Mixed Dal Tadka

I have been so crazy busy from the past few days. All I am thinking and dreaming is about classes and assignments. Spending the entire day at school and getting back home hungry and starving....aaaaahhhhh... I craved for good home food prepared by Mom. But life as a wife in America is all about food cravings and missing dear ones. Left with no choice I had to prepare some yummy but simple food for myself and DH. What better dish could be comforting than making Dal and Rice. I made this yummy dinner for the both of us and trust me..It was so very relaxing!!

Ingredients:

Toor Dal - 1/4 cup
Moong Dal