Mix Dal Lollipop

 By Grace Cornelius Simoes 

Dal used: Moong, Toor, Masoor, Chana dal

Ingredients 

2 tablespoons each dal (Moong, Tur, masoor and Chana dal) 

5 green chilies 

½ inch Ginger

2 pieces garlic 

Coriander leaves 

1 tbsp Jaggery powder 

4-5 pieces-Tamarind 

1 tsp- Cumin seeds

1 tbsp -Fennel seeds 

1/2 tbsp -Carom seeds 

1/2 tbsp Turmeric powder 

Hing- pinch

Salt to taste

Oil for deep frying

Toothpick sticks 

Method 

1. Soak all dals for 2-3 hours 

2. Remove the soaked dals and grind along with green chillies, ginger, garlic, jaggery, tamarind, Cumin seeds, Fennel seeds, Carom seeds, salt, Hing, turmeric powder in to a coarse thick mixture adding little water. 

3. Add chopped Coriander leaves. 

4. Mix it well. 

5. Make small balls from mixture.

6. In a pan pour oil and make it hot.

7. Add balls into pan and fry for at least 2/3 minutes.

8. Put off the stove. 

9. Serve hot Mix dal's Lollipop with toothpick sticks.

Thoovar Dal

by Pushpa Moorjani

dal used: Toor dal

Ingredients

1cup Toor dal 

1tsp sugar

5-6 Kokum leaves

1tbsp Tamarind paste

1tsp Cumin seeds

1tsp Fenugreek seeds

pinch of Hing

1tbsp Ginger

2 chopped Tomatoes

100gms Drumsticks

2 green Chillies

few Curry leaves

1tsp Turmeric powder

1tsp red chilli powder

1tbsp Lime juice

Coriander leaves for garnishing

1. 2 cups of Toor dal is soaked for thirty minutes before cooking and then pressure cook it with 1tsp turmeric upto 3 whistles.

2. The boiled dal is churned and strained it. 

3. Add 1tsp salt, 1tsp sugar, 5-6 Kokum rind and 1tbsp tamarind paste, keep this flavoured dal aside.

4. In the separate pan, heat 2tbsp oil, add 1tsp cumin seeds, 1tsp fenugreek seeds, small pinch of Hing and 1tbsp of ginger.  

5. Fry for few seconds then add 2 chopped tomatoes. 

6. Add 100 grams drumsticks and mix it. 

7. Add chilies and Curry leaves. 

8. Add 1tsp turmeric powder and 1tsp red chili powder.

9. Let it cook on medium flame, stirring it regularly till the drumsticks are tender.

10. Add the flavoured dal. (as prepared in step 3).

11. Mix it well and add water if it is too thick.

12. Let it cook for 30 minutes on low flame.

13. Finally garnish with coriander leaves and lime.