Thursday, March 22, 2007

Spinach delight

heat lil oil and add fennel seeds ( a teaspoon)
when it splutters, saute garlic( 3 cloves), 1 big onion and 2 medium tomatoes
saute each of the above separately ( give a min for garlic, 2 mins for onion and tomatoes)
they shd all be quite soft and it shd smell great

once this is done, put the spinach and the sauted ingedients in a blender(with salt)
and blend until smooth

transfer this to a pan and let it cook a lil bit more (abt 5 more mins)

voila
you get a dish to eat with rotis(bread) or rice
and it is quite healthy

Capsicum daal

very simple to make and has a great vegetable

ingredients
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1 capsicum
1 cup moong daal
1 tsp jeera
1 tsp mustard
1 tsp sambar pwdr
1 spoon lemon juice
salt to taste
1 spoon oil
and a dash of love

boil moong daal with a dash of turmeric and salt (preferably in a pressure cooker)
heat oil and let the mustard seeds crackle. add jeera and allow it to crackle
now add the finely cut capsicum and saute for a minute
add salt and just a teaspoon of sambar powder.
Fry til capsicum becomes soft
now add the daal to this mixture
let it boil for 5 mts.
add some lemon juice

garnish with coriander
serve with rotis or even with rice

bon appetit