Moong, Tuvar dal and Tinda Aloo curry

Hello,

I will share with you recipe for moong and tuvar dal and tinda aloo curry. 

Moong and Tuvar dal

Moong dal - 1/2 cup
Tuvar dal - 2 tbsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Green chilly -1
ginger - 1 tsp
Red chilly - 2
Ghee - 1 tsp
Jeera - 1/2 tsp
Hing - a pinch
salt as required

Method of Preparation

Wash and soak moong and tuvar dal together for about 20 minutes. In pressure cooker add turmeric and 4 cups of water till 2 whistles.  Remove from stove. In a small pan pour ghee add jeera, red chilly and little hing. Allow the jeera to splutter. Add ginger and green chilly. Pour this tadka into the cooked dal.  Adjust consistency of the dal by adding 1/2 cup of hot water. Serve hot with phulka.

Tinda and aloo curry

Aloo - 1

Tinda - 5 to 6

Capsicum - 1

Onion - 1

coriander leaves - 2 tsp

Fry and crush

Coriander - 2 tsp

Jeera - 1 tsp

Pepper - 1/4 tsp

turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Method of Preparation

Wash and peel potato and cut into big cubes. Cut and deseed tinda and capsicum, cut into cubes. Peel and chop onion into big cubes. 

Dry roast coriander seeds, jeera and pepper. crush using mortar and piston to a coarse powder. Keep aside.

In a wok add sunflower oil and 1/4 tsp jeera. Allow jeera to release aroma. Now add onion and fry, add potato and turmeric powder. Stir well. After 3 minutes add tinda. Add salt. Stirring occasionally allow potato and tinda to cook into crispy golden brown in medium flame. Add crushed spices.  Add chopped capsicum and garnish with coriander leaves. Serve with phulka as a side dish.