5 indian toor dal Recipes

red lentils, hulled, split pigeon peas (toor dal), yellow split peas, water, vegetable oil, mustard seed, leaves fresh curry leaves, carrot, peeled and diced, zucchini, sliced, frozen peas, ground turmeric, crushed red pepper flakes, salt to taste, grated fresh coconut

toor dal (dried yellow split peas), turmeric, salt, asafetida powder, water, mustard oil, cumin seed, mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, curry leaves, dried chilies, asafetida powder, yellow indian cucumbers (dosakai) or 1 cup english cucumber, peeled, seeded and finely chopped, vegetable drumsticks or 1 cup fresh asparagus, cut into finger lengths, potato, peeled and finely chopped, tomato, finely chopped, tamarind pulp, sambar masala seasoning (or more , to taste)

water (or boiled toor dal, yellow lentils , i used the boiled yellow lentils ), salt, oil, green chilies , slit, fresh ginger, peeled, washed and finely chopped, garlic clove, peeled, washed and finely chopped, whole black peppercorns, fresh curry leaf, washed and torn, mustard seeds, cumin seed, fenugreek seeds (methi), whole red chilies, tomatoes, washed, peeled and chopped into cubes, water (this is to be added to cook the tomatoes), red chili powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, water (this is added to prepare the curry for rasam. you can add more or less depending on the consistency), tamarind pulp, fresh coriander leaves, washed and finely chopped (to garnish )

salt, sambar garam masala powder (i use the mtr madras sambar masala powder brand, that s the brand i love the best), asafetida powder (known as hing in hindi), yellow lentils, cleaned, washed , soaked in plenty of water and drained (toor dal), peeled washed and diced yams (known as sooran in hindi ), potato, peeled, washed and diced, garlic cloves, peeled, washed and slit lengthwise (slit each clove of garlic into 3 parts lengthwise), carrot, peeled, washed and diced, flat indian beans, washed, ends trimmed and chopped into 1 inch size pieces (commonly called guavar in hindi), vegetable drumsticks, washed, peeled, ends trimmed and chopped into 2 inch sized pieces, water, turmeric powder, green chilies, washed and slit lengthwise, fresh curry leaves, washed and torn between the palms of your hands, cumin seed, mustard seeds, oil, tomato, washed, peeled and chopped, okra, washed and chopped into 1 inch size pieces (commonly called ladyfingers or bhindi in hindi), whole red chilies, tamarind pulp or 1/2 cup juice, methi seeds