Simple Moong Dal | Pasiparuppu Soup!

Moong Dal/Pasiparuppu Soup is a very comforting and light on stomach. This was prepared for my father in law who was having stomach ulcer and was on non-spicy food. He liked it and so am sharing. Ingredients Moong Dal/Pasiparuppu - 1/2 cup Seasoning Ghee - 1/4 tspn Mustard - a pinch Hing/Asafotida - a pinch Coriander/Cilantro - 1 tspn Turmeric - a pinch Salt Green Chilli - Optional Preparation Method Wash, rinse and...

Beans Paruppu Usli!

Beans Paruppu Usli is very healthy and nice sidedish combi for sambar rice, vatha kolambu and Mor kolambu. It is popular in Tamilnadu. Ingredients Beans/French beans - 1/2 kg Kadalai Paruppu/Channa Dal - 1 cup Tavaram Paruppu/Toor dal - 1/2 cup Dry Red Chilli - 2nos(Adjust as per your spice taste) Curry leaves - few Oil - 1/2 cup Mustard -  1/2 tspn Jeera - a pinch Asafotida/hing - a pinch Turmeric - 1/4...

Kaduli Keerai/Sawi Dal

Hope you had great Christmas:) Hearing for the first time, I brought this greens by mistake thinking its Spinach/Palak. After trying this it was slightly bitter. Landed up making Dal and Mixed Rice. Posting Dal recipe for the Only Greens Event here guest hosted by me and started by Pari. Actually wanted to post for Jagruti's CMT but deadline is over-( Ingredients Kaduli Keerai/Sawi - 1/2 bunch Toor Dal - 1 cup Onion...

Dal Fry !

Dal Fry is a tasty gravy. I have prepared with Paytham Paruppu also called Paasi Paruppu(Moong Dal). Wanted to do with toor dal which is usually done just for a change tried with this. Ingredients Paytham Paruppu/split green gram/yellow dal - 2 cups Onion - 2 nos (sliced) Green chilli - 2 nos (slit) Mustard - 1/2 tspn Jeera (Cumin seeds) - 1/2 tspn Chopped Kothamalli (Coriander/Cilantro - 2 tspns Cooking oil  +ghee -...

MIXED DAL

This is a gravy and side dish cooked with Bengal gram, Moong dal and Tor dal (Lentils)INGREDIENTSBengal gram - 1/2 cupMoong dal and Toor dal - 1 1/2 cups(Mixed)Onion - 2 nosTomato - 2 nosRed chilli powder - 2 tspnsOil- 2 tspsMustard - 1 tspnCumin(jeera) - 1 tspnCoriander leaves (cilantro) - 2 tspnsGreen chillies - 2nos (optional)SaltPREPARATION METHOD Wash and cook dal together in cooker.Chop onion and tomato to medium...

DAL WITH CABBAGE

MOONG DHAL WITH CABBAGE INGREDIENTS MOONG DAL - 1 CUP CABBAGE - 4 CUPS TOMATO - 1 NO GRATED COCONUT - 4 TSPNS CURRY LEAVES - 1 TSPN JEERA - 1 TSPN HING - 1 PINCH GREEN CHILLI - 2 NOS CORIANDER LEAVES (CILANTRO) SALT AS REQD PREPARATION METHOD SOAK DAL 1/2 AN HOUR BEFORE IN WATER THEN COOK THE DAL IN MEDIUM FLAME AS IT BOILS CUT THE CABBAGE INTO SMALL PIECES WASH AND RINSE THOROUGHLY ONCE THE DAL IS 80% COOKED...