508 tempering dals Recipes

split yellow lentils, ghee, sugar, water, almonds (blanched n sliced), pistachios (blanched n sliced), raisins (blanched )

cream of wheat or 2 cups semolina, ginger, chopped, peanuts (try to get raw, otherwise roasted with skins on is ok), urad dal, mustard seeds, dried red chilies or 1 tsp chili pepper flakes, to taste, mixed vegetables, chopped small, water, approximately, vegetable oil, curry leaves (optional), salt

tuvar dal, water (or more if reqd - just an inch over the level of the dal), onions, sliced, tomatoes, chopped, salt, turmeric powder, green chilies , slit, gingerroot (minced ), brinjals, chopped, skinned and cut into bite sized piece), red pumpkin (a small pc cut like the yam), french beans (stringed and cut into piece), carrot (peeled and cubed ), vegetable drumsticks, oil, garlic, with skin, asafetida powder (hing), tamarind pulp, soaked in water, sambhar powder (i use mtr sambar powder), curry leaf, mustard seeds, cumin seed, cilantro leaf (to garnish )

serrano chilies, stems removed, cilantro, stems trimmed, dried tamarind or 1/2 tsp tamarind paste or 1 tbsp lemon juice, salt , to taste, oil, urad dal (optional), mustard seeds (optional)

turmeric powder, red chili powder, asafetida powder, jaggery, crushed, bay leaves, mustard seeds (black ), coriander seeds, crushed, garlic, crushed, salt, vegetable oil (to fry )

red lentils, water, turmeric, salt (or to taste), canola oil (or spray), panch phoron, onion, diced, garlic cloves, minced, red pepper flakes, ginger paste (or 1 tsp. minced ginger), diced tomatoes (or 1 can), head cauliflower, cut into small florets, water

maida flour, salt, red chili pepper, oil, dhaniya powder, channa dal, garam masala

masoor dal red lentil , picked through for stones, water, onion, diced, garlic, thinly sliced, gingerroot, peeled and minced, tomatoes, diced, serrano chile, sliced in 1/2 (optional), cumin seed, black mustard seeds, generous 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, paprika, vegetable oil, handful chopped fresh cilantro leaves

red lentils (masoor dal), ground turmeric, salt, vegetable oil or 3 tbsp ghee, asafetida powder , generous pinch, cumin seed, hot red chili peppers, dried

raw rice, split white gram (urad dal ), cooked rice, salt, oil

split red lentils, fresh ginger, turmeric, cumin seed, ground coriander, chili powder, onion, carrots, garlic clove, frozen peas, lemon , juice of, salt & freshly ground black pepper

rice, tuvar dal, onion, shallots, tomato, carrot, beans, peas, cinnamon, anise seed, coriander seeds, red chilies, khus khus, coconut, tamarind juice, curry leaves, salt, turmeric, coriander, ghee, roasted cashews

toor dal, red ripe tomato, turmeric powder, mustard seeds, asafetida powder, ghee or 1 tbsp oil, green chilies, curry leaf, salt and pepper, lime , juice of (optional)

split urad dal, boneless skinless chicken breasts, garlic (crushed ), ginger (crushed ), black pepper, red chilies, salt (to taste), oil (for frying )

yellow moong dal, washed (split yellow gram ), onions, cut into large pieces, tomatoes, cut into large pieces, water, onion, chopped, cabbage, shredded, spinach, chopped, vegetarian baked beans (heinz) or 2 tbsp tomato ketchup (heinz), tomato, finely chopped, olive oil, salt, black pepper

potato, washed,peeled,boiled and mashed, white bread, sago , soaked in water until it swells and then squeezed dry (sabudana), lime , juice of, salt, whole cumin seed, whole coriander seed, green chilies, washed and chopped, red chili powder, salt, black pepper, amchoor powder (dry mango powder) or 1 tsp lime juice, fresh coriander leaves, washed and chopped, channa dal, boiled (do not overboil, yellow lentils), oil, to fry

uncooked red lentils or 2 cups dal, cooked brown rice, onion, chopped, garlic cloves, chopped, olive oil, cumin seed, ground coriander, garam masala powder, red chili pepper flakes, salt and pepper, sesame seeds and black onion seeds

bengal gram dal , split lentil, green lentils, turmeric powder, asafetida powder, ghee, yellow lentils, green chilies, fresh curry leaves, washed and torn, cumin seed, fresh ginger, finely chopped, dried red chilies, salt, fresh coriander leaves , for garnishing