Spring Onion Dhal

IngredientsSpring Onion -1 small bunchMoong dhal-1/4cupRed chillies-2, Green chilly-1 (adjust to your taste)Mustard Seeds-1/2teaspoonCumin Seeds-1/2teaspoonTurmeric powder-1/4teaspoonGhee-1/2teaspoonOilSaltMethodWash and trim the edges of the spring onions..chop them finely. Chop the green chilly.Pressure cook the moon dhal with enough water and keep it aside.In a pan,heat oil..make the tempering with mustard-cumin seeds followed by g.chilly,red chilly and fry for a minute.Add the chopped spring onion and sauté them for 2-3 minutes on...

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Cabbage-Carrot-Beans Poriyal

Sometimes we will have little quantity of the veggies, by then, the combination poriyal comes handy to finish of those veggies.Adding moong dhal enhances the taste and make the poriyal wholesome and healthy! IngredientsCabbage-100gramsCarrots-2Beans-7Moong dhal-11/2tablespoonGrated Coconut-1tablespoon(optional)Onion(small)-1Green Chilli-1Red Chillies-2Mustard Seeds-1/2teaspoonUrad dhal-1teaspoonChanna dhal-1teaspoonOilSaltMethodWas and soak the moong dhal for an hour and microwave it with enough water for 3 minutes and keep it aside.Wash...

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Scrambled Egg with Veggies

Ingredients 3 Large Eggs Half of a Red Capsicum Few Broccoli Florets One (small size) onion 2 Green Chillies One (small) Tomato Cilantro to Garnish Salt and Pepper Powder Olive oil Method Chop all the veggies into big chunks. On high flame,heat oil in a skillet, add the veggies except tomato, sauté them for a minute. Add in the tomato pieces,salt and pepper. Cover the pan and cook them for a minute. Transfer the veggies to a plate and keep aside. Beat the eggs with salt & pepper,pour it in the same skillet. Spread the veggies...

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Aloo-Matar

IngredientsSmall potatoes-12Frozen green peas -1/4cupOnion(medium size)-1Green chilli-1Tomato(big)-1Gignger-1/4" pieceGarlic-2clovesTurmeric powder-1/4teaspoonChilli powder-1teaspoonCoriander powder-1teaspoonCumin Seeds-1teaspoonOilSaltMethodBoil the small potatoes and peel the skin. Shallow fry them with little oil and keep it aside.In the same pan,add crushed ginger-garlic,chopped onion-g.chilli and fry till the onion becomes transparent. Then add chopped tomatoes and cook till it becomes mushy. Add the spice powders,cook on low heat...

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Horsegram Dosai/Kollu Dosai

Last week while talking with my mom, i was telling about kollu idli/dosa recipes,she was also interested to see the outcome. At last tried it and had a healthy and yummy breakfast on this week end. Thanks Malar for the recipe! :) Ingredients Brown Rice-2 cups Horse Gram(kollu)-1/2cup Fenugreek seeds(vendhayam) -1 teaspoon Salt Method Wash and soak the horse gram, rice & methi seeds for 6 hours. Grind the rice and fenugreek seeds together and horse gram separately. Add enough salt, mix it well and keep aside for 8 hours for...

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Thepla

Being a South Indian, I am not aware of many speciality dishes of North India. Accidentally I came across this recipe Here. Adding coriander powder-chilli powder-kasoori methi..hmm,interesting!! :) Had all the ingredients mentioned there,and prepared it for a Saturday lunch. Turned out to be really delicious!I took pictures,they were lying in my laptop for long! To my surprise, saw thepla's in many of the fellow bloggers spaces lately.There are lot of variations,and this one is a simple yet yummy recipe.IngredientsAata -1 1/2cupsCurd...

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