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Dal with Capscicum and Mushroom

INGREDIENTS

• Split gram (channe ki dal) - 1 cup
• Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
• Salt - 1 1/2 tsp
• Ghee - 2 tsp
• Cloves - 3-4
• Bay Leaf - 1

Baghar

• Oil - 3 tbsp
• Onion (chopped finely) - 1
• Tomato (finely chopped ) 1
• Mushrooms (chopped) - 1 cup
• Capscicum (finely chopped) - 1 big
• Ginger- 1/2 " piece
• Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
• Garam masala - 1/2 tsp
• Coriander powder - 1 tsp

METHOD

1. Pick, clean and wash dal.
2. Add turmeric powder, salt, cloves, bay leaf, ghee and 4 cups of water.
3. pressure cook to give one whistle. Keep on low flame for 8 minutes.
4. Grind ginger and garlic to a paste.
5. heat oil. Add onion. Cook till brown. Add tomatoes. Cook for 2-3 minutes on low flame. Add dhania powder and garam masala. Cook for 1/2 minute.
6. Add mushrooms. Cook for 3-4 minutes on low flame till they get cooked.
7. Add ginger-garlic paste and capscicum. Cook for 1/2 minute. Remove from fire.
8. Add the boiled dal. Mix well. Serve hot.

AAmbat - Sprouted Dal

INGREDIENTS

• Sprouted Green beans (Moong dal) - 200 gms
• Salt -to taste
• Coconut - 1/2
• Dry red chillies - 3
• Tamarind - 1 marble sized ball
• Fenugreek Seeds - 1/4 tsp
• Oil - 1
• Onions - 2 small (chopped)
• Ghee - 2 tbsp
• Cashew Nuts - few

METHOD

1. Soak green beans overnight. Strain.
2. Put it in a vessel with a tight fitting lid and place in a warm place with a fairly heavy weight on the lid. By evening it will sprout.
3. Put the sprouted dal in plenty of water and leave overnight. Next morning, drain the water and remove the outer green skins.
4. Boil 4 cups water. Add the sprouted dal.
5. When it is half cooked, drop in a few cashew nuts and cook the mixture till tender. Add salt. Keep aside.
6. Fry methi dana in oil till it turs red.
7. Grind coconut with fried methi dana and red chillies to a smooth paste. Extract juice fro imlo by soaking in hot water for 5-7 minutes.
8. Then pour all the ground paste and imli extract into the dal. Bring to boil. Cook for 5 minutes.
9. Remove from heat.
10. Fry chopped onions in ghee to a golden brown color and mix with the dal.

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Aam Dal

INGREDIENTS

• Red gram (Arhar or tuvar dal) - 1 cup
• Turmeric powder (Haldi) - 1/2 tsp
• Salt - to taste
• Unripe mango - 1
• Onion (finely chopped) - 1
• Garlic (finely chopped) - 3 cloves
• Mustard seeds (sarson) - 1/2 tsp
• Dry red chillies - 1
• Curry Leaves - few
• Ghee or oil - 1 tbsp

METHOD

1. Wash and soak the dal for 1 hour.
2. Add 1 1/2 tsp salt and haldi. Keep on medium fire to boil till the dal is half cooked.
3. Peel the mango and cut into nig pieces. Add to the half cooked dal.
4. Cook till dal is tender and the mango pieces are cooked to a pulp. Keep aside.
5. Heat the ghee in a frying pan and fry the mustard seeds till they splutter. Add chopped onion and garlic and fry till brown. Add red chillies and curry leaves.
6. Add to the cooked dal. Aam dal should be a watery in consistency. Serve with rice.

Dal Makhani

INGREDIENTS

• Whole Black Beans (urad saboot) - 1 cup
• Split Gram Dal (Channe Ki Dal) - 2 tbsp
• Kidney beans (Rajmah) - 2 tbsp (soaked for 5-6 hours)
• Ghee - 1 tbsp
• Water - 5 cups
• Salt - 1 1/2 tsp
• Ginger - 1" piece
• Garlic - 4 flakes
• Dry red chillies - 2
• Tomatoes - 3 (pureed in a grinder)
• Beaten Curd (1/4 cup)
• Cream - 1/2 cup
• Ghee or Oil - 3 tbsp
• Coriander powder - 2 tsp
• Mixed Spices - 1/2 tsp
• Nutmeg (jaiphal) - 1/4 tsp grated
• Butter - 1 tbsp

METHOD

1. Grind ginger, garlic and dry red chillies together to a paste.
2. Clean, wash dals. Pressure cook both dals and the soaked rajmah with 1 tbsp ghee, water, salt and half of the ginger-galric paste. Keep the left over paste aside.
3. After the first whistle , keep on low flame for 40 minutes. Remove form fire. Keep aside.
4. Heat ghee. Add tomato pureed in a grinder. Cook until ghee separates and it turns thick.
5. Add curd. Cook till ghee separates and it turns red again.
6. Add the left over ginger paste, garam masala and coriander powder. Cook for a few seconds. Add this tomato mixture to the boiled dal. Add butter.
7. Simmer on slow fire for 8 -10 minutes, stirring occassionally.
8. Add cream and jaiphal. Remove from fire. Serve hot.

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