Spicy Indian Dal Palak - Khaleejtimes Dubai

Spicy Lentil Meal /Spicy Punjabi Dal Palak/Spicy Indian Dal Palak
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I am very Happy to tell you that  my recipe  - Spicy Lentil Meal - published in Khaleej Times News paper - Dubai 24.03.2017

Ingredients

Channa dal – 100 gram

Turmeric powder – ¼ tspn

Ginger – ½ tpsn chopped

Red chilli powder – ¼ tspn

Green chilli – 1 chopped

Ghee – 2 tspbn

Cumin – ½ tspn

Onion – 1 chopped

Red chilli podi – ¼ tspn

Salt – to taste

Palak  - 2 cup chopped

Yoghurt - 3 tbspn

Gram masala – ¼ tspn (cinnamon, cardamom, clove)

Method

1. Wash and soak channa dal in water for 5 to 10 minutes.
2. In a pressure cooker, add 2 cup of water chopped ginger, green chili and turmeric powder and dal. on a high flame, cook the pulses for 7 - 8 whistles, until the dal softens.
3. In separate pan heat ghee, Add chopped onion saute.  add cumin  red chilli powder and mehran dal masala.  Cook for  5 minutes
4. Add  to cooked dal 
5. Add curd and spinach, Stir and cook for three minutes on low flame.
6. Garnish with garam masala and serve with roti or rice.

Khaleej Times - 24.03.17
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Mango Dalcha / Veg Dalcha - Muslim Home Traditional Side Dish

Dalcha

This dish was prepared traditionally in Muslim houses with Bahara Khana as a side dish. Also it is much favor for pregnant ladies to enjoy the sour taste of mango.

மாங்காய் தால்சா 

Vegetables (cut in to pieces) 

Drum Stick, yam, green banana, brinjal -  ½ kg

Green mango – small 1(sliced)

Onion – 2

Tomato – 2

Green chilli – 2

Red chilli pwd – 1 tspn

Coriander pwd – 2 tbsn

Salt – to taste

Coriander leaves – few

Tamarind - lemon size.(soak and make a pulp)

For dhal

Channa dal ( kadalai paruppu) – 100 gram

Toor dal – 25 gram

Turmeric – ½ tspn

For tempering

Oil – 2 tbspn

Mustard seeds – 1 tspn

Cumin seeds – ½ tspn

Onion – 1

Ginger garlic paste 1 tspn

Curry leaves - few

Coriander leaves – few

Method

Wash two type of dhal and soak it for 5 min.  Add required water and turmeric powder and cook dhal in pressure cooker. Wash and cut all the vegetables.

In a wide pan add all the vegetables (onion, tomato, yam, drumstick, green banana, brinjal) and add masalas, green chili coriander leaves and cook for 15 minutes.

Now add the mango slices and extract the tamarind pulp and add it with cooked vegetables.

Boil for 10 minutes.

Finally temper with the above said ingredients and pour it on a cooked vegetable (Dalcha)

Katta  dalcha.

This dish was prepared traditionally in Muslim houses with Bahara Khana as a side dish. Also it is much favor for pregnant ladies to enjoy the sour taste of mango.

This recipe was published in kunkumam thozi monthly magazine June 2015, Ramadan Recipe

 Tags: Dal Recipes, side dish for Ghee rice/Bahara Khana/Ney sooru,Pregnant Lady recipe, Muslim Home Traditional Side dish, Muslim Home Marriage Recipes.