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Methi Dal
Methi leaves – one bunch
Tuar dal–2 cups
Tomato- 5 to 6 nos
Ghee- 2 tbsp
Garlic pods- 6 to 8
Jeera – 1tsp
Haldi – 1/2 tsp
Mirchi powder – 1 to 2 tsp
Sugar – 2 tsp
Salt- to taste
Wash methi leaves and dal thoroughly.
Put it together in a cooker adding enough water. Add sugar and haldi to it.
Pressure cook it .
Grind mirchi powder + jeera+ garlic to a fine paste.
Zunka anyone ?? What on earth could this be? (Obviously for anyone with no Hindi or Marathi background) Exactly! that was my first thought when I heard this name from a colleague who brought this beautiful dish for a potluck. It was so colourful and I couldn't resist my temptation to explore it. Zunka is a humble Maharashtrian dish… almost a staple there, simply meaning stir-fry, smeared with besan, a quicker version of Usili or Pithali, often made with just onions.
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Tamil ~ Nool Kol / Noolkul / Nukul / Nookul
Hindi ~ Ganth Gobhi
Telugu ~ Noolkol
Kannada ~ Navil Koos
Malayalam ~ Seemamullangi
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Simple and quick lemon flavoured dal, a common lentil gravy served with rice loaded with melted ghee.
Lemon Pappu / Dhal / Dal / Elumichai paruppu / Pulippu Paruppu / Nimmakayi pappu / Nimakayi / Lemony Lentil soup /
A spicy Chettinadu vegetarian dish that will go with any roti or rice dish.
lunchbox menu
Dal as we all know are a major source of proteins.
Usually we make any one variety of dal in our homes but how about making a mixed version so as to gain maximum benefit out of it??
Best had hot from the tawa on rainy days when you wanna beat the chill……
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