For cooking lentils ▢ ¼ cup tur dal (husked & split tuvar dal or pigeon pea lentils) ▢ ¼ cup masoor dal (husked & split red lentils) ▢ ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder (ground turmeric) ▢ 1.25 to 1.5 cups water – for cooking in a 2 litre stovetop pressure cooker For tempering ▢ 2 tablespoons oil – gingelly oil, sunflower oil or peanut oil ▢ ½ teaspoon mustard seeds ▢ 1 teaspoon urad dal (husked & split black lentil) ▢ 4 to 5 curry leaves ▢ ¼ teaspoon asafoetida powder (hing) For co
Thuvar Dhal - 1 cup, washed and soaked in Water Mango - 1 cup, cubed Green Chilli - 3, slit Turmeric - 1 tsp Sambhar Powder - 1 tsp Asafetida - 1/2 tsp Salt For Tempering: Oil - 2 tbsp Mustard - 1 tsp Urad Dhal - 1 /2tsp Cumin - 1 tsp Asafetida - 1/2 tsp Red Chilli - 2 Garlic - 3 clove, minced Shallot - 1, diced Curry Leaf In a pressure cooker add the Dhal along with the Mango, Green Chilli, Turmeric, Sambhar Powder, Asafetida and required Salt. Close the lid and pressure c
Pressure cooking lentils ▢ 1 cup tuvar dal (tur dal or arhar dal) ▢ 2.5 cups water – for pressure cooking the lentils ▢ ½ cup tomatoes – chopped or 1 medium-sized tomato ▢ 1 inch ginger peeled and finely chopped or grated ▢ 2 garlic cloves medium-sized, grated or crushed or minced ▢ 1 pinch turmeric powder (ground turmeric) Other ingredients ▢ 1 tablespoon tamarind (seedless), soaked in ½ cup hot water for 20 minutes ▢ 2 to 3 green chilies chopped or slit – add as required de
▢ 1 cup dried black eyed peas (black eyed beans, vellapayar, lobia or chawli) ▢ 2.5 cups water – for pressure cooking For making black eyed peas curry ▢ 3 tablespoon coconut oil ▢ 1 teaspoon mustard seeds (black mustard seeds) ▢ ½ teaspoon cumin seeds ▢ 2 pieces each of 1 inch cinnamon ▢ 2 green cardamoms ▢ 4 cloves ▢ ¼ teaspoon black pepper – slightly crushed ▢ 1 dried red chili – seeds removed ▢ ⅓ cup sliced pearl onions or ⅓ cup chopped shallots or onions ▢ 8 to 10 curry l