Dal Maharani

Dal Maharani ! I got this recipe from a friend and when i asked her whats behind the name...she did not have an answer.May be its afterall the queen of all dal recipes:-)...Today i decided to make some fusion food...so i made Dal Maharani,Jeera Rice and Kathrikai Podi Curry.
It was fun cooking and eating this combo !

Ingredients :

1 cup of cooked toor dal(Boil the toor dal with 1/2 teaspoon of turmeric powder.It has to be semi watery)
1/2 cup ofchopped onions
1/2 Tomato(chopped)
1/2 tablespoon of cumin seeds
2 Red Chillies
2 tablespoon of oil/ghee
2 tablespoon of lemon juice
Salt

Fry the following ingredients in 1/2 tablespoon of oil and then Grind them with little water.

2-3 garlic pods
2 pieces of ginger
2 Green Chillies
3 tablespoon of grated Coconut

Heat 2 tablespoon of oil/ghee in a vessel.Fry cumin seeds and red chillies.Add chopped onions and fry till they turn transparent.Now add the tomatoes and saute for 2-3 mins till they become tender.
Now add the cooked toor dal,salt,ground paste mix well.Cover the vessel and cook for 7-8 mins.Remove from flame,add the lemon juice and Serve hot with Jeera rice/rotis.

Daily Dal

This is a simple dal recipe and really helps when you run short of vegetables.Its very tasty and goes well with rotis and rice too.

Ingredients :

1 cup of cooked toor dal(Boil the toor dal with 1/2 teaspoon of turmeric powder.It has to be semi watery)
1/2 cup ofchopped onions
1/2 Tomato(chopped)
2-3 garlic pods
1/2 tablespoon of cumin seeds
2 green chillies
2 pieces of ginger
2 Red Chillies(broken)
A pinch of asafoetida powder
2 tablespoon of sesame oil
Salt
Cilantro

Heat 2 tablespoon of sesame oil in a deep pan.Fry cumin seeds and red chillies.Add chopped onions,green chillies,ginger pieces,garlic pods and fry everything together till the onions become soft.
Now add the tomatoes and saute for 2-3 mins till they become tender.
Now add the cooked toor dal,salt and mix well.Cook for 4-5 mins.Remove from flame,add asafoetida powder and garnish with cilantro.Serve hot with rice/rotis.

Rajasthani Dal

Rajasthani dal...a friend of mine gave me this recipe.Its a simple recipe that is made with moong dal and chana dal.Amchur powder gives this dal a special flavour.So todays lunch was Rajasthani Dal,Rice with Aloo fry.

Ingredients:

1 Cup of Moong Dal
1/4 cup of Chana Dal
1/2 cup of Chopped Onions
2 Red Chillies
1/2 teaspoon of Turmeric Powder
1/2 tablespoon of Red Chilli Powder
2 teaspoon of Amchur (Dry Mango Powder)
2-3 tablespoon of Oil
1/2 tablespoon of Cumin seeds
A small piece of ginger
2-3 tablespoon of Cilantro/coriander leaves
Salt


Clean and Soak the Moong Dal and Chana dal in 2 cups of water for 30 mins.Use a pressure cooker to boil dals along with turmeric powder,salt(as per taste) and ginger.Once they are done mash the dal and keep it aside.
In a vessel heat some Oil , add cumin seeds and fry them.Then add the chooped onions , red chillies and fry them till till the onion turns a little brown. Now, add the mashed dal.Mix well.
Add red chilli powder.Mix well and stir for some time.Then add Amchur powder and mix well .Stir for 2-3 mins and remove it from heat.Garnish with cilantro. Serve hot with Rice/Rotis/Rajasthani Baati.