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These delicious and flaky rolls are very easy to make.  A very old North East Asian technique has been used to make them flaky. Try it out once, you will feel like making them every day. You need: For the filling: 100 gm sabut masoor (brown lentil) 1 tbsp finely chopped onion 1 tbsp finelyContinue reading “Sabut Masoor Flaky Roll”

Halwa is a traditional delicious sweet dessert loved by everyone.  Channa dal is just another variety.   Tried it out and found it quite interesting.  You need: 100 gm channa dal 100 ml ghee (clarified butter) 200 gm sugar 400 ml Milk 5-6 cardamom 6-7 almonds A pinch of food colouring ( orange red ) Method:Continue reading “Channa Dal Halwa”

This delicious dessert is soft and nourishing.  It is easy to make. You may try it out.  You need: 100 gm moong dal 30 gm  flour 2 tbsp ghee (clarified butter) 50 gm sugar 3-4 crushed cardamom 1tbsp raisin (optional) A few cashew nuts (optional) 250 ml milk Method: Wash and cook the moong dalContinue reading “Moong Halwa  “

These vadas are soft, crispy and delicious. They are popular snacks for breakfast in south India. Easy to make. Nutritious too. You need: 120 gm urad dal 1 tbsp finely chopped onion 1 tsp finely chopped green chilli  ½ tbs finely chopped ginger ½ tbsp finely chopped curry leaves Salt to taste Refined oil forContinue reading “Vada”

Try out these moong gulabjamuns. They are delicious, healthy and nutritious.  You need: 45 gm moong dal flour 45 gm sooji (semolina) 1 tbsp ghee( clarified butter) 250 ml milk Refined oil to fry For the syrup: 150 gm sugar 200 ml water 2-3 cardamons Method: Mix moong flour and sooji together and fry overContinue reading “Moong Gulabjamun”

These stuffed capsicum – are not only crispy and delicious, they are nutritious too.  You would love it.  Try it out! You need: Channa dal filling 1 medium size green capsicum 2 tbsp Besan ( channa dal powder) ¼ tsp turmeric powder ¼ tsp chilli powder ¼ tsp baking powder Salt to taste Refined oilContinue reading “Stuffed & Fried Capsicum”

These fried Dal Canapés are crispy, tasty and easy to make for your party. Add this nutritious snack to a cup of tea or coffee with friends. You need: For the filling: 50 gm channa dal 1 green chilli finely chopped 1 tbsp of onion finely chopped 1 tbsp of coriander/parsley finely chopped 1 tspContinue reading “Fried Dal Canapé”

This week I thought of making Tulumba – a Greek sweet dish- replacing the wheat flour with moong flour.  After making the dough, I realised that my piping bag and the nozzle were not appropriate for Tulumba.  Anyway, I did few of them and with remaining dough, cut off into smaller shapes with biscuit cutters. Continue reading “A Plateful of Nibbles”

In old Mexico, it is believed that tortillas were used as “‘spoons’ to hold food”. Tortillas are round flat bread, folded or rolled with a filling inside. They are made from wheat and corn flour. The above tortilla shells are made of moong dal an alternative to corn flour. You need: 75 gm moong flourContinue reading “Moong Tortilla”

Once a young girl who cooked Masoor dal for the first time was upset to see the pink dal had turned yellow. So she called up her mother and sadly said that she could not retain its pretty pink colour.  This prompted the creation of these naturally pink ladoos. Try out these easy and deliciousContinue reading “Masoor Ladoo”