Dal Dosa

By Shubhangi Gujarathi 

Mom of Linata Gujarathi 

Dal used: Green Gram dal, Chavali dal, Channa dal

Ingredients-

A.  Dosa

1 cup- Green Gram spilt ( chilaka wali Moong dal)

1 cup – Chavali dal.

¼ cup- Channa dal

5- Green Chilies

1 inch- Ginger

1 tea spoon Salt

½ tea spoon Turmeric.

1 Pinch Asafoetida.

1 cup – chopped and washed Coriander leaves.

Method for Dosa-

1. Wash all dals and soak for five hours.

2. Add this mixed soaked dals, green Chillies, Ginger, Salt, Turmeric, Asafoetida and make a fine paste. 

3. Add chopped Coriander leaves and make proper batter.

4. Grease the hot dosa pan with oil. 

5. Spread one big spoon batter and cook for two minutes.

6. Dosa is ready.

B. Bhaji

1 Sweet potato

1 Capsicum

¼ Beet root.

100 gram green Peas.

1 tea spoon -oil

½ tsp -Chilli powder.

¼ tsp- Turmeric powder.

1 tsp - Mustard seeds.

½ tsp -Salt.

Method-

1. Cut the vegetables.

2. Steam vegetables and green Peas separately.

3. Smash the vegetable and green peas.

4. Take 1tsp of oil in small pan for tadka. 

5. Add Mustard seeds, Chilli powder, Turmeric powder, Salt 

6. Pour on the vegetables

C. Chutney

1 –Wood Apple

4-5 –Leaves of Pudina

1 cup- Coriander leaves

2 tsp- Jaggery

½ tea spoon- Cumin powder

1 tea spoon – Salt

Green Chillies

Method-

1. Break the wood apple and take out the pulp.

2. Add chilli, Jaggery, Pudina, Coriander leaves, Cumin powder, Salt in the mixture and churn it 

3. Take out in bowl to serve

Moong Dal Parathas

 By Kavita Varkhedkar

Mom of Rutuja Varkhedkar

Dal used: Moong Dal

Ingredients

1cup Moong dal

1tsp Turmeric

2tsp Oil

1tsp Cumin seeds

1 chopped Onion

1tsp Ginger-Garlic paste

1tsp green Chilli paste

1tsp Salt

½ tsp Sugar

Chopped Coriander Leaves

1 cup Wheat flour

Ghee as required

Method

1. Boil Moong dal by adding 1tsp of Turmeric powder. 

2. In a pan, heat Oil 

3. Add Cumin seeds, chopped Onion, Ginger-Garlic paste and green Chili paste.  Stir and cook for a while.

4. Add boiled dal, Salt, Sugar and Coriander leaves in the above mixture and stir for a while. 

5. Switch off the gas and let the mixture cool down.

6. Knead the mixture by adding wheat flour to form dough. (if required, use little water)

7. Take one portion of the dough, flatten it lightly on the rolling board using a little bit of flour for rolling.

8. Heat a tawa and place the paratha on it. Cook each paratha from both sides by applying ghee on it

9. Paratha is ready to be served with curd, sauce, butter or green chutney.

Moong Veg Omelette

By Madhu Verma

Mother of Sneha Verma

Dal used: Moong Dal

Ingredient:  

 For Batter:

1 cup Moong dal

1/4tsp Turmeric powder

2 tbsp Rice flour

3/4 tsp Salt

For Moong Omlette:

½ tsp Cumin

1 green Chilli

½ tsp Ginger paste

1 Onion (finely chopped)

1 tbsp Tomato (finely chopped)

1 tbsp Capsicum (finely chopped)

2 tsp Oil

1/2tsp Eno fruit salt

2tbsp water

Pinch of Chilli powder

1tbsp fresh Coriander leaves (finely chopped)

1tbsp Butter.

