Beetroot dal and red amaranth parathas

Chana and tuvar dal with vegetables is a wholesome healthy dish which can be relished with rice or phulkas. I add a small beetroot for the brilliant ruby red colour.

Dals are staple food in our cuisine.

Beetroot chana dal

Ingredients

1/2 cup chana dal
1/2 cup tuvar dal

Cubed vegetables

1 beetroot
1 medium sized Onion
1 tomato
1 potato
2 green chilies
A small piece ginger
1 tsp gingely oil for roasting dals and vegetables.

For garnish

A little coriander leaves

For tadka

Ghee 1 tbsp
1/2 tsp jeera
1 red chilli broken
A pinch of hing
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp red chili powder

Method

*Wash both the dals, drain water add little oil and roast it.

* Peel and Chop beetroot, potato, ginger, onion and cut into small cubes. Cut tomato and green chilies. In a separate pan pour little oil and saute vegetables for 3 minutes. Keep aside.

* In pressure pan add dals, sauteed vegetables, turmeric,red chilli powder and salt. Mix well and pressure cook for 2 whistles.

* Open lid, adjust salt, use the same pan pour ghee, add jeera and broken red chilies. Once jeera splutter pour it in prepared dal.

*Garnish with coriander leaves.

* Serve with phulkas or rice.

Red amaranth parathas

Ingredients

1 bunch red amaranth
2 cups whole wheat flour
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp red chili powder
1/4 tsp jeera powder
1/4 tsp coriander powder
Salt a little

Method

* I have added a bunch of freshly plucked red amaranth from kitchen garden.

*Chopped it into very small pieces added that to two cups of whole wheat atta,rest of the ingredients, added water and knead into dough.

*Rolled out about 10 parathas and cooker it in medium flame by applying ghee both sides until done.

*Served with green chili pickle, beetroot dal and salad.