Wednesday, March 21, 2007

A healthy staple food - Daal and Chawal


Daal

Ingredients
1 cup masoor daal (looks orange)
1/4 cup chana daal (looks yellow)
1 clove garlic
cumin seeds
1/2 cut onion
1/2 cut tomato
Shaan daal masala
1 tsp Turmeric powder
1 tsp Chilli powder
Green chillies
Fresh lemon juice
Coriander leaves for garnish
Salt to taste

  1. Wash and presoak daal for 5 minutes
  2. In a pan add daal, turmeric powder, chilli powder, salt and water and cook it until daal is fully done
  3. In another pan heat a little olive oil and add cumin seeds
  4. Add garlic, onion and tomato
  5. Add Shaan masala
  6. Fry it until golden brown and then add daal bring it to a boil
  7. Add coriander to garnish
  8. Serve it with any rice of your liking
Another variation is adding spinach to the daal while boiling daal with spices

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