The G-MAT preparation is keeping me busy these dayz….hmmm is it??? not really..but am making it seem so :D. So i have not been able to try out any new recipes. Will definitely try them out and post them soon. Till then keep watching this space for a new recipe

This dish is one of my comfort food. Just having this saaru/curry with some rice, pickle and papad, makes me feel on heaven :).

The Ingredients are

Toor daal/Togari bele 1 cup

Medium sized tomato 1 cut into cubes

Green chilly 3 slit length wise

Ginger 1”piece finely chopped

Coriander leaves/Cilantro Few strands finely chopped

Cumin seeds/Jeera 1tsp

Turmeric powder/Arishina 1/4 tsp

Lemon juice 1 tbsp

Water 2 cups

Salt to taste

For seasoning we need

Oil/Ghee 1tbsp

Mustard seeds/Saasive 1tsp

Hing 1pinch

Red chillies 2 Cut into pieces

Method of preparation

The first step in the preparation of Dal Tadka is, to cook Toor Dal.

So take toor dal in a cooker, wash it cleanly and drain the extra water.

Add to this , chopped tomatoes, green chillies, ginger together with cumin seeds and turmeric powder.

Now add enough water (so that all the contents are sufficiently covered in water).

Close the lid and keep the cooker on medium heat (About 5 whistles is enough for dal to cook)

After the last whistle, switch off the gas and allow the cooker to cool.

Now take out the lid, mash the dal to form a smooth paste and transfer the contents into another clean vessel.

Add 2 cups of water to dal paste and allow it to boil on medium heat.

Now add salt , lemon juice and coriander leaves. Allow the dal to simmer for few minutes before taking off the gas.

For the seasoning, take a small wok and put oil/ghee in it. When the oil is sufficiently hot add the mustard seeds.

When the seeds start spluttering, add hing , red chillies and stir for few seconds.

Now take out the wok off the gas and pour the seasoning directly into dal, immediatelt close the vessel with a lid (This helps in preserving the aroma).

Serve hot with rice.

Preparation time: 25 mins

Serves: 4

This is one of my hubby’s favorite evening snack. His love for this vada is such that he asks me to make it at least once a week :). And this dish being very easy, i always end up making it.

The ingredients required are

Moong Dal/Peeled broken green gram - 1 cup

Chana Dal/Black gram - 1 cup

Medium sized onion - 1

Ginger - 1″ piece

Green Chilly - 2

Coriander leaves - 5 strands

Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp

Cumin seeds - 1tsp

Ajwain - 1/4 tsp

Salt to taste

Oil for frying

Method of preparation

Soak the moong dal and chana dal for about 3 hrs.

Finely chop the onion, ginger, chillies and the coriander

Grind the soaked dal (by adding no water) to make a paste. Do not make it too fine, let it be a bit coarse

Now add all the ingredients to the ground dal

Take the oil in a frying pan and keep it on medium heat

Now take a small ball of the dal mixture into the palm, flatten it using your fingers and drop into the oil slowly

Fry the vadas on medium heat till golden brown.

Take out the vadas onto a tissue paper to remove excess oil.

Serve the hot vadas with tomato sauce and mint chutney.

Preparation time: 20 mins

Serves: 4 ppl