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Simple & Tasty Dal d Tomato Curry/Parippu & Thakkali Curry

Posted by veeenajan on March 21, 2008
Posted in: Bachelors Recipes, kerala ruchi, Kids Special, Mother`s Special, Taste of Kerala, vegetable dishes. Tagged: , , , , , . 7 Comments

 

 

 

 

Ingredients

Dal-tomato curry

Dal-tomato curry

Toor daal(sambar parippu)-3/4cup

Dry red chilly -4 or (crushed chilly -2 tsp)

Tomato-1 big(sliced)

Turmeric powder-one pinch

Salt-to taste

Curry leaves-1 string

Small Onion -10 no

Oil-2tsp

Dal-Tomato Curry

Dal-Tomato Curry

 

Method

Soak dal for 10 minutes ..

Wash thoroughly..

Pressure cook dal  and tomato along with water  turmeric powder and salt ..One whistle is enough..

Then crush  small onion and chilly together.

Heat oil in a kadai and add the chilly- onion mix and curry leaves ..Saute them well in medium flame…

At least for 5 mins and then add the cooked daal and tomato …Mix well and allow the curry to boil for 5 mins …

Check the salt.

Simple but yummy dal curry is ready with in no time ..Serve it with rice ,chapati  etc….

Dal curry with rice, curd and pickle is a very nice combination ……

U can also make daal curry without tomato with the same recipe..

Dal-Tomato Curry

Dal-Tomato Curry

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Veena

Potato Poriyal/Urulakizhangu Poriyal

Posted by veeenajan on March 21, 2008
Posted in: vegetable dishes. Tagged: , . 4 Comments

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Ingredients

Potato-2

Grated Coconut-1/4 of 1

Cumin seeds -15 nos

Small Onion-2(sliced)

Garlic-1 pod

Turmeric Powder-1/4tsp

Curry Leaves-

Chilly Powder-1/4tsp

Oil-2tsp

Mustard Seeds-1/4tsp

Method

Peel the potatoes and cut into small pieces..Take a pressure and add the potato pieces along with 1 cup of water and salt..Cook it well (3 whistle)..When the whistle settle down open the cooker and drain the potato and mash them …

In a blender grind grated coconut ,cumin seeds,garlic ,small onion(1),turmeric powder and chilly powder to a semi medium paste …Then heat oil in a pan and splutter the mustard seeds.After that add curry leaves and sliced onion and saute it ..Then add the paste and salt …Mix them and saute it well…Saute at-least 5 mins and then add mashed potato and mix ….Stir well for 2 min..Now the potato poriyal is ready to serve ..

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Veena