5 uncle dal Recipes

yellow lentils, cleaned, washed and drained (toor dal), oil, mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds (methi), cumin seed, fresh curry leaves, washed and torn, fresh ginger, peeled, washed and finely chopped, asafetida powder (commonly called hing in hindi), green chilies, washed and chopped, fresh tomatoes, washed, peeled and chopped, water, divided, tamarind pulp, red chili powder, turmeric powder, salt

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 )

cumin seed, mustard seeds, oil, green chili, washed,ends trimmed and finely chopped, onions, peeled,washed and finely chopped, fresh ginger, peeled,washed and finely chopped, garlic, peeled,washed and finely chopped, tomatoes, peeled,washed and finely chopped, coriander powder, turmeric powder, red chili powder (use a little less than 1/2 tsp.), fresh curry leaves, washed and torn, water (this is added for cooking the tomatoes), water (to boil whole green moong dal), salt, salt, water (to make gravy for the lentils this is added at the end), whole green lentils, cleaned,washed ,soaked in water for 30 minutes and drained (whole green moong dal)

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