Dal Chenchki: Red Lentils with Pearl Onion

  Today we have another easy and everyday kind of dal recipe. Red lentils are lightly seasoned with the fragrant nigella and cooked with the cute little pearl onions.         We cook red lentils quite often; a few time a week. Lentils are an integral part of Indian cuisine, and some kind of Dal always accompanies an Indian meal, whether it be lunch or dinner.     The weather has warmed up, and the girls are… […]

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Masala Chana Dal – Spiced Split Grams

I have got to love my life surrounded with little girls, candy trees, unicorns and … and also some masala chana dal. Lentils always have been and always will be the comfort food. The meaty, nutty chana dal is now competing with the red lentils in our home. The masoor or the red lentils had been the popular one, but now that my little one has changed her loyalties from red lentils to chana dal, we have been having this as often as the red… […]

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Dal Palak/Lentils with Spinach

Yellow mung dal/lentils are roasted till aromatic and then cooked with spinach and tempered with spices. A comfort food which brings on warm fuzzy feelings. Like most of the Indian recipes, this is very adaptable and are cooked in different ways, with different lentils and different spices depending on the region where it is cooked and definitely on the mood of the chef! I have different kinds of Palak Dal that I make at home. This one here is… […]

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Tomato Dal – Seasoned Lentils with Tomatoes

Hum dum dum ditty dum Hum dum dum — Oh the wind is lashing lustily And the trees are thrashing thrustily And the leaves are rustling gustily So it’s rather safe to say That it seems that it may turn out to be It feels that it will undoubtedly It looks like a rather blustery day, today It sounds that it may turn out to be Feels that it will undoubtedly Looks like a rather blustery day today – – Winnie The Pooh and the… […]

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Moong Dal Halwa: Yellow Moong Halwa

  Moong Dal or the husked yellow Moong Halwa is a popular confection in the northern and north western regions of India. This is made usually during the winter months. The lentils are slowly cooked in ghee releasing its rich, nutty aroma. It is sweet and redolent of cardamom and saffron. The biggest festival in India, Diwali just went by. According to some Indian calendars, we have stepped into another new year. From one year to another,… […]

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