Indian Style Moong Dal Salad Recipe | Kosambari With Carrot Recipe

    Kosambari is an Indian style moong dal salad prepared especially in the state of Karnataka in Udupi and North Karnataka cuisine.This is a raw salad which is served as an appetizer just before the meal. In every occasion, be it dusshera, Ganesh Chaturthi, Ugadi, Makara Sankranthi,Ram Navami there is an important place for this Hesaru Bele kosambari. Just Like In Chettinad, Urad dal vada is being prepared every occasion.

Dal Rice | Arisi Paruppu Sadam | Moong Dal Rice In Pressure Cooker

   Arisi paruppu sadam is one of the authentic recipes of Coimbatore/kongu cuisine.In Tamil 'arisi' is rice and 'paruppu' refers to dal.So I call it dal rice.I wanted to try this recipe for quite some time.These Kind of the recipe will not take place in our regular menu. I will make vegetable dum biryani, paneer pulao, raw mango rice etc.If  it's not regular then I can definitely do for prasad.

Pachmel Dal | Panchratna Dal

Pachmel Dal/Panchratna Dal-a unique north Indian style dal made with  five lentils.'Panch' in Hindi means five 'ratna' mean diamond/jewel.This dal is versatile in its name,lentils and method of preparation.

LeftOver Moong Dal Paratha | Paratha Recipes

    Leftover's are big head ache to any women or at least for me.One day i cooked more moong dal for making dal but i was not using all of them.I kept in fridge and used next day for making this yummy moong dal paratha.

Papaya Curry|Papali Kootu

Papaya  Curry a semi liquid gravy that goes very well with rice,roti dishes.

Other Names of Papaya:
     Raw papaya  also called as papali,green papaya, karamusa, kaplanga,Papaw,Paw paw,peper in other languages.Raw Papaya plays a major role in bengali ,Thai and Indonesia cuisine..That's why people's have a great glowing skin :)

Moongdal Payasam/Pasiparuppu payasam /பாசிப்பருப்பு பாயாசம்

This is very traditional payasam in south indian kitchens made with jaggery,coconut and moongdal.One of the easiest ,tastiest and nutritious dessert .My daughter loves sweets,which kid doesnt love sweets right ?At times when she doesnt eat rice ,veggies i  do this payasam to add protein ,iron to her diet.She used to finish the whole cup and ask for more .So i am very pleased with this payasam.Bachelors... who are away from home can make this and get to feel right at home .Ok ready ! can we start ...

This is my 100th post so sharing with you guys a virtual treat.Many thanks for all my supporters especially my husband,kid and my dear sister and my dear blogger friends ,from them i learnt a lot . I pray god for your well being .Eat healthy and stay healthy ...

Looking for some easy dessert recipes check sabudana kheer

Cooking time:30 min
Serves:2(around 400 ml)

All in one dal /Palak dal/Spinach dal

Palak is a very healthy green which has all the good for a healthy body .Mainly it is  iron rich and has more dietery fiber like other green leaves.It has more vitamin A good for eyesight and prevents oral and lung cavities cancers.It has more vitamin k which is good for bone strengthening activity .Fresh greens has good amount of vitamin B and Vitamin C .For more details about the health benefits of this green vegetable click here.

Whenever i buy palak i used to do this dal because my husband likes this much .This has all the nutrition you want for a day and its very tasty too .So dig in ...

Check for other sidedish recipes like Paneerbuttermasala,Mushroomgravy,Rajmamasala.

Preparation time:15 min(cooking the dal+clean the palak)
Cooking time:20 min
Serves:4 -5

Maavu Urundai - Moong dal Ladoo

This year Diwali is special because it falls on a Saturday. My husband  and my little girl will be home for celebrations. It does not feel like Diwali here I guess. We love to celebrate Diwali with fireworks. I need to figure out if there are any Diwali fireworks here somewhere. Last year we had just moved and we did not know a lot of people here. This year we do have few friends and I am making whole bunch of sweets and snacks to share with them.

This Ladoo is an authentic chettinad dish and its very easy to make. My mom  used to make this when we were kids.

This  sweet is made of split green gram dal and powdered sugar and little ghee. It Can be done in an hour without much preparation.

Preparation Time:10 min

Making time:40 min

Yields:30 laddos

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cup Split green gram dal/Pasiparuppu
• 1 1/2 cup Sugar.
• 5 tsp Ghee (use more if required).

Method:

• Roast the green gram dal for 10 min or until raw smell goes off.
• Cool it before grinding .
• Grind it in Mixer until its fine .

• Seive it and if there is a big quantity left over grind the left overs again and seive it.
• Grind the sugar to a fine powder.
• Seive it as well.

• Mix the ground sugar with the dal mixture.

• Heat the ghee in a large vessel . When it starts to smoke switch the heat off.
• Add the sugar, dal flour mixture to the ghee and mix well.
• There should not be any lumps. If there are any lumps break them.

• Take a handful of the mixture and make a ladoo by shaping it into a ball.
• Enjoy it with your friends and family.

Note:

• Use a fine seive so that ladoo is not coarse.
• If you are not able to shape the ladoo add some more ghee (don't use too much).

Check sweets like  kaju katli,rock candy rice,Apple halwa

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Cauliflower Soup-Chettinad Style

This past week has been cold, rainy and down right dreary here. I guess it was a perfect time to have a soup for lunch. This soup is very nutritious, it has Veggies Dal and it tastes really good.

This is an easy way to get toddlers to eat their veggies. You can make this soup with any vegetable but we like it with cauliflower. Here is the recipe.

Pongal

Pongal takes me down memory lane to my college days. Us hostelers used to eat pongal on Tuesdays for breakfast. We had a hard time keeping awake in class after eating pongal. I remember that I used to ask questions in classes just to keep awake. 

That said I assure you that this recipe wont be heavy, due to the seasonings used. This is a simple and a fast recipe cooked in a pressure cooker. Its also very nutritious. I tweaked my mom and mother in laws recipe and came up with this.

Cooking time:15 min

Serves:2-3