Tag: lentils recipe

Khasta Dal Kachori: Spiced Lentil filled Fried Pastries

Khasta Dal Kachori: Spiced Lentil filled Fried Pastries

  There have been times when the rain made the window panes hazy with their drops and I have wanted to bite into these. When our backyard looked like a watercolor painting through the bleary glass: unfocussed, washed out and deep deep green that I 

Tetor Dal: Lentils with Bitter Melon

Tetor Dal: Lentils with Bitter Melon

    I have a bitter-sweet relationship with this recipe. “Bitter” already appears in the post title, but why sweet? It has to do more with my emotions than the taste. This is one of those recipes which are cloistered in typically Bengali homes. Almost 

Dal Palak/Lentils with Spinach

Dal Palak/Lentils with Spinach

Yellow mung dal/lentils are roasted till aromatic and then cooked with spinach and tempered with spices. A comfort food which brings on warm fuzzy feelings.