Dal tadka is a yellow dal cooked with onion, tomato, ginger, garlic and flavored with generous amount of tempered ghee and spices. Any Indian Meal is incomplete without this mouth watering preparation of daal. A standard Indian Thali comprises of Daal, Sabji (green vegetable), rice, yoghurt, pickle and chapatti. This recipe of dal tadka is…
Category: Daal recipes
Khichdi – Rice Lentil Medley
Above is a image that is so common in Indian Kitchens that anyone can know what is going to cook now. The usual mixture of lentil and rice can create as many dishes as there are number of kitchens in the country. The blend is a perfect balance (not necessarily the same lentil everytime), it…
Dry Moong Lentils with Parantha
Long Long Time No See….. The tourist season has begun for India which means back to back Cooking Sessions along with kids schools and exams.. and what got left behind was my recipes.. But no worries. I am catching up. Sharing today a recipe that I did a few days back this complements the rainy…
Daal Sabut Masoor with Baingan Ka Bharta– Brown Lentils and Masala Aubergine Mash
Today’s lunch Thali combo is one of my all time favorite. My mother raised us with Daal Chawal (Lentils-Rice ) as our afternoon meal. Every afternoon lunch that I have seen in my life at my home has had Daal -Chaawal in it. It is the most comforting meal, easy to do, complete protein meal,…
Rajma Chawal – Red Kidney Beans simmered in Tomato-onion sauce
Wherever we go for a vacation, no matter how wonderful time we have had, we always come back home to find that it is ‘the best’ place to be. The one thing which one realizes most after a holiday is the goodness of a home-cooked food. There is no comparison to the food cooked in…
Chana Daal Tadka – Bengal Gram lentils
“Eating lentils is not only good for your body, but also healthy for the environment. Farmers can replace the lost nitrogen of the soil by growing lentils in rotation. Lentils take nitrogen from the environment and give it back to the soil, which will help the next crop to give a better yield.” Chana Daal-…
Sprouted Chickpeas- Chana Chaat Delight
Sprouted Chana Chaat is a great way to start your day. Sprouts are considered to be best for us as they are super foods, highly nutritive, and are one of the most balanced diets. But be cautious all beans and legumes cannot / should not be sprouted. Some of the night shade family like Rajma (kidney…
