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This is a protein rich vegetable fry. It is very delicious and rich item, usually a must item in wedding menu. We can try beans,plantain flower, cabbage, carrot,cluster beans for this vegetable fry. If we soak the dal and precooked vegetable is available, we can prepare this dish within 10 mins Let's see the ingredients  Chopped beans 100g Channa dal 3 table spoon Thoor dal 2 table spoon Red chilli 3 Salt to taste Turmeric powder 1 pinch Oil for cooking For saute Urud dal 1tsp Mustard seed 1tsp Asafoetida 1 pinch cumin seed 1 tsp Curry leaves. Preparation  Soak channa dal ,Thoor dal,chilli for 30 mins Pre cook beans with little salt. Grind the soaked dal and chilli with required salt and a pinch of turmeric to coarse. (Don't add water or don't grind to paste) Preparation  Heat 1 tsp oil in a pan. (Usually iron pan is used for this menu) Once it is hot add Mustard seed, urud dal, Asafoetida  one b...

It is a very light dish .Its main ingredient is urud dal which is rich in protein.  After a heavy meal or if you want to give rest to your stomach, you can try this menu. It is very easy to prepare and delicious also. Let's see its ingredients.  Urud dal 3 table spoon Pepper 1 table spoon Mustard seeds 1 tsp Salt to taste Asafoetida  Red chilli 3 Cooking oil 1 tsp Grated coconut 1/2 cup Tamarind small amla size. Preparation time 10 mins Serves 4 Preparation  Heat a pan with oil Once it is hot add Asafoetida, Mustard seeds and allow to pop. Add chilli and saute till brown. Add urud dal,pepper saute till golden brown  Transfer to plate and allow to cool First grind urud dal,chilli,pepper,Asafoetida to coarse powder in mixie. Add coconut,tamarind and salt with little water and grind to coarse paste. Coconut thogayal is ready. With hot rice and little gingelly oil and...

It will be handy if we prepare masala at correct propotion ready in our kitchen during morning chores. It is a basic masala yet the veggie fry will be crispy and tasty. Let's see the ingredients  coriender seeds 1 cup(100g) Channa dal 1/2 cup(50g) Urud dal 1/4 cup (25 g) Peanut 1/2 cup (50g) Asafoetida 1 small piece Cumin seed 1 tsp Pepper 2 tsp Fenu Greek 2 tsp Salt 1 pinch Turmeric powder 1 tsp Red chilli 10 to 15 (I have added few kashmiri chilli for colour) Let's see its preparation  Heat a heavy bottomed pan Add Asafoetida  Once it balloons add Corriender seed and saute till it pops and set aside. Add urud dal,channa dal and saute till golden brown and set aside Add peanut and saute till golden brown and set aside. Add pepper,cumin seed and fenugreek and saute till cumin seeds pops and fenu Greek turn brown and set aside. Add chili and salt saute till chillies are golden brown.  (Salt is add...

Aval/poha sweet pongal is very easy to make. With minimal ingredients we can prepare it in few minutes. There is no steaming or pre cook needed. Instantly we can prepare. As jaggery is used ,we can offer to Lord as prasadam.Lets see how it is prepared.  Ingredients  Aval/poha 100 grams Jaggery powdered 80grms Ghee 4 table spoon Elaichi powder 1 pinch Cashews and raisins preparation time 10 mins Serves 4 Heat a pan and add 1 table spoon ghee.  Once it melts add cashew and saute until golden brown.  In the same ghee add raisins and saute until it balloons.  Remove cashew and raisins and set aside. In the remaining ghee add aval/poha and fry till golden brown Once it is crispy and golden brown remove from flame and allow it to cool. Once it is cool, transfer to mixie and grind as a coarse powder. Add 200ml water to kadai and bring it to boil. Add ...