cooking time : 20 minutes
preparation time : 15 minutes
serve:4-6
ingredients :
bottle gourd 1 peeled chopped medium size
split chickpea gram 1/2 cup soaked in water for 1 hour
onion 1 chopped
tomato 2 -3 chopped
green chilly 4
ginger 1/2 inch finely chopped
cumin seed 1/2 tsp
turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
tara garam masala 1/2 tsp
red chilly powder 1/2 tsp
water 1 cup
oil 3 tbsp
green coriander chopped 1 tbsp
curry leaf 3 to 5
salt to taste
method :
- in pressure cooker heat oil add cumin seed , ginger and curry leaf saute for few seconds . add turmeric tomato red chilly powder, chopped green chilly , tara garam masala and saute for 2 minutes .
- add soaked split chickpea grams (chane ki daal ) and salt . and a cup of water and cover and cook till lentil get fully done .
- add bottle gourd and again cover and pressure cook it .
- in the end add chopped fresh coriander .
cooking time : 15 minutes
preparation time : 15 minutes
serve: 6
ingredients :
yellow lentil 1 cup
red lentil 1 cup
salt to taste
ginger garlic paste 1 tsp
tomato chopped 3-4 chopped
turmeric powder 1 tsp
red chilly powder 1 tsp
spinach 1 cup ( chopped )
green chillies 7
for tempering :
onion 1 finely chopped
garlic cloves 10-14
oil 1/2 cup
cumin seeds 1 tbsp
curry leaf 10-15
others:
cream 1 cup
chilly green 4
method :
- wash yellow lentil ,and red lentil nicely . then add chopped spinach i it and 2 cups of water .
- add salt to taste , turmeric powder , ginger garlic paste ,chopped green chillies , chopped tomato ,red chilly powder an cover and cook till lentil get cooked . ( better to pressure cook it )
- mash the cooked lentil gently then add cream and again cover and cook till it get a boil . remove in a platter .
for tempering :
- heat 1/2 cup of oil in a tempering pan add chopped garlic , onion , and sauté till onion get nice golden color , then add cumin seeds , and curry leaf when it starts cracking pour this over the prepared daal . add 2 tbsp cream on the top .
- serve with rice , or with naan .
khatti daal is specialty of Hyderabad ( a state in India ), people prefer it to serve with rice and papad . how ever basically its made of tamarind pulp but if yo don't have tamarind pulp you can squeeze 1/2 lemon juice instead of adding tamarind pulp .
cooking time : 15 minutes
preparation time : 15 minutes
serve: 4
ingredients :
red lentil(masoor daal ) 1 cup
salt to taste
curry leafs 2 stem
turmeric powder 1 tsp
ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp
red chilly powder 1 tsp
tamarind pulp 3 tbsp
green chillies 2 chopped
for tempering/tarka :
oil 4 tbsp
button red chillies 6
mustard seeds 1 tsp
cumin seeds 1 tsp
curry leaf 4 -7
method :
- wash red lentil (masoor daal ) gently then boil it with 2 cup water ,salt to taste , and curry leaf with stem , and green chillies .
- when it get cooked set aside .
- to prepare tarka heat 4 tbsp oil in a tempering pan add cumin seeds , mustard seeds , curry leaf , button red chillies and ginger garlic paste stir for a while then add 1 tbsp of water and red chillies powder and again stir for 1 minute .
- pour this over the daal . add tamarind pulp and allow it to get a boil .
- serve with steam rice .
cooking time : 20 minutes
preparation time : 15 minutes
ingredients :
black whole lentil 1 cup soaked in water for 30 minutes
ginger garlic paste 1 tsp
salt to taste
chopped onion 1
black kidney beans 1/4 cup
soaked in water for over night
green chilly 1 tsp
tara garam masala 2 tsp
red chilly powder 1 tsp
turmeric powder 1 tsp
cumin powder 1 tsp
milk 1/2 cup
butter 1 tbsp
cream 1 tbsp
green coriander 1 tbsp
oil 4 tbsp
method :
- in a pan add oil add chopped onion and sauté till onion get golden color add ginger garlic paste sauté for 2 minutes .
