Spinach Dal and Bell Pepper and Potato Curry
SPINACH DAL ( TOTAKURA PAPPU )
Ingredients :
Toor Dal 1 cup
Chopped spinach ( frozen ) 1 small packet
Chana dal 1\2 teaspoon
Urad dal 1\2 teaspoon
Mustard 1\4 teaspoon
Tomato 1 ( cut into small pieces )
Sun flower oil 1 tablespoon
Salt 1 teaspoon ( or as per your taste )
Red chili 1 ( Broken into 2 or 3 pieces)
Green chili 1 ( Cut into 2 or 3 pieces )
Curry leaves 4 or 5
PULUSU PODI 1\2 teaspoon
A pinch of turmeric powder and asafoetida.
Preparation :
Add two cups of water and the pinch of turmeric to 1 cup of Toor dal and
cook it in your pressure cooker. If you donot have a pressure cooker, cook
in any vessel till the toor dal becomes soft but not paste.
Pour 1 tablespoon sun flower oil into a pan and add 1\2 teaspoon urad dal,
1\2 teaspoon chana dal, red chili pieces, 1\4 teaspoon mustard and a pinch
of asafoetida, and fry on a low fire. When these become light brown, add 4
or 5 curry leaves, the chopped spinach and 1\2 cup of water and the green
chili pieces. When it is half cooked, add the tomato pieces. Then add 1\2
teaspoon PULUSU PODI and 1 teaspoon salt. After this is cooked add cooked
dal and mix well. Cook the whole mixture for about 5 minutes, mixing it at
intervels. The Spinach dal is ready to be served with rice.
BELL PEPPER & POTATO CURRY
Ingredients :
Potatos 2
Green Bell peppers 2
Sun flower oil 2 tablespoons
KURA PODI 1 Tablespoon
Salt 1\2 teaspoon
Preparation :
Wash potatos and green bell peppers. Peal the skin off the potatos. Cut
potatos and bell peppers into small pieces. Fry these cut vegitables with
2 tablespoons of sunflower oil on low fire. While frying , mix them gently
now and then so that the pieces at the bottom do not get charred. When it
turns light brown add 1 tablespoon KURA PODI and 1\2 teaspoon salt. Mix well
and fry for another 5 minutes. Gently mix well while frying. Ensure that
the vegitables are not charred. The curry is ready for serving with rice.
You have here a 3-course lunch\dinner. Individually mix the vegitable
preparations with rice and eat. Mixing with fingers instead of with spoons
or forks makes the food more tasty. Remove the chili pieces while eating,
lest they spoil the pleasure of eating something good !
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