Sunday, January 09, 2011

Thuvaram paruppu masiyal/Toor dal gravy with Masala Egg

We enjoyed this paruppu masiyal with masala egg over the weekend.This is one of those simple yet comfort food. Masala egg recipe is from my sweet SIL's blog, fusion of life.It came out really good.Hope you all enjoy as much as we did.

Ingredients
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Toor dal : 1/2 cup
Vendhyam/fenugreek seeds : 1 tsp
Turmeric powder : 1/4 tsp
Dry Red chillies : 5
Green chillies : 5 (slit)
Curry leaves : few springs
Tomato : 2 (chopped)
Tamarind : small lemon size ball
Oil - 1 tbsp
Mustard seeds : 1/2 tsp
Perungayam/ asafoedita : 1 pinch
salt : as needed

Method
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1. Pressure cook toor dal, fenugreek and turmeric powder with just enough water for more than 4 whistles. Mash cooked toor dal mixture well and keep it aside.
2.In a pan, heat oil and fry mustard seeds, asafoedita and dry red chiiles.Now add chopped tomatoes and slit green chilles.Saute well until tomatoes are cooked enough.
3.Now add tamarind water to the pan and bring it to a boil.
4.Now add mashed toor dal mix to the pan and add salt and water as needed.
5.Garnish with chopped coriander or curry leaves.I used curry leaves as I prefer them.

We enjoyed this with hot rice and masala egg.

Recipe Source for masiyal :Vikatan

Paruppu Masiyal


Masala Egg

7 comments:

Priya Suresh said...

Comforting dal,soo delicious..

Sneha Chandran said...

both are looking yummy...thanks for trying masala egg..

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Knorr Soup said...

Maheshwari, this is a completely delicious and healthy recipe using dal. We all know that dal contains proteins that are great to maintain excellent health, and you’ve hit the nail on the head, theoretically speaking. Good healthy dishes will keep off the food cravings, while at the same time helping you maintain your ideal weight and fight off the various obesity related diseases rampant today. For some expert tips and suggestions on healthy eating habits visit our blog at http://knorratseven.blogspot.com/.

Knorr Soup said...

This is a completely delicious, and healthy dal recipe. We all know that dal contains proteins that are great to maintain excellent health, and you’ve hit the nail on the head, theoretically speaking. Good healthy dishes will keep off the food cravings, while at the same time helping you maintain your ideal weight and fight off the various obesity related diseases rampant today. For some expert tips and suggestions on healthy eating habits visit our blog at http://knorratseven.blogspot.com/.

Sharmi said...

hey Maheswari, How have you been. when I was looking through all the blog names to my right side of the blog thought of just clicking urs never knew you were blogging:)
all are old friends have almost stopped blogging! glad to see you post!

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