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Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
Over the last few decades I've spent a number of hours cooking for my family of 5. My husband is a retired bank Manager and my 3 boys are IIT graduates. Now I'm sharing my knowledge and thoughts to the world through this site. Whether you are a busy mom or a student learning to cook, you will find this blog helpful for cooking simple and easy to make food for yourself and the whole family. Hope you enjoy my recipe blog! I also love listening to devotional songs. Please browse through my devotional blogs to know more about them. I am always looking for ways to improve my blogs. Please leave your comments. If you like to see recipe of any particular dish or lyrics of a devotional song, please also let me know. Thanks for reading my blog.

Tuesday 31 July 2012

Bengal gram dal Curry



Ingredients
  • Bengal gram dal     1cup
  • Potato                   1( peal and cut into pieces)
  • Onion                    1(cut into pieces)
For seasoning:
  •  Red chili                1
  •  Mustard seeds       1 tsp
  •  Cumin seeds          1/2 tsp
  •  Green chillies          2
  •  Oil                         1 tsp
  • Garlic cloves            4-5

Procedure
  1.  Wash and soak Bengal gram dal in water for 5 minutes.
  2.  Cook dal in pressure cooker along with potatoes.(add 2 1/2 cups water) for 2 whistles. 
  3.  Heat oil in a cooking vessel, seasoning with garlic cloves red chili, mustard seeds, cumin seeds and green chili, add onion and saute for 5 minutes. 
  4.  Add cooked dal to the seasoning, add salt and mix well. Cook for 5 minutes.
  5.  Serve with rice or roti. 

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