Dahi Vada

 Group 1 – Temptation

By Seemi Manchekkar 

Sister of  Sangit Manchekar 

Recipe Name: DAHI VADA

Dal used: Urad dal

Ingredients- 

  

1 Cup Urad Dal, 

 1 Cup Curd

½ tsp Turmeric powder

½ tsp  Jeera

¼ tsp Coriander powder. 

1 tsp red Chilli powder

½ tsp  Sugar 

¼ tsp Salt 

½ cup water 

 Method of making Vadas: 

1.Soak the dal for 3 to 4 hours

2. Remove the water and put it in to the mixture jar, add salt and grind it 

3. Heat oil in a pan

4. Take a small dough in the palm and shape it into round ball

5.  Transfer in to the oil and deep fry

6.  Keep the fried Vadas in the water for 5 minutes 

Procedure

1. Remove the vadas from water, 

2. Squeeze with both hands to remove all the extra water 

3. Arrange all the Vada in a bowl 

4. Add curd, 

5. Add Jeera powder, coriander powder, and chilli powder.

6. Garnished with chopped coriander leaves.

Dal Pakoras

 Group 1 – TEMPTATION

By Savita Talpade 

Mom of Vicky Talpade

Recipe Name- DAL PAKODA

Dal used:  Moong dal

Ingredients- 

1 cup - Moong dal

1/2tsp Jeera

1/2tsp Turmeric 

1tsp Ginger Garlic paste

3-4 green Chilies

Chopped Coriander leaves 

Vegetable oil

Method - 

1. Soak dal for 3 to 4 hours  

2. Grind it in a mixer with Ginger, Chili, Jeera 

3. Add Turmeric, and Salt to taste 

4. Add chopped Coriander leaves 

5. Mixed it well  

Procedure 

1. Heat oil in the pan

2. Take a small quantity of batter and put it in to hot oil

3. Deep fry the Pakodas 

4. Serve with Chutney or sauce 

Healthy Moong Dal Dosa

 Group -1   TEMPTATION

By Savitra Pawar 

Mom of Tanmaiee Pawar  

Recipe Name: HEALTHY MOONG DAL DOSA

Dal used: yellow split dal, Black gram dal

Ingredients:

2 cups Yellow split gram 

1/4cup Black gram lentil 

1-Onion-

1-Tomato - 

1/4cup chopped Cabbage 

1-Capsicum 

      4-5-Green chilies 

Coriander leaves 

Salt to taste 

Method

1- Soak Yellow split gram and black gram lentil in water for 4 to 5 hours.

2- Add soaked lentils and green chilies into mixer and make a smooth paste.

3- Take the mixed batter into bowl.

4- Add finely chopped onion, tomato, capsicum, cabbage and coriander into it. (Remember all vegetables should be chopped finely into very small pieces, so that dose could place on pan smoothly.)

5- Add salt as per taste

6- Keep non-stick pan on gas and heat it. Make sure pan heat at proper temperature 

7- Pour the batter on pan and spread evenly with help of spatula.

8- Roast it from both sides.

9- Serve hot with Coconut Chutney or sauce.

