Tag: lentil recipe

Mushur Dal – er Bora: Red Lentil Fritters

Mushur Dal – er Bora: Red Lentil Fritters

  Bora, Vada or Lentil Fritters are the most common recipes all over India. Each state has its own way to do it. The use of lentils differ, from one region to another and also from one home to another. The same goes for the 

The Everyday Moong Dal

The Everyday Moong Dal

    Dal has always been the classic comfort food.   This is my everyday Dal. A warm fragrant bowl with a drizzle of lemon juice soothes and coddles like old socks when I am sick in bed. The hissing  of the pressure cooker speaks of homecoming and the 

Lehsuni Moong Dal: Garlic Flavored Yellow Moong

Lehsuni Moong Dal: Garlic Flavored Yellow Moong

    Of all the infinite ways that Dal is cooked in India, this happens to be just another one; hearty and laden with the warm, distinct aroma of garlic. Quite popular, mostly in the northern regions of India, the flavors here are deep and 

Dal Chenchki: Red Lentils with Pearl Onion

Dal Chenchki: Red Lentils with Pearl Onion

  Today we have another easy and everyday kind of dal recipe. Red lentils are lightly seasoned with the fragrant nigella and cooked with the cute little pearl onions.  

Masala Mung Wadi- Lentil Drops in Garlic Tomato Sauce

Masala Mung Wadi- Lentil Drops in Garlic Tomato Sauce

Today the little sun dried lentil nuggets are cooked in a spiced garlic tomato sauce. It is a  relatively easy recipe once you get hold of the wadis/or the lentil drops.