…ghly. Dab with a kitchen towel or use a salad spinner to remove excess moisture. Grind all the above mentioned ingredients to a medium coarse paste. Do not add water to grind. Taste to check and adjust seasoning. Use the prepared pesto sauce in pasta, as a sandwich spread or dip. Tips & Suggestions : Traditionally pine nuts are used to prepare pesto but you may use nuts, herbs and cheese of your choice. You can reduce or avoid using Par…
…amp; experience the simplicity of this homemade dal… 😀 Ingredients : ½ cup Tur Dal (split Pigeon Pea Lentils) ½ cup Masoor Dal (split Red Lentils) 2 fresh Green Chillies (finely chopped or slit ) 1 med. Onion (peeled, finely sliced & fried crisp) ½ onion (finely chopped) 1 med. fresh Tomato (roughly chopped) 1 tsp. fresh Ginger (grated or chopped) 1 tsp. Turmeric pwd. A pinch of Asafoetida (Hing) 2 cups Water 1 tsp. Kasuri Methi (dry Fenugreek…
…hour. Mix the all the chopped vegetables, lentils, green chillies, ½ tsp. turmeric pwd. & pressure cook with sufficient water till soft. Strain the mashed dal & vegetable mixture through a strainer or you may use a blender. Heat a sufficiently large & deep pan with oil till hot. Add bay leaves. Fry the sliced onions till crisp & lightly golden brown. Now add the marinated chicken & fry till rawness disappears. Add the Dhansak…