Moong And Matki Dal Dahi Vada

 Group 1 - TEMPTATION

By Lalita Borale 

Mom of Sarang Borale 

Recipe Name- MOONG AND MATKI DAL DAHI VADA

Dals used : Moong dal, Matki dal, Chana dhal, Urad dhal  

Ingredients- 

1cup (Mung) Moong dal with skin 

1cup (Moath beans) Matki dal 

1/2cup (gram) Chana dal

1/2cup (Black Gram) Urad dal 

2  garlic cloves

½ inch Ginger

Few Curry leaves 

Few Mint leaves 

Chopped Coriander leaves 

4 to 5 green Chilis

1tsp Cumin powder

1tsp Ajwan powder

1tsp Black pepper powder 

Salt to taste 

1tsp Turmeric

1tsp red Chili powder

Vegetable oil

Curd as required 

Sugar 

Method - 

1. Wash all the dals thoroughly and soak them overnight

2. Grind all the soaked dal in a mixer jar 

3. Grind Cumin seeds, Garlic, green Chili, Mint leaves, Curry leaves, Coriander leaves and make a paste 

4. Add this paste in to dals batter

5. Add Turmeric, Salt and mix everything together well.

Procedure of Vada  - 

1. Preheat heat the oil 

2. Take the dal batter and make any shape as per choice

3. Deep fry all the Vada.

 Procedure of  Dhai 

1. Blend the curd smoothly

2. Add Cumin powder, black Pepper powder, Ajwan powder, Salt as per taste, and add little sugar.

3. Mix it well. 

How to serve 

1. Take a bowl

2. Arrange fried vada in it 

3. Pour curd on it 

4. Sprinkle some red chili powder, black pepper powder

5. Sprinkle finely chopped coriander leaves

6. Healthy and tasty dahi vada is ready to serve 

Dal Aape

 Group 1 - TEMPTATION

By Mansi Ayre 

Mom of Shravni Ayre 

Recipe Name- DAL AAPE

Dal used: Channa dhal, Moong dhal, Toor dhal. Urad dhal

Ingredients- 

1/2 cup – (gram)Channa dal

1/2 cup – (Mung) Moong dal

1/4cup – (Pigeon Pea)Toor dal

1/2cup – (Black gram)Urad dal

1 spoon – (Cumin)Jeera

3 to 4 Garlic cloves

4-5 green Chilies

chopped Coriander leaves 

1 packet – Eno 

Salt  to taste

1tsp Turmeric

Vegetable oil

Method - 

1. Wash all the dals thoroughly and soak them for 5 hours before using them for the recipe. 

2. Grind all the soaked dal in a mixer jar with Jeera, garlic, and green Chili to it .

3. Add Turmeric, Salt, red Chili powder and mix everything together well.

4. Add 1 spoon Eno into the mixture and keep it for rest for 10 mins.

Procedure to cook AAPE - 

1. Preheat the AAPE pan while brushing oil on it properly. 

2. Add a little mixture into the pan one by one. 

3. Cook it until it turns golden brown while flipping it upside down on both sides.

The mixed dal AAPE is ready to serve with coconut chutney or sauce 

Banana Flower Dal-Vada

 Group -1 (Temptation)

By Jayalakshmi Venkatesan

Mother of Sriram Ventatesan 

She won FIRST prize in the Mom’s Pules Trail 

Ingredients 

1cup Oil

1 cup Chana Dal 

¾ cup Toor Dal

1 cup Banana flower (finely chopped and soaked in buttermilk)

4 red Chili

2 green Chili

¼ tsp Turmeric Powder

¼tsp Hing 

Few Curry leaves

Few Coriander leaves  

I inch Ginger

1 tsp Salt 

 Method for Vada Mixture: - 

1. Soak the dal for 3 hours 

2. Drain water from the soaked dal

3. Grind it with all the ingredients coarsely 

4. Vada Mixer is ready 

Method for Vada 

1. Keep the oil in a pan on low flame 

2. Take lemon size Vada mixture 

3. Add it into oil

4. Deep fry it 

5. Flip and fry it’s till turn golden brown 

6. Banana Flower Dal –Vada is ready

Dal Vada

 Group 1 – TEMPTATION

By Chhaya Thakur

Mom of Vedika Thakur

Dals used: Chana Dhal and Urad dal

Ingredients- 

  

1 Cup - Chana Dal,                    

1/4 Cup - Urad Dal, 

1/2 tsp Cumin powder

1/4 tsp Hing

1/4tsp Turmeric Powder.

1 Cup - chopped Onions,

1/2 Cup – washed Coriander Leaves,

10 chopped Curry Leaves. 

1 tsp Ginger Garlic paste.

5/6- Green Chillies ground into paste. 

1 Tsp salt

Oil 

 Method for Dal Vada:

1. Wash all the dals thoroughly 

2. Soak them for 3 hours before using them for the recipe. 

3. Grind all the soaked dal in a mixer jar.

4. Add jeera, garlic, and green chili to it and grind again.

5. Add finely chopped onions, cumin powder, Hing, Turmeric, Coriander powder, Curry leaves, salt 

6. Mix everything together well.

Procedure to Frying Vadas

1. Pre heat the oil 

2. Take a little batter in the palm and make a round shape

3. Press with another hand to make it little flat

4. Deep fry the Vada 

Serve with chutney or sauce