Daal Batata Amti

Time 30 min

Ingredients

Potatoes medium size 2

Tur daal 1/2 cup

Finely chopped onion 1 big size

Red chili powder 1.5 tsp+ ginger garlic paste 1/4 tsp/ kanda lasun chatney 2 tsp

Water 3 cups

Oil 1 tbsp

Salt to taste

Method

Wash and cook daal and potatoes in cooker till 3 whistles. Allow it to cool. Peel potatoes and cut into cubes.

Heat oil in vessel. Add onion, fry till it turns golden brown. Then add red chili powder + ginger garlic paste / kanda lasun chatney. Fry for about 3-4 min. Then add cooked tur daal and potatoes. Then add 1 cup of water and salt. Mix well and cook for 10-15 min. Switch off the flame and serve hot with bhakari or rice. 

Drumstick Yellow Daal / Shevgyache Varan

Time 30 min

Ingredients

Tur Daal (Pigeon Peas) 1 cup

Water 2 cups

Green chilies 2 -3

Drum sticks 2 (cut into small pieces of 2 inch size)

Chopped tomato 2 big size

Tamarind  paste 1/4 tsp

Salt to taste

For seasoning

Mustard seeds 1/4 tsp

Cumin seeds 1/4 tsp

Curry leaves 1tsp

Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp

Asafoetida 1/4 tsp

Oil 2 tsp

Coriander grated coconut for garnishing

Method

Wash daal, then add it in cooker along with tomato, drum stick, cook till 3 -4 whistles. Switch off the flame. Allow it to cool.

Heat the 2 tsp oil in pan, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves, chilies. Mustard seeds will pop out then add turmeric powder immediately add 1-2 tsp water. Then add cooked daal, tamarind paste in the pan. Stir well cook for about 10 min. Serve with grated coconut and coriander. The consistency of curry should be not thick nor thin.

Tip

If u wish chopped onion can be added after the seasoning. Fry for sometime then add daal.

Split Yellow Lentils / Moong Daal Varan

Time 25 min

Ingredients

Split yellow lentils / Moong daal 1 cup

Asafoetida 1/4 tsp

Chopped coriander leaves 2 tsp

Jaggery 1/2 tsp optional

Cumin seeds 1/4 tsp

Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp

Water 2 -3 cups

Lemon juice 1/4 tsp

1tbsp or less

Salt to taste

Method

Wash daal, add asafoetida and water cook in pressure cooker for 3-4 whistles. Allow it to cool. In a pan heat ghee add cumin seeds, turmeric powder, cooked daal, salt, jaggery. Mix well. Cook for 10 min, garnish with coriander and grated coconut.

Pigeon Peas Plain Daal / Turichya Daliche Varan

Time 25 min

Ingredients

Pigeon peas / tur daal 1 cup

Asafoetida 1/4 tsp

Chopped coriander leaves 2 tsp

Jaggery 1/2 tsp optional

Cumin seeds 1/4 tsp

Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp

Water 2 -3 cups

Lemon juice 1/4 tsp optional

1tbsp or less

Salt to taste

Method

Wash daal, add asafoetida and water cook in pressure cooker for 3-4 whistles. Allow it to cool. In a pan heat ghee add cumin seeds, turmeric powder, cooked daal, salt, jaggery. Mix well. Cook for 10 min, garnish with coriander.

Tip

U can add lemon juice at the end, it taste wonderful.

Drumstick Red Daal / Shevga Shengyachi Tikhat Amti

Time 30 min

Ingredients

Tur Daal (Pigeon Peas) 1 cup

Water 2 cups

Red chili powder / Kolhapuri kanda lasun chatney 2 tsp

Drum sticks 2 (cut into small pieces of 2 inch size)

Chopped Tomato 2 big size

Salt to taste

For seasoning

Mustard seeds 1/4 tsp

Cumin seeds 1/4 tsp

Curry leaves 1tsp

Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp

Asafoetida 1/4 tsp

Oil 2 tsp

Coriander for garnishing

Method

Wash daal, add it in cooker along with tomato, drum stick, cook till 3 -4 whistles. Switch off the flame. Allow it to cool.

Heat the 2 tsp oil in pan, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves. Mustard seeds will pop out then add Red chili powder / Kolhapuri kanda lasun chatney and turn the flame low immediately. Then add cooked daal in the pan. Stir well cook for about 10 min. Serve with grated coconut and coriander. The consistency of sambar should be not thick not thin.

Tip

U can add tamarind instead of tomato in daal after seasoning.

Tadka Daal

Time 30 min

Ingredients

Tur Daal (Pigeon Peas) 1 cup

Water 2 cups

Garlic cloves slices 1 tsp

Red chili powder 1 tsp

Pinch of asafoetida

Salt to taste

Oil 1tsp

For seasoning

Mustard seeds 1/4 tsp

Cumin seeds 1/4 tsp

Curry leaves 1tsp

Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp

Red chilies 3-4

Oil 2 tsp

Method

Wash daal, add it in cooker, cook till 3 -4 whistles. Switch off the flame. Allow it to cool.

Heat the 1tsp oil in pan. Add chopped garlic and pinch of asafoetida, fry till garlic turns golden brown now add red chili powder stir for 1 min then add cooked daal immediately. Cook for about 10-15 min. The consistency of daal should be thick. Switch off the flame.

Seasoning at the time of serving 

Heat the 2 tsp oil in saute pan, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves. Mustard seeds will pop out then add red chilies and turn off the flame immediately. Add this seasoning on daal and serve.

Tip

U can add more red chili powder  if you want spicy tadka daal. Keep in mind that garlic is also spicy, so adjust the red chili powder and garlic accordingly.

Sambar

Time 30 min

Ingredients

Tur Daal (Pigeon Peas) 1 cup

Water 2 cups

Red chili powder 1 tsp

Sambar powder 1 tsp

Drum sticks 2 (cut into small pieces of 2 inch size)

Chopped tomato 2 big size

Carrot 1 medium size cut into cubes

Potato 1 medium size cut into cubes

Red pumpkin 50 gms (8-10 small cubes of 2 inch size)

Salt to taste

For seasoning

Mustard seeds 1/4 tsp

Cumin seeds 1/4 tsp

Curry leaves 1tsp

Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp

Asafoetida 1/4 tsp

Red chilies 3-4

Oil 2 tsp

Method

Wash daal, add it in cooker along with tomato, drum stick, carrot, potato, red pumpkin, cook till 3 -4 whistles. Switch off the flame. Allow it to cool.

Heat the 2 tsp oil in pan, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves. Mustard seeds will pop out then add red chili powder, sambar powder and red chilies and turn the flame low immediately. Then add cooked daal in the pan. Stir well cook for about 10 min. Serve with grated coconut and coriander. The consistency of sambar should be not thick not thin.

Tip

U can add tomato puree instead of tomato after seasoning. 

U can also add tamarind / dry kokum in daal after seasoning.

I cook all vegetables along with daal to save time. 

Some times i cook all vegetables  in microwave at 900 watt for about 8-10 min. This also tastes good.