Methi Dal
Recipe and Photo Courtesy: Priya (my friend)
Ingredients
Thoor Dal -1 cup
Frozen Methi/ Fenugreek leaves -1 cup (Thawed)
Frozen Peas-1/2 cup (Thawed)
Fresh Tomato-1 average sized (fine chopped)
Onion-1 large (fine chopped)
Potato -1 average sized (diced)
Garlic- 4 cloves (crushed)
Green chilies-3(slit)
Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp
Red chilly powder -1/2 tsp
Hing/ Asafoetida - 4 dashes
Garam masala- 1 Tbsp
Jeera powder- 1/2 tsp
Coriander/Dhaniya powder-1 tsp
Jeera/ Cumin seeds-1 tsp
Methi /Fenugreek seeds-1/4 tsp
Oil- 3 Tbsp
Salt (to taste)
Juice of half a lemon
Coriander leaves (to Garnish)
Cooking Directions
-Pressure cook thoor dal well with potato, methi seeds, asafoetida and a pinch of turmeric powder. Keep aside.
-Get a pan going on medium heat and add oil. When hot, add jeera seeds and let them splutter.
-Then add green chilies and Garlic. Let the garlic infuse its flavor.
-Add sliced onions and sauté till golden brown.
-Then add tomatoes and sauté till soft.
-Add the remaining turmeric powder, red chilly powder, dhaniya powder, jeera powder and garam masala powder.
-Add salt and fry for 4-5 min.
-Then add thawed methi and peas. Let them cook for 3-4 min.
-Then add cooked dal with potatoes and mix well
-Add hot water to bring it to the desired dal consistency and let the mixture boil for 5 min.
-Move away from heat and add lemon juice.
-Garnish with coriander leaves.
-Serve this healthy and delicious dal with rice/rotis.
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34 comments:
Wow Kitty, Dal looks amazing..I love methi dal. but will make it non-spicy. Pic looks awesome and congrats for award once again ! :)
Btw, I came to ur page to pass on recipe of Vangi bath to my f
Wow ! Methi dal looks amazing... I make it same way, but non spicy one..Pic looks awesome..
I came to ur page to pass on ur vangi bath to my friend, but totally forgot things after spotting ur kalakand :)
thnx dear...haha, that was so nice of u sowmya,
lovely methi dal dear!
preethi methi dal is really looking so good and yummy healthy sidedish for roti.. yumm
I liked the neat and simple presentation
Delicious and a yummy curry... Congrats on your award dear!!!
Methi dhal looks delicious Preethi and Priya ... Loved the addition of some veggies in it... I have never tried with veggies in methi dhal ... neat presentation and also congrats on your award :)
Thank u HCOF and Pavithra!
Thanks so much Ramya and Padma!
Love the addition of veggies along with the methi :)
Thank a ton for the award-so sweet of you to think of me !!
Congrats on your award and thanks for thinking me dear. Dal looks yum and healthy. I can feel the aroma of dhall with methi.
Thank u :)!U guys absolutely deserve it!
Congrats on ur lovely award and thanks a lot for sharing it with me ....Methi Dal looks simply yummy
I too make methi dal but adding green peas in this is a twist looks delicious nice pecipe next time will try this.
Nice and yummy recipe as usual. Beautiful photo. Congrats on your award.
Hey congrats on ur award and thanks so much for sharing it with me.Beautiful click.I dont get methi's here...shud probably substitute this with spinach and try.Thanks for sharing...and congrats again.
The dhal looks too gud.very neat presentation.and thank u so much for thr award..duly picked up
delicous dal and lovely snap. Congrats on your award & thanks for passing it on to us!
Looks yum..simple and delicious...your kalakand looks so gud too
Dal looks delicious.I bet they taste fantastic...
Nice presentation and Thanks a lot for passing me the lovely award.
Congrats on ur awrad ..methi dal is the best combo..looks yum
Thanks a bunch guys!:)
Ya know ur website is ablessing..I was just thinking about how to make methi dal and here u have a great recipe...its like I have a connection with ur blog n vice versa...thanks.
hahha...telepathy rads!!:)
Methi dal sounds cool for the summer. Nice recipe.
Love anything with Dal..Thats a yum dish KM n loved the presentation..:)
Nice dal recipe..n congrats on ur award..
thank u viki,varsha and pratibha!
wow! i love dal ..looks soo yuummyy!
nice dal .. Love methi
thnk u deesha and mangala!!:)
congrats on your award and thanks for thinking of me, dear :)
Methi daal looks delicious Preeti. Congratulations on the award & thank you very much for passing it to me.
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