I made a simple meal of Channa Moong Dal, Gujarati Khattay Aloo and Rice.
Chana Moong Dal Recipe
Ingredients:
Yellow moong dal - ½ cup
Oil - tbsp
Garam masala - ½ tsp
Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1 pinch
Coriander powder - ½ tsp
Juice of - ½ lemon
Grated giner - ½" piece
2 cups water
How to Make Gujarati Dal Recipe:
1. Pressure cook dal with one cup water and a pinch of turmeric for approx 4 whistles.
2. Mix all the spice powders in ½ cup water to make a thin paste.
3. Heat oil in a pan. Add some cumin & coriander seeds. Once they splutter, add the ginger.
4. Add the paste of spice powders, fry for a minute, and then add the dal. Bring to a boil.
5. Add lemon juice and required amount of salt.
Gujarati Khattay Aloo Recipe
Ingredients:
Potatoes - 3 big
Tamarind pulp - 1 tbsp
Sugar - ½ tsp
Mustard seeds
Turmeric powder - 1 pinch
Chilli powder - ½ tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Cumin powder - 1 tsp
Fresh green chilies - 2
Grated coconut - 2 tbsp
How to make Khattay Aloo Recipe:
1. Peel and dice potatoes.
2. Soak tamarind in hot water for 5 minutes and then squeeze it firmly to extract all the juice and strain the liquid through a seive. Dissolve the sugar in the liquid.
3. Heat 1 tablespoon ghee or oil and fry some mustard seeds until they pop. Add the turmeric, chilly powder, coriander and cumin and fry for about 1 minute on low fire.
4. Add the potatoes and toss for about a minute. Sprinkle with salt and little water, (about ¼ cup) cover tightly and cook on a very low flame for about 15 minutes.
5. Add the tamarind juice, sliced chillies and coconut and stir well. Cover and cook for about 10-15 minutes or until the potatoes are cooked through.
zlamushka
Nags,
The dish looks great! Simple to make, yet so colorful. I like that.
Bharathy
After all the travelling,office work..An other-state unventured meal!!Wont you sleep???:O
Soo Homely spread!:)
Rachel
Nice array of dishes!
easycrafts
Super spread ...especially potatoes
Srivalli
thats quite a feast..you call that simple?..great ones
Nags
Thank you everyone 🙂
Sig - you should try it if you are for tangy and sweet stuff..
Bharathy - sis!!! of course i sleep 😀 hehe.. in fact, weekends are just lazing around. what do i do alone here,u tell me. no husband to cook for, no kids to look after, no housework thanks to cheap labour in hyd. so all that's left for me is cooking 🙂 and this blog is definitely a motivation!!
Dhivya
lovely meal nags....
DEEPA
Awesome meal ....very nice entries !!!
Kalai
Looks wonderful, Nags! Send the leftovers my way, girl! 🙂
Namratha
Delicious meal Nags, nice entries!