspoon Vinegar
Method

In a small pan add water and sugar place it on medium flame, heat it till the sugar melts. Switch of the flame add the vinegar and salt. Taste for sourness and add more vinegar accordingly. Let this cool.
When you are just ready to serve, pour the vinegar dressing over the salad and toss it well. Salad is ready to serve.

Homemade Amboshi / Sun Dried Raw Mango Slices
Amboshi as is sun dried Raw mango slices. 

Ingredients 
4 -5 Firm Raw Mangoes
1 Tablespoon Heaped Sea Salt
Method

Peel the mangoes and cut into into slices. Add salt on the slices, the seeds and rub the salt well ( do not add more salt or else when dried they will turn black). Keep this in the colander and let is sit overnight so that the excess salt and water drains off. Next morning spread it in a broad plate or a soopra ( a woven basket).  Place this in the sun till fully dried for 4 -5 days depending on the sunlight . Every evening take it into the house. Again next morning place it in the sun. When dried this can be powdered and you will get Amchur Powder. Of this amboshi we make pickle that is sweet and delicious will post the recipe soon.

My Notes:
If you don't have amboshi then add tamarind juice or one medium tomato chopped.  Add the tomato when you add the dal.
Labels: Masoor dal, Bottle Masala, East Indian, Vegan, Gluten free, Main course, Bhendi, Stir Fry, Salads, Radish, Homemade, Amboshi, Sun Dried, Raw  Mango

Kuthiraivali Thinai Crisp Dosa - Instant, Vegan & Gluten Free

Healthy, nutritious,  vegan and  gluten free millets  dosa recipe. Very  nutritious and it is a good source of protein. The addition of dal and millets makes it a perfect breakfast or dinner meal.  This is also perfect for a fasting meal / vrat ka khana.

This  nutritious and protein rich dosa is so easy to make, no fermentation is required. Taste great with any chutney of your choice. We enjoyed it with Roasted Coconut Chutney.

Makes 7 - 8 Dosas
Ingredients  

½ Cup Kuthiraivali
½ Cup Thinai
¼ Cup Split Urad dal with skin
¼ Cup Massor dal
¼ Cup Tuvar Dal
½ Teaspoon Level Asafoetida
1 Teaspoon Heaped Red Chilli Powder
Salt to taste

1 Teaspoon Cumin Seeds  

A Sprig Curry leaves - finely  chopped

For the Topping

 1 Large Onion - finely  chopped  - optional

Oil for making dosa

Method

Wash  the kuthiraivali in a fine strainer.  Keep  aside

Wash  the thinai  in a fine strainer.  Keep aside 

Add this  too aside

Wash the split urad, tuvar and masoor dals.  

In a big bowl add  washed dals, thinai and kuthiraivali .  Add sufficient water and keep it covered and  soak for 3 to 4 hours

 overnight.Drain all the water.

Take it in a blender, Add in asafoetida, salt and chilli powder

Grind it into a fine / slighlty coarse paste, now add the , cumin seeds, curry leaves  and pulse it one or two times.

 Take it in a bowl, Mix well

For Making dosa, take a ladleful of batter

Spread on a hot pan, spread the onion and press it with a flat spoon.

Drizzle little oil around the sides of the dosa

flip over when bottom is nicely golden.  Cook for 2 minutes 

Take it out into a plate

Make few without onion.  Take a ladleful of batter and spread it.  

Drizzle little oil on the sides. When it cooked then

Flip it and cook for 2 minutes

Take it out on to a serving plate. 

Serve Roasted Coconut Chutney .

Labels : Millets, Kuthiraivali, Thinai, Masoor dal, Split Urad Dal, Tuvar dal, Curry Leaves, Asafoetida, Vegan, Gluten free, South Indian, Dosa, Healthy, Breakfast, Healthy Dinners, Vrat