Moong Dhal Sambhar with no veggies

This sambhar is very easy to prepare. People in kongunadu prepares this recipe when they want to make any urgent sambhar pat-a-pat as no veggies are needed. Also, kongunadu people use sambar onions and garlic as main ingredient in their dishes. Also they use mud pots in their cooking.
I too even cook in mud pots in gas stove as a part of healthier cooking.

Ingredients:

Moong dhal/ Masoor dhal - 1 cup

Tomatoes - 3 to 4 - chop fine

Sambhar powder - 1 tbsp

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Salt

To temper:

Oil - 2 tbsp

Small onions - 1/2 cup - chop

Red chillies - 3

Curry leaves - few

Garlic - 15 flakes - crush it coarsely

Method:

1. If using mud pots, Make water to boil and add washed moong dhal and cook in lower flame for 15 - 20 min or until cooked.

2. If using pressure cooker, Add moong dhal along with turmeric powder and pressure cook for 2 whistles.

3. Add chopped tomatoes, Sambhar powder, Salt and turmeric powder and cook for 5 min. Switch off the flame

4. Heat oil in a kadai and temper with the ingredients.

5. Add the cooked dhal and cook in low flame for 5 min.

6. Garnish with coriander leaves.

7. Goes well with rice, idli. dosa

Variation:
a). Can add veggies like carrot, potato, drumstick, beans, avarakkai to this sambhar.

                        

Chettinad style potato kurma

I got this recipe from the website/forum Indusladies.com and the link is here. I tried this recipe yesterday night for dinner. Wooow.. It turned out delicious and yummy and my kid loved it a lot. Hereafter I am going to add this recipe regularly in my menu. Here comes the recipe for potato kurma.

Ingredients:

Potatoes - 5 or 6.

Onions - 2 - chop fine

Tomatoes - 2 - chop fine

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Salt

To temper:

Oil - 2 tbsp

Saunf/Sombhu - 1 tsp

Dry roast all and grind to a fine paste:

Cardamom - 1

Cinnamon - 1"

Cloves - 3

Saunf/Sombhu - 1 tsp

Garlic - 10 flakes

Ginger - 1"

Green chillies - 5 or 6

Grated coconut - 1 cup

Fried gram dhal/Pottukadalai - handful.

Method:

1. Wash and cook potatoes in a pressure cooker for 3 to 4 whistles.

2. Remove from the stove, peel the skin and smash it nicely.

3. Heat oil in a kadai and temper with the given ingredients.

4. Add onions and fry till golden brown.

5. Add tomatoes and cook it mashes well.

6. Add the ground paste along with water and cook for 2 min.

7. Add salt, turmeric powder and mashed potatoes.

8. Lower the flame and cook for 5 - 10 min.

9. Serve hot with idlis, paniyarams and dosas.

This is my first entry to events.

This kurma goes to Priya's veggie/ Fruit a month - Potato and hosted by Divya's Dil Se.