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We need: Masoor dal 1cup Tomato 2 Chopped cilantro Cumin powder 1/2 sp  Green chilies 6 Red chili powder 1sp Haldi 1/2 sp Salt to taste Mustard seeds 1/4 sp Cumin seeds  1/4 sp Red chili 2 Curry leaves 3 Udad dal 1/4 sp Hing 2 pinches Oil 3 sps Method: Wash and cook masoor dal in presser cooker. Meanwhile make masala for the dal. Grind 1 tomato,cumin powder, green chilies, haldi to smooth paste. Once the dal is cooked mash it with spatula and add the masala paste. Also add chopped tomato, salt, chili powder and 1 cup water. Cook further till tomato pieces are soft. Now add chopped cilantro and mix well. Make tempering adding mustard, cumin, udad da,. curry leaves and red chili to oil. Add the tempering to cooked dal and serve hot with rice or roti. Check to see what my fellow bloggers are cooking for BM # 20.

We need: Toor dal 1cup Sliced onions 1/4 cup Chopped cilantro 1/4 cup Slit green chilies 2 Cumin 1sp Garlic cloves 3 Red chili 1 Udad dal 1/2 sp Mustard seeds 1/4 sp Curry leaves 3 Oil 2 sps Chili powder 1/4 sp Haldi 1/4 sp Salt to taste Method: Cook toor dal and mash it. Add 2 cups water to cooked dal. Also add sliced onions, green chili, salt, haldi and chili powder. Crush garlic and cumin together and add to dal. Now cook further till dal becomes half of it. Do not too thick this dal/ kattu  has to be watery. Finally add chopped cilantro and mix. Now make tempering adding cumin, red chili, udad dal, mustard and curry leaves to oil. Add this tempering to dal and serve hot with rice. Check to see what my fellow bloggers are cooking for Blogging Marathon 20.

We need: Yellow moong dal 1cup Palak/ spinach  chopped  2cups Onion chopped 1/2 cup Tomato chopped 1 cup Cilantro chopped  1cup Salt to taste Haldi 1/4 sp Chili powder 1sp Green chilies 2 Red chili 1 Udad dal 1/2sp Mustard seeds 1/2 sp Cumin seeds 1/2 sp Curry leaves 6 Garlic cloves 4 Oil 3sps Method: In a presser cooker add washed dal, chopped, spinach, onion, tomato, cilantro, green chilies, 2 garlic cloves, haldi and enough water to cook. Once done remove and mash the dal with spatula. Add salt and little water to cook further. Dal should not be too thick or too watery. Now make tempering adding mustard seeds, cumin, red chili, curry leaves, and crushed garlic to oil. Add this to dal and transfer to serving bowl. Serve hot with roti, rice or naan. Check to see what my fellow bloggers are cooking for BM #20

We need: Maida/ All purpose flour 2 cups Sugar 1 cup Salt pinch Butter 3sps Oil for deep frying Method: Melt butter and add to maida. Also add salt and mix well. Now add water to make stiff dough. Keep aside for 5 minutes. Heat oil for deep frying. Now make very small balls from the maida dough. Take a fork and place on the plate or on kitchen platform. Take a ball of maida and press along the fork to make as shells. You can see the fork marks on the shells now. Deep fry these shells till golden brown. In another pan add sugar and 1/3 cup of water. Once you see bubbles in the syrup add the fried shells and rest them for 15 minutes. Remove and let them cool. Sweet shells are ready to serve. Check to see what my fellow bloggers are cooking for Blogging Marathon# 20

Hi friends, Wishing everyone a very Happy Ganesh Chaviti. Today's dish is one of the lord Ganesha's favorite one. Here goes the recipe..... We need: Raw rice 1cup Salt pinch Water 2 1/2 cups Chana dal 1/4 cup Oil/ ghee 2 sps Method: Soak rice and chana dal separately for 30minutes. Drain water and grind the rice to course powder. In apan heat 2 spoons oil or ghee and add chana dal. Also add rice powder and mix well. Add salt and water. Cook till done. Let it cool for few minutes and make them to small balls. Check to see what my fellow bloggers are cooking for BM # 20