- add black whole lentil , red chilly powder cumin powder , turmeric powder , tara garam masala lobia(kidney bean)green chilly , and milk and cook and a cup of water cover and cook it dal (lentil get cooked )
- after that add 1 tbsp butter and sauté .
- remove in a platter and garnish it with fresh creams , fresh coriander , fresh chilly and butter .
- serve .
cooking time : 20 minutes
preparation time : 10 minutes -
ingredients :
whole red lentil (masoor daal ) 1 cup
gram lentil (chana daal ) 1 cup
white lentil (Mungo beans/maash ki daal ) 1/2 cup
black keydney bean (rajma) 1/2 cup ( soaked in water over night )
tamarind paste 2 tbsp
salt to taste
fresh chopped green coriander 1 cup
green chilly 4
onion 1 finely chopped
cinnamon stick 1
bay leaf 1
tomato 3 chopped
garlic cloves 3
turmeric 1 tsp
cumin seeds 1 tsp
mustard seed 1/2 tsp
red chillies powder 1 tsp
oil 4 tbsp
butter 4 tbsp
curry leaf 3
method :
- boil whole red lentil , gram lentil , rajma , (kidney beans , and white lentil .
- mix them together in a bowl and roughly mash it so that all get mix well .
- in a pan heat butter and oil add chopped garlic ,bay leaf , mustard seeds , curry leaf , chopped onion ,cumin seeds , cinnamon stick till onion get golden color
- , then add ginger garlic paste , green chilly ,turmeric powder red chilly powder , and sauté till oil comes out .
- add boiled lentils (daal) and mix well . allow it to get a boil then add tamarind paste , lemon juice , and fresh green coriander leaf .
- remove in a serving bowl and serve with rice and roti .
cooking time : 20 minutes preparation time : 10 minutes
ingredients :
gram lentil boil (chana daal ) 1 cup
oil 1/2 cup
fenugreen seeds few
onion seeds 1 tsp
fried onion 1 cup
crush red chilly 1 tsp
garlic 7
chilly 6
mint leaf 1 tbsp
fennel seeds 1 tsp
butter 3 tbsp
curry leaf 6
turmeric 1 tsp
crush whole coriander 1 tbsp
ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp
method :
- heat oil add fenugreek seeds onion seeds, ginger garlic paste stir for 2 minutes
- then add fried onion , turmeric powder , 1 tsp , green chillies , 1 tsp fennel seeds ,1 tsp crushed coriander seeds , mint leaf , 3 tbsp butter . crushed red chilly ,curry leaf , and boiled gram lentil (chana daal ).
- add mint leaf and 1/2 cup of water cover and cook on slow flame for 10 minutes .
- remove in a platter and garnish it with fried onion .
- serve with naan , tortilla or with plain rice .
note : while boiling chana daal (gram lentil) add salt and 1 tsp of turmeric then simply pressure cook it .
cooking time : 15 minutes preparation time : 10 minutes .
ingredients :
split yellow lentil ( ahrhar dal ) 1 cup
turmeric powder 1 tsp
salt 1 tsp
green chilies 4 chopped
tomato 2 chopped
for tempering .:
curry leaves 2
mustard seeds 1 tsp
oil / butter 2 tbsp
dried red chilly 3
method :
- in a cooker take 2 cups of water add yellow lentil (arhar daal ), turmeric powder , chopped green chilly , chopped tomatoes , salt to taste , cover and cook for 1 whistle .
- after that stir it well . so that all get mix well .
- in a different tempering pan heat oil add mustard seeds , garlic , curry leaf , and whole red chilly , when seeds start cracking pour this over cooked daal .
- serve .