Method 

1. Soak Moong dal for 1hour

2. Strain and blend into a fine smooth paste.

3. Transfer to a large mixing bowl.

4. Add 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder, 2tbsp Rice powder and3/4 tsp salt. Mix well. 

5. Take 2 ladleful of batter into a smaller bowl.

6. Add Cumin, Chilli, Ginger paste, Onion, Tomato and Capsicum.

7. Mix it well.

8. Add Eno fruit salt and water to the bater and mix gently.

9. Heat the pan and apply butter evenly

10. Once the mix is frothy pour it on to the heated pan. 

11. Sprinkle Chilli powder and Coriander leaves.

12. Cover and simmer for 2minutes till the base is crisp.

13. Gently flip and make a slit in the centre.

14. Drop 1tbsp of butter in the centre and let it get absorbed.

15. Cook till the bottom it also crisp.

16. Enjoy with green chutney and tomato sauce.

Madhu Verma won the third prize 

Dosa Cum Pizza

By Priti Shardul 

Mom of Dhanesh Shardul

Dal used: Moong Dal

Ingredients

One cup moong dal

1tsp Ginger-Garlic paste

1/2tsp Salt

½ tbsp Mayonnaise

½ tbsp Schezwan chutney

½ tbsp. Tomato sauce

1tbsp grated cheese 

2 spoons Oil

Chopped Coriander leaves

METHOD

1. Soaked Moong dal for 1 to 2 hour. 

2. Cooked the soaked dal 

3. Grind the dal with Garlic- Ginger paste 

4. Take a mixture in the bowl, add salt in it

5. Spread mixture evenly on a oven-proof pan 

6. Apply Mayonnaise, Schezwan chutney, Tomato sauces 

7. Grate cheese on top of it 

8. Garnish with chopped coriander. 

9. Bake it for 10 minutes

Priti Shardul won second prize worth 

Moong Dal Tikki

 

Group -2 DESI SWAD 

By SAPANA SURADKAR 

She got first prize worth Rs 1500/-

Mom of Arnav Suradkar 

Dal used: Moong Dal

Ingredients 

1 Cup Moong Dal

1 inch Ginger

2 Green Chilies

Coriander leaves

1 Onion

1 Capsicum

100 gms Paneer

1tsp Amchoor powder

1tsp Chaat masala

1tsp Cumin powder

1 tbsp Corn Flour 

Oil for shallow frying

Method for Moong Dal Tikki 

1 Soaked moong dal 2 hours

2 In a pan boil some water

3 Add soaked dal in it and again boil it for few min.

4 Drain all the water and wash it with cold water 

5 Keep dal aside let cool it up to room temperature

6 Grind dal, ginger, green chilies and coriander leaves into a coarse fine paste

7 Add onion, capsicum, corn flour, cumin powder, raw mango powder, chat masala, salt and panner in the grounded dal.

8 Bind the mixture together to make a ball

9 Flatten them and stick up the cracked edges

10 Heat oil in coast iron or non –stick pan

11 Shallow fry them

12 Then gently slide them one after the one 

13 Serve with mint chutney or sauce 

Mixed Dal Aape

 Group 1 - Temptation

By Sukhada Nadkarni 

She won the 3rd Prize (Cash prize Rs 800)

Mom to Shambhav Nadkarni 

Recipe Name- MIXED DAL AAPE

Dals used : Channa, Moong, Urad

Ingredients- 

1/2 cup Chana dal

1/2 cup Moong dal

1/2 cup Urad dal

1/2cup Rice 

1 inch Ginger

2 -3 green Chili 

Salt to taste

Method - 

1. Soak all dals and rice for 4-5 hours  

2. Grind it in a mixer with Ginger, Chili, with a consistency of idli batter

3. Add salt to taste 

Procedure 

1. Take a Ape pot and preheat on a medium flame for 2-3 minutes 

2. Grease the pot with oil and then pour the batter with spoon 

3. Cover it and cook for 8 to 10 mints on low flame

4. Turn Ape and cook more for 2-3 mints 

5. Serve with chutney or sauce

Dal Vadas

 Group 1 – TEMPTATION

By Swati Rupanwar 

Mom of Yash Rupanvar 

Recipe Name: DAL VADA

Dal used channa dal, Urad dal

Ingredients- 

  

1 Cup - Chana Dal,                    

1/4 Cup - Urad Dal, 

1 Cup -Chopped Onion,

1/2 Cup – Washed Coriander Leaves,

7/8 - Chopped Curry Leaves. 

1Tsp – Ginger garlic paste.

1 tsp Cumin seeds

5/6- Green Chillies paste. 

1tsp - Coriander powder. 

1/2 tsp- Turmeric Powder

1 Tsp- salt

 Method for Dal Vada: - 

1. Soak both dal for 4 hours

2. Grind the dal 

3. Take a bowl and pour the batter in it 

4. Add chopped onion, chopped coriander and curry leaves.

5. Add ginger garlic paste, cumin seeds, green chilli paste, turmeric and salt

6. Mix all together with spoon’

Procedure

1. Preheat the oil

2. Make small thin and round shape Vadas

3. Deep Fry Vada on medium flame for 2 min to get golden brown colour.                       

4. Serve with Coconut chutney.