Dal, one of the very common ingredients used in Indian cooking. This masala vegetable dal is simple to make, but very different from the usual dal we make. Any vegetables of your choice can be used. This can be had with hot white rice, with a teaspoon of ghee in it and just mix this masala. It tastes very delicious. You can have with chapathis or rotis even. Having dal daily in usual way, this will be very different and tastes even more delicious. Adding vegetables to the dal makes it even more healthier.
Ingredients:
Dal - 1/2 cup (cooked)
Mixed Vegetables (Carrot, Beans, Peas, Potato) - 1 cup
Onion - 1 (finely chopped)
Tomato - 1 (chopped)
Green Chillies - 2 or 3 (slitted)
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp
Chilli powder - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Dhania/Corriander powder - 2 tsp
Cumin - 1/2 tsp
Mustard - 1/2 tsp
Salt - to taste
Ghee - 2 tbsp
Note:
a) Cook any dal of your choice like toor dal, moong dal or masoor dal and keep it aside.
b) Cut any vegetables to equal size.
Method:
1) Heat a pan and add ghee. Also add mustard seeds and let it start to splutter. Then add the cumin seeds and chopped onion.
2) Saute the onions until it becomes translucent. Now add ginger garlic paste.
3) Now add the tomato and green chillies.
4) Saute it for about 2 minutes and add the dry powders (turmeric powder, chilli powder and corriander powder)
5) Mix it well and add the cut vegetables.
6) Saute the vegetables and add about 2 cups of water and necessary salt.
7) Let it cook until the vegetables become tender.
8) Now add the cooked dal.
9) Leave it to boil for about 2 to 3 minutes and become thick.
Spicy and delicious masala vegetable dal is ready to taste.
Ingredients:
Dal - 1/2 cup (cooked)
Mixed Vegetables (Carrot, Beans, Peas, Potato) - 1 cup
Onion - 1 (finely chopped)
Tomato - 1 (chopped)
Green Chillies - 2 or 3 (slitted)
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp
Chilli powder - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Dhania/Corriander powder - 2 tsp
Cumin - 1/2 tsp
Mustard - 1/2 tsp
Salt - to taste
Ghee - 2 tbsp
Note:
a) Cook any dal of your choice like toor dal, moong dal or masoor dal and keep it aside.
b) Cut any vegetables to equal size.
Method:
1) Heat a pan and add ghee. Also add mustard seeds and let it start to splutter. Then add the cumin seeds and chopped onion.
2) Saute the onions until it becomes translucent. Now add ginger garlic paste.
3) Now add the tomato and green chillies.
4) Saute it for about 2 minutes and add the dry powders (turmeric powder, chilli powder and corriander powder)
5) Mix it well and add the cut vegetables.
6) Saute the vegetables and add about 2 cups of water and necessary salt.
7) Let it cook until the vegetables become tender.
8) Now add the cooked dal.
9) Leave it to boil for about 2 to 3 minutes and become thick.
Spicy and delicious masala vegetable dal is ready to taste.
