Spinach Pappu or Dal

Ingredients:

Toor dal -1cup
Spinach - 1 bunch
Diced Onions - 3/4 cup
Green chillies- 2
Diced Tomatoes - 1/4cup
Turmeric - 2-3 pinches
Salt-1 1/2tsp or to taste

For seasoning:

Chanadal-1tsp
Urad dal -1 tsp
Mustard seeds- 1tsp
Cumin seeds - 1tsp
Dry red chillies- 1 or 2
Oil - 1- 11/2 Tbsp
Minced garlic -1/2tsp or Hing (Asafoetida)-2-3 pinches
Curry leaves- few

Method-1 :


Pressure cook Toor dal, spinach, onions, green chillies, tomatoes, turmeric together.
Fry all the seasoning ingredients in oil and add the seasoning to the cooked dal at the end.salt to taste.cook for 5 minutes. Serve hot with rice or Roti.

Method-2 :

Cook Toor dal in a pot, until dal is half cooked, add spinach, and cook well together until dal is soft. In a separate pan saute onions, green chillies, tomatoes, turmeric together in little oil and add to the spinach dal. Fry all the seasoning ingredients in remaining oil and add the seasoning to the cooked dal at the end. salt to taste. cook for 5 more minutes. Serve hot with rice or Roti.

Method-3 :

Cook Toor dal, spinach, onions, green chillies, tomatoes, turmeric together in a slow cooker, until dal becomes soft (Takes Usually 4 hours in high 6 hours in low). Fry all the seasoning ingredients in oil and add the seasoning to the cooked dal at the end.salt to taste.cook for 5 more minutes. Serve hot with rice or Roti.

Beans coconut Curry

Ingredients: 

 Cut Beans- 2 Lbs 

Finely Chopped Onions -1cup 

Grated Coconut (Dry or Fresh)- 2-3Tbsp 

Dry Red Peppers-4 (Use 1 for seasoning) 

Coriander Seeds- 1Tbsp 

Mustard Seeds- 1tsp 

Cumin Seeds-1tsp 

Oil-1 1/2 Tbsp 

Salt-1tsp or as per taste

  Method: 

 Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, dry red pepper pieces and cumin seeds. When they are splattering add cut beans, saute for 2- minutes, cover and cook until beans are almost tender. Meanwhile take remaining dry red peppers, Coriander seeds and grated coconut, grind into powder, and transfer to a bowl and mix with chopped onions, add to the beans, saute altogether for 7-8 minutes or until onions becomes tender. Serve hot with Rice or Chapati.

  Note: Eggplant, Potato, Tindora, Okra, Bell Pepper, Zucchini can be cooked in the same manner.

Veggie Patties

Ingredients:

Grated Sorakaya - 1cup
Grated Carrot - 1cup
Boiled and mashed potato-1cup
Rice flour-1cup
Green chilli paste-1 1/2 tsp
Sesame seeds-1Tsp
Finely Chopped Onions- 1cup
Curry Leaves-few
Chopped Cilantro- 1/4 cup
Salt-1tsp or as per taste
Oil for deep frying

Method:

Mix all the above ingredients together except oil and make patties and deep fry them or can be pan fried also, to reduce the calories. Serve hot with Ketchup or Coconut chutney.