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This recipe is adapted from devagi sanmugham’s(devagi’s restaurant) recipes.she is considered as the spice queen of Singapore and has written so many cook books .This is a traditional punjabi recipe and goes well with roti or rice.

Ingredients:

1. chana dal -125gms
2. Urad dal – 125gms
3. Moong dal – 125gms
4. Masoor dal – 125gms
5. Toor dal – 125 gms
6. Onion(medium,chopped) -1
7. Ginger-garlic paste – 1tbsp
8. Green chilly(chopped) – 3
9. Tomatoes(medium) – 2
10. Turmeric powder – 1 tsp
11. Chilly powder – 1 tsp
12. Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
13. Butter – 2tbsp
14. Oil – 2 tbsp
15. Salt
16. Coriander leaves

preparation:

1. Clean and wash all the lentils thoroughly in several changes of water.
2. pressure cook dal with turmeric powder and sufficient water  until it is soft and broken.Add salt  and stir well to prevent from sticking to the bottom .
3. Keep the lentils on low simmer while making fried seasonings.
4. Heat oil in a pan.Add onions and fry till light brown.add ginger-garlic paste,green chilly and  fry for 2 mins.
5. Then Add chopped tomatoes and fry till slightly  brown.
6. Pour the entire contents of the pan over the dal and gently stir to mix.continue stirring while you make the spiced butter.
7. Heat butter in a pan and add cumin seeds and chilly powder. Immediately pour the entire contents of the pan over the dal.
8. Combine well and remove from heat.
9. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves

This is a healthy and nutritious curry and it is a good combination with roti or rice..

Ingredients:

1. Moong Dal  -  100 gms
2. Potato (medium ,grated) -  2
3. Grated carrot – 2
4. Grated cabbage – 50 gm
5. Tomato,chopped – 2
6. Green chilly – 4
7. Ginger – 1 piece
8. shallot – 3
9. Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
10. Garam masala – 1/4 tsp
11. Oil – 2 tbsp
12. Mustard seeds – 1/4 tsp
13. Urad dal – 1/2 tsp
14. Curry leaves
15. Salt

How to Cook:

1. Pressure cook moong dal with little turmeric powder  and keep aside.
2. Add veggies ,green chilly,grated ginger,garam masala  and cook till veggies are done.Mix well with moong dal mix.
3. Heat oil in pan.Splutter mustard seeds,urad dal,curry leaves.Then saute shallots and add it to the curry.

Ingredients:

• Yellow Moong Dal – 250gm
• Palak (Spinach) chopped into small pieces – 1 small bunch
• Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
• Red Chilly Powder – 1/2 tsp
• Green Chilly – 1
• Ginger (chopped) – 1 tsp
• Cumin seeds (Jeera) – 1/2 tsp
• Ghee – 2 tsp

Preparation

• Wash daal well and soak in 3 cups of water for 30 minutes
• Pressure cook with turmeric powder and salt for 15 minutes
• Add chopped spinach and cook for another 5 minutes
• Heat Ghee in a pan and add cumin seeds
• Add ginger and green chilly in a short while. Finally, mix cooked daal with red chilly powder
• Light boil once more and serve after a while