2 cups Mixed pulses – white and black chana / chickpeas, moong / whole green gram, rajma / kidney beans, dried chawali /blackeyed beans, white and green peas – soaked overnight. Pressure cook with 1/2tsp of turmeric powder till one whistle goes off and then reduce the flame and cook for another 10 minutes. Pulses should be soft.
To grind
1tbspchopped Onion
¼inch Ginger – chopped
1Garlic – chopped
6Green chili – chopped
1tspCumin seeds
2tbspCoriander leaves
To cook
1 ½medium Onion – sliced
1medium Tomato – chopped
1tspDhania / Coriander powder
½tspHaldi /Turmeric powder
1tspGaram masala powder
1tspLime juice
Directions in a nutshell
Grind the garlic, ginger, onion, cumin seeds, green chilies and coriander leaves to a paste. Keep aside.
Heat some oil in a pan, and then add the sliced onions. Fry till it is almost golden brown.
Then add the green paste. Fry for another 2 minutes. Now add the tomato and fry till the oil separates.
Add the coriander powder. Fry for another 2 minutes. Now add the cooked pulses and water.
When it comes to a boil add the Garam Masala powder. Boil for another 2 minutes. Pour the lime juice and take off the gas.
Garnish with coriander leaves and some chopped onions.
Serve with rotis
Directions
1
My mixed bag of pulses contains – white and black chana / chickpeas, moong / whole green gram, rajma / kidney beans, dried chawali /blackeyed beans, white and green peas.
2
Since these are dried pulses they need to be soaked overnight in water, then pressure cooked till soft.
3
You will need some onion, tomato, green chili, ginger, garlic and coriander.
4
I grind some onion, ginger, garlic, green chili, cumin seeds and coriander into a green paste.
5
Fry remaining onions in a pan till golden and soft, add the green paste.
6
Fry for some time and add the tomatoes.
7
Fry for some more time till the oil starts to separate, then add coriander powder. Fry for some more time and then add the cooked pulses and little water.
8
When it comes to a boil, add some Garam Masala powder. Boil for some time and then add some lime juice. This mixed pulses dal or curry goes well with rotis.
Ingredients
2 cups Mixed pulses – white and black chana / chickpeas, moong / whole green gram, rajma / kidney beans, dried chawali /blackeyed beans, white and green peas – soaked overnight. Pressure cook with 1/2tsp of turmeric powder till one whistle goes off and then reduce the flame and cook for another 10 minutes. Pulses should be soft.
To grind
1tbspchopped Onion
¼inch Ginger – chopped
1Garlic – chopped
6Green chili – chopped
1tspCumin seeds
2tbspCoriander leaves
To cook
1 ½medium Onion – sliced
1medium Tomato – chopped
1tspDhania / Coriander powder
½tspHaldi /Turmeric powder
1tspGaram masala powder
1tspLime juice
Directions in a nutshell
Grind the garlic, ginger, onion, cumin seeds, green chilies and coriander leaves to a paste. Keep aside.
Heat some oil in a pan, and then add the sliced onions. Fry till it is almost golden brown.
Then add the green paste. Fry for another 2 minutes. Now add the tomato and fry till the oil separates.
Add the coriander powder. Fry for another 2 minutes. Now add the cooked pulses and water.
When it comes to a boil add the Garam Masala powder. Boil for another 2 minutes. Pour the lime juice and take off the gas.
Garnish with coriander leaves and some chopped onions.
Serve with rotis
Directions
1
My mixed bag of pulses contains – white and black chana / chickpeas, moong / whole green gram, rajma / kidney beans, dried chawali /blackeyed beans, white and green peas.
2
Since these are dried pulses they need to be soaked overnight in water, then pressure cooked till soft.
3
You will need some onion, tomato, green chili, ginger, garlic and coriander.
4
I grind some onion, ginger, garlic, green chili, cumin seeds and coriander into a green paste.
5
Fry remaining onions in a pan till golden and soft, add the green paste.
6
Fry for some time and add the tomatoes.
7
Fry for some more time till the oil starts to separate, then add coriander powder. Fry for some more time and then add the cooked pulses and little water.
8
When it comes to a boil, add some Garam Masala powder. Boil for some time and then add some lime juice. This mixed pulses dal or curry goes well with rotis.
