Mushur Dal – er Bora: Red Lentil Fritters

  Bora, Vada or Lentil Fritters are the most common recipes all over India. Each state has its own way to do it. The use of lentils differ, from one region to another and also from one home to another. The same goes for the spices used in them. West Bengal itself has many versions of lentils fritters. Sometimes just one kind of lentil is used like the red lentils that I have used today. At other times a combination of lentils are used…. […]

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Red Lentils with Cumin and Fried Onions

I have been very eloquent about my love of red lentils in a lot of posts before. This is another of my favorite recipe from home – my dida’s recipe, a comforting dish fondly remembered and spiced with love and memories. This recipe does not come with a name and I always called it dida’s dal. Dal and rice is a comfort food in most states in India. Red lentils or masoor dal, as we usually call it is very popular in the eastern… […]

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Lauki Chana Dal – Soupy Lentils with Bottle Gourd

  A bowlful really perfect for the summer time – quick to cook, light, lemony and healthy. It is the simplest kind, usually not heard of very often when “Indian Cuisine” in general is discussed. Cooked with very little spices, and “satvic” in nature, it is a recipe which has pretty much remained cloistered solely in the homes and hearts of many Indians.     I came across Barbara’s blog when I… […]

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Methi Dal (Lentil Soup with Fenugreek)

More produce from my backyard. A few showers last month rejuvenated the plants & they are happy. It is Methi/Fenugreek & Tomatoes this time. I had to be very patient with the tomatoes for the heat was drying up all the flowers & there was no sign of a single fruit. But it happened after the rain, & I got to pick quite a few, 2 of which were partially consumed by the birds & I left it for them. Now I know that the moment… […]

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Khasta Dal Kachori: Spiced Lentil filled Fried Pastries

  There have been times when the rain made the window panes hazy with their drops and I have wanted to bite into these. When our backyard looked like a watercolor painting through the bleary glass: unfocussed, washed out and deep deep green that I have evoked that whiff of smell in my memories. Or nudged a the scene back from the past when I stood under the red umbrella with my friends at one street corner, holding on to the Kachoris in… […]

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