Palak Dal (Spinach romancing lentils ;) )

I love palak dal esp with rotis it tastes awesome!!!!! I bet... :)
Let's get straight to the recipe...am not so patient these days....

Ingredients:


Palak-1cup/bunch chopped
Toor dal-1 cup cooked
cumin seeds-1tsp
mustard seeds-1tsp
asafoetida-1/2tsp
urad dal-1tsp
chana dal-1tsp
turmeric powder-1/4 tsp
curry leaves-4 to 6
green chillies-3 to 4 slit
dry red chillies-2 broken to half 
fenugreek powder-1/4 tsp
oil-1tbsp
salt
red chilli powder-1 tsp(adjust as per spice level)




Procedure:


1)In a pan heat the oil,add cumin seeds,mustard seeds,urad dal,chana dal and once the mustard seeds start to crackle add asafoetida ,fenugreek powder and dry red chillies.
2)Now add curry leaves,chopped spinach,green chillies and let the spinach cook on low to medium flame.
3)When the spinach reduces to almost half its quantity,add the toor dal mix well.
4)Add half to 1 cup water as per desired consistency.
5)Now dash in  salt,turmeric powder and red chilli powder mix well and let the dal simmer for 5 to 8 min.
6)Have a great dal with rotis/rice.

P.S:Be cautious when frying the spinach and see it does not get burnt.A small burn can ruin the entire taste of dal.

Storage:Dal stays in refrigerator for 2 days.

Mango Dal (Green Mango with lentils)

Ingredients:

Mango-1 cut into large chunks

Toor dal-1 cup cooked

cumin seeds-1tsp

mustard seeds-1tsp

asafoetida-1/2tsp

urad dal-1tsp

chana dal-1tsp

turmeric powder-1/4 tsp

curry leaves-4 to 6

green chillies-3 to 4 slit

dry red chillies-2 broken to half 

fenugreek powder-1/4 tsp

oil-1tbsp

salt

red chilli powder-1 tsp(adjust as per spice level)

Procedure:

1)In a pan heat the oil,add cumin seeds,mustard seeds,urad dal,chana dal and once the mustard seeds start to crackle add asafoetida ,fenugreek powder and dry red chillies.

2)Now add curry leaves,chopped mango,green chillies and let the mango cook on low to medium flame till it becomes soft.

3)Add the toor dal mix well.

4)Add half to 1 cup water as per desired consistency.

5)Now dash in  salt,turmeric powder and red chilli powder mix well and let the dal simmer for 5 to 8 min.

6)Have a great dal with rotis/rice.

P.S:Be cautious when frying the mango and see it does not get burnt.A small burn can ruin the entire taste of dal.

Storage:Dal stays in refrigerator for 2 days.We can also freeze it if we like.I just have started this freezing technique lately.Will inform once it works

Welcome back to SEASON 2 of SwathisLab

Hi all,
Ages I know,almost seemed like I vanished and guess what almost forgot my ids.Well reason being that had to relocate.New place,new climate,hmm not many friends well  hoping to gather a few soon.I almost stopped using my kitchen,lol....kidding actually misplaced the camera.Anyways now enough of gossip lets get back to work.