Thursday, November 6, 2008

CHANA DAL PALAK

This chana dal palak is easy to make and nutritious too.
for 4 persons

ingredients-:

1/2 kg chopped palak
1/2 cup chana dal
1/2 tsp haldi
1 big onion chopped
3 tomatoes chopped
1" ginger chopped
2 green chillies chopped
1 tsp ghee
1tsp jeera
1/2 tsp garam masala
1/2 tsp dhania powder
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
11/2 tsp salt

method-:
put chana dal in the bottom of the cooker and add chopped palak over it and add 1/2 cup water.Cook in cooker for 15 mins. in a micro waveable bowl put ghee and jeera and after it splutters put the chopped onions.keep in microwave for 5 mins high.then add tomatoes ginger red chillies and mix and keep on high for 5 mins in microwave and mix again keep 5 mins on high in micro wave.add all the masalas and microwave on high for 1 min. Now mash the cooked chana dal and palak and add the masala and salt.Bring this to a boil and boil for 2 mins and its done.

URAD RAJMA DAL

This is a very simple dal to make.
ingredients-:
for 4 people
1 cup whole urad dal
2 tbsp rajma
2"piece ginger sliced into 1" long thin slices
11/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp redchilli powder.
1/2 tsp garam masala
1/2 tsp dhania powder
1 tsp ghee
a pinch of hing

method-:
wash dal and rajma and soak overnight in 5 1/2 cups water.pressure cook for half an hour after whisle.after it is cooked heat ghee and add jeera. after it splutters add all other masala and hing,and mix it in the dal. And finally add the sliced ginger and mix well.It can be eaten with roti or rice

CHANA URAD DAL

This dal is very simple to make.And it tastes very good.
ingredients-:

for 4 people

1/2 cup chana dal
1/2 cup chilka urad dal
2" ginger sliced into 1/2 inch thin slices
1tsp ghee
1tsp jeera
1/2 tsp redchilli powder
1/2 tsp garam masala
1/2 tsp dhania powder
apinch of hing powder
11/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
method-:
wash both the dals and add 31/2 cups water in a pressure cooker.add salt and turmeric powder.cook on slow fire after whistle for 15 mins.when the dal is cooked heat the ghee ,add jeera .after jeera splutters add allthe other masalas and hing and mix inthe dal.and lastly add the sliced ginger.tastes very good with roti or rice.