Yummy Subzis

Green Moong Dal Subzi

Recipe inspired by my Mom.  

This recipe reminds me of childhood. My Mom used to make this for rotis and we really used to enjoy eating this. This is a very healthy,tasty, protein rich vegan recipe. Do try this and let me know your comments.

Green Moong Dal Subzi

Ingredients :

1 cup green moong dal/ green gram dal

2 medium sized tomatoes

2 medium sized onions

1 teaspoon ginger-garlic paste

1 green chilli

¼ tsp turmeric powder

½ tsp dhania powder

½ tsp jeera powder

1 tsp garam masala powder

1 tbsp lemon juice

Coriander leaves to garnish

Salt to taste

Method:

Soak green gram overnight in water and pressure cook for 3 whistles.

In a pan, heat oil and add onion, ginger garlic paste and green chilli paste.
  

Once the onions become brown add tomatoes, dhania powder and jeera powder. Cook till tomatoes become soft.

Add cooked green gram and mash slightly to get a gravy like consistency. Add garam masala and cook for 5 mins. Switch off gas and add lemon juice and coriander leaves. Serve hot with rotis.

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Recipe for Kadubu idli with Tangy Mangalorean gravy (Also called Menaskai)

Ingredients for the gravy:

Black gram Dhal – 1 tsp

Red Chillies         – 5 to 6

Fenugreek seeds – ½ tsp

Coriander seeds  – 1 tsp

Curry leaves         - 7 to 8

Jaggery                 – a lemon sized piece

Coconut grated   – 1 cup

Sesame  seeds     – 1 tsp

1 raw mango

Tamarind - a small marble size piece (very little is required as the raw mango is already sour)

Salt to taste

Method of preparation for the paste:

Fry the black gram dal, red chillies, fenugreek seeds, coriander seeds and curry leaves with refined oil till good aroma comes and keep aside. Add coconut towards the end and fry for a few more minutes.  Fry sesame seeds without oil till it turns brown.  Grind to a fine paste.

Cut the mango into square pieces and boil in water with turmeric powder, tamarind and jaggery till it becomes soft.  Add salt when it is 50% cooked.  To this, add the prepared paste and bring to a boil. Fry  curry leaves in coconut oil and add to the gravy.  Serve hot with Kadubu idli.

Ingredients for the Kadubu Idli

 Idli batter – 2cups

Ghee          - 2 table spoons

Grease the idli tumblers with ghee and add idli batter and steam for 10 to 15 minutes.

Serve the idlis with the tangy mangalorean gravy.

Recipe for Lentil delight with caramelized fruits (also called Hayagriva muddie)

Ingredients

1 cup Bengal gram dal

1 cup Jaggery

2 tbsp Ghee

¼ cup Coconut grated

1 tbsp sugar

Canned Pineapple

Raisins – 10

Cashewnuts - 10

Almonds -10

Method of preparation

Cook  the Bengal gram dal in a pressure cooker till it is 3/4^th done.  Heat jaggery in a pan and cook it till it boils and bubbles are formed.  Add the Bengal gram dal to this mixture and mix well till it forms a smooth consistency. Add sugar, ghee and coconut at this stage and mix well.  Fry the dry fruits in ghee and add at the end for garnish.  Plate with caramelized pineapple pieces.

MOONG DAL SALAD also called KOSAMBRI (a protein rich salad for kids and adults):

Ingredients:

1 cup moong dal soaked

1 /2 cup boiled sweet corn

¼ cup grated carrot

¼ cup cucumber finely chopped

¼ pomegranate seeds

2 tsp fresh coconut grated

1 small green chilli (finely chopped)

1 tsp lemon juice

Salt to taste

Few sprigs of coriander for garnish

For tadka

1 tsp oil

1 tsp mustard seeds

Few curry leaves

Method

Mix the ingredients of the salad. Heat oil for tadka and add mustard seeds and curry leaves.

Add to the salad and garnish with coriander leaves.

You can also serve this salad chilled.