Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Cucumber Dal



Cucumber Dal is a typical dish from Andhra Pradesh, dal cooked with yellow lentils and Indian cucumber. This dish goes very well with steamed white rice, chapatti and bread.
Ingredients
Butter - 1 tbsp
Chopped cucumber – 2
Chopped Tomato - 1
Cumin seeds – ½ tsp
Curry leaves - few
Toor Dal – 1 cup
Garlic - 5
Sliced Green chilli - 2
Hing - 1 pinch
Mustard Seeds – 1 tsp
Oil - 1 tbsp
Chopped onions – 1 cup
Dry Red chilli - 2
Salt to taste
Turmeric Powder – ¼ tsp

Method
• boil dal till it is cooked well
• In a sauce-pan, heat 2 tsp oil and add red chilli to it the mustard seeds, and the cumin seeds, hing
• When the mustard seeds begin to splutter add garlic onion and the curry leaves, tomatoes and green chilly.
• Add cucumber pieces
• Cover and let it cook well till the tomatoes and cucumber are soft
• Add the cooked dal and mix well. add butter
• Remove from fire and garnish with chopped fresh coriander leaves  

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