Boil Toor dal with salt and turmeric. Heat some oil. Add mustard seeds (let splutter), cumin seeds, curry leaves, slit green chilli, hing, chopped red onion, fresh ginger and garlic paste. Let the onions brown well. Then add red chilli powder, turmeric, a bit of dhania powder, amchur, finely chopped tomatoes and salt. Let the tomatoes cook well (almost mashed). Then add this to the dal and serve garnished with fresh cilantro.
I had been craving this for a while, and the recipe turned out great. Dry roast about 1/2 cup of peeled peanuts. Add about 1/4 cup or less of sesame seeds. Once roasted, set aside. Also roast about 3/4 cup of fresh (frozen) coconut, two-three de-seeded kashmiri chillies, and a handful of whole coriander seeds. Set the mixture aside. Wash and dry baingan, and make slits while still keeping the tops. Also peel and make wedges from a couple of potatoes. In a pan, heat some oil (you need more oil), add the baingan and the potatoes, and let them cook. Take the potatoes out once they are brown, but let the baingan cook until they are almost done (and wrinkly on top). Take them out and set them aside. Meanwhile, finely dice an onion. In the same pan, add mustard seeds, jeera, curry leaves, ginger garlic paste and chopped onion. Saute until the onion is lightly brown. In the meantime, make a paste from the dry ingredients (peanuts, etc.). Now add turmeric powder, red chilli powder and a bit o
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