Sunday, March 29, 2009

DAL WITH VEGETABLES

INGREDIENTS:
Vegetables………..

2 carrots, diced
6 to 8 pieces of medium sized bhindi[okra]
2 onions, diced
2 brinjals medium diced
2 potatoes, diced
1/2 cup beans cut into pieces
1/2 teaspoon zeera seeds[cumin] , and fenugreek[methi] seeds
2 tbsps oil
Salt, chilli powder, haldi to taste
2tbsps. Ghee/ oil
1 tbsp. ginger garlic paste
2 green chillies
DALS:

1/2 cup pink dal [masoor]
1/2 cup yellow dal[moong]

METHOD:

Wash and Pressure cook the dals with green chilli, ginger, garlic, turmeric powder, salt with 1 cup of water, till the dals are tender.

Mash the pressure cooked dal till smooth

Heat the oil in a large pan and add the cumin seeds, curry leaves, fenugreek seeds and let them crackle. Add the chopped onions.

Add the bhindi, beans, carrots, potatoes, brinjal and chilli powder and saute for 5 to 7 minutes till the vegetables soften.

Add the cooked dal and 1 cup of water and salt and simmer for 5 to 10 minutes.

Serve hot with a little ghee, and chopped fresh dhaniya

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