Dal Kichidi

I tried this recipe after having in a restaurant called "Sukh Sagar". Whenever I go there, I will order for it. That became my fav dish. Even though it is like having Dhal rice, but I liked it the way they make it. So, I started making it at my home also. Even a 2 years kid can have this. Instead of moong dhal, toor dhal can also be used. It will have different taste. Its a simple and easy dish to make within 5 minutes.

Ingredients:

Moong Dhal - Boiled and Mashed - 1 cup
Oil / Ghee - 1 Tbsp
Jeera / Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Ginger - small piece finely chopped
Salt to taste
Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
Green Chillies - 1 finely chopped
Coriander leaves for garnishing
Cooked Rice - 1 cup.

Method:

1. Heat oil or Ghee in a pan, add jeera, ginger, green chillies.
2. Add boiled and mashed dhal, stir fry for few seconds and add water to it. Let it boil for few mins.
3. Add required amount of salt, turmeric powder, some finely chopped coriander leaves.
4. Finally add cooked rice and saute well till the rice nicely mixes with the dhal.
5. Add some ghee on the top and mix again, to enrich the taste.
6. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with papad.

Cabbage Kootu

Ingredients:

Cabbage - 1 large cup (Chopped)
Moong dhal - 1 cup boiled

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Jeera/ Cumin seeds - 1 tsp

Urad dhal - 1 tsp

Asafoetida - a pinch

Salt to taste

Dried red chillies - 2

Green chillies - 1

Oil - 1 tbsp

Turmeric powder - 1 tsp

Curry leaves - a strip

Coriander leaves for garnishing

Method:

1. In a pressure cooker, boil and cook the dhal well with a tsp of turmeric powder. Keep it aside. 

2. Boil cabbage as well. But I cooked dhal in cooker and cabbage in a pan separately, cos cabbage can be cooked easily.

3. In a pan, heat oil, add mustard seeds, jeera, asafoetida, curry leaves, red chillies or green chillies or both can be used. Add chopped cabbage, mix well and close the lid. Let it cook for sometime. Just check in between cos cabbage will be cooked very fast. See to that cabbage is not over cooked.

4. Add cooked moong dhal.

5. Finally add salt to taste.

6. Garnish it with corainder leaves. Serve hot with rice or chapathi. 

I cooked cabbage separately in a pan adding water to it, and add dhal to it. Allow it to cook for sometime, until the kootu becomes thick and finally it can be tempered with mustard seeds, jeera...etc.

White Pumpkin Masiyal / Kootu

Ingredients:

White Pumpkin - 1 cup chopped
Toor Dhal - 1 cup boiled
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Jeera/ Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Urad dhal - 1 tsp
Asafoetida - a pinch
Salt to taste
Dried red chillies - 2
Green chillies - 1
Oil - 1 tbsp
Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
Curry leaves - a strip
Coriander leaves for garnishing

Method:
1. In a pressure cooker, boil and cook the dhal well with a tsp of turmeric powder. Moong dhal can also be used. Keep it aside. Boil white pumpkin as well. (Pumpkin can be boiled with dhal also... but see to that both should not be mashed).
2. In a pan, heat oil, add mustard seeds, jeera, asafoetida, curry leaves, red chillies or green chillies or both can be used.
3. Add boiled white pumpkin to it. Mix well.
4. Add cooked toor dhal or moong dhal.
5. Finally add salt to taste.
6. Garnish it with corainder leaves. Serve hot with rice or chapathi.