This is a watery curry, which is served with plain rice and popular in South India. Also known as Rasam there is a twist in the recipe.
Cuisine: South Indian
Time Required: 25 minutes
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This dish is a very healthy and popular side dish served along with Indian Bread in Bellary, Karnataka.
Cuisine: Karnataka
Time Required: 25 minutes
Ingredients:
1 Bunch Methi / Fenugreek leaves
1 Cup Boiled Tuvar Dal / Split Red Gram
1/4 Cup Tamarind pulp
3 – 5 Green Chilies slit
1/4 Cup Grated fresh Coconut
Salt to taste
For Seasoning:
1tbsp Oil
Few Curry leaves
1/2 tsp Mustard Seeds
1tsp Urad Dal / Black Gram Split
1 Red Chili
Method:
Boil cooked dal with Methi, Tamarind Pulp, and Green chilies for 5 to 6 minutes. Add Coconut and Salt and continue to cook.
Heat Oil and add Mustard seeds, when they splutter, add Urad dal and when they turn pink add Curry leaves and Red chili. Add Hing and pour this over the dal and methi mixture. Mix well and serve with your choice of Indian Bread.
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This is a South Indian Curry prepared using raw banana and black eyed beans. It is also known as Sambar.
Time Required: 30 Minutes
Serves: 6
Ingredients:
2 Raw Bananas
1 Cup soaked Alasande Kalu / Black eyed beans
½ Cup Tur Dal/Red Gram Split
1 Big Onion, Chopped (Optional)
3tbsp Huli Pudi / Sambar Powder
½ Cup fresh Coconut
1 Lemon sized Tamarind soaked in water
1tbsp Jaggery/Molasses
A pinch of Asafoetida
Salt to taste
For the Seasoning:
1tbsp Oil
½ tsp Mustard Seeds
¼ tsp Turmeric Powder
A pinch of Asafoetida
Few Curry Leaves
2 Dry Red Chilies, Broken
Method:
Peel and chop raw Banana. Pressure cook Tur Dal, Raw Banana and Alasande Kalu. Remove to a thick-bottomed vessel. Extract Tamarind pulp and add this to the dal. Grind Huli Pudi and Coconut to a paste and add this to the dal. Add Salt and Asafoetida and let it cook for 5 minutes. If it is too thick add more water and cook.
Originally posted 2010-07-12 19:46:07. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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A curry prepared using lentils and spinach. This recipe is from North India.
Time Required: 20 Minutes
Ingredients:
1 Cup Tuvar Dal / Red Gram Split
1 bunch Palak / Spinach
1 Onion
3 Pods Garlic
2 – 3 Green Chilies
½“piece Ginger
1tbsp Oil
½ tsp Mustard
1tsp Jeera / Cumin Seeds
½ tsp Turmeric Powder
Juice of 1 Lemon
Salt to taste
Method:
Grind Onion, Garlic, Green Chilies and Ginger to a paste. Boil Dal and keep it aside. Heat Oil in a kadai / wok / pan. Add Mustard seeds and when they splutter add Jeera and Turmeric Powder. Add the masala paste and sauté until the moisture evaporates. Add Palak, Dal and Salt and let it come to a boil. Add Lemon juice and remove to a serving dish. Serve hot with Roti, Paratha or Pulav.
Originally posted 2010-02-04 09:26:11. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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A curry prepared using the drained water from cooked lentils like Whole Green Gram, Horse Gram, Cow Peas/Black eyed peas and so on.
Cuisine: Karnataka
Time Required: 25 Minutes + Soaking time
Serves: 4
Originally posted 2008-09-23 09:38:07. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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A curry prepared using Split Red Gram, Onions and spice
Time Required: 25 Minutes
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
1 Cup Tur/Tuvar Dal/Split Red Gram
Juice of 1 Lemon
1tbsp Oil
½ tsp Mustard Seeds
½ tsp Jeera/Cumin Seeds
½ tsp Turmeric Powder
Salt to taste
For the Masala paste:
1 Onion
4 Pods Garlic
2 Green Chilies
2tbsp Coriander Leaves
½“ Ginger piece
Method:
Grind the ingredients for the masala to a paste. Cook Dal in the cooker and keep it aside. Heat Oil in a Kadai and add Mustard Seeds and when they splutter add Jeera and Turmeric Powder. Add the Masala paste and stir-fry until the moisture evaporates. Now add the cooked Dal and mix well. Add Salt and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Remove to a serving bowl and add Lemon juice, mix well and serve with Phulka or Rice.
Originally posted 2007-10-18 06:16:00. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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A lemony flavored thin curry/soup. It is ideal to sip it hot along with roasted Papad/Flat dried bread on a cold winter evening.
Time Required: 10 Minutes
Originally posted 2009-01-05 12:12:46. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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This Karnataka traditional dish is twisted with Pineapple to give a different flavor and taste. Why not make this as part of the habbada adige for tomorrow’s Ugadi festival. Serve it with plain rice or sip it hot like soup.
Time Required: 40 Minutes
Serves: 4
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This curry is very popular in South Karnataka. The outer skin of the winter beans is peeled off and they are cooked in spices.
Time Required: 1 Hour
Ingredients:
1 Cup Avarekalu / Winter Beans
1tbsp Saarina Pudi / Rasam Powder
1tsp Grated Jaggery
Salt to taste
For the masala paste:
1” Ginger
1 Onion
3 – 4 pods Garlic
3 – 4 sprigs Coriander leaves
1 Lemon sized Tamarind ball soaked in water
For the seasoning:
1tbsp Oil
Few Curry leaves
½ tsp Mustard seeds
½ tsp Jeera / Cumin Seeds
½ tsp Turmeric powder
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Recipe by mom. This is one of the side dishes from her childhood days. Udaru means separate, Bele means Dal / lentils.
Time Required: 20 Minutes
Ingredients:
½ Cup Tuvar Dal
1 Onion, Chopped finely
1tsp Red Chili Powder
1tsp Garlic Paste (Optional)
1 tbsp Oil
1tsp Mustard Seeds
½ tsp Turmeric Powder
Salt to taste
Method:
Cook Tuvar Dal with 1 cup water in pressure cooker for a single whistle. Ensure that the Tuvar Dal is not very soft. Sieve the Dal and keep aside.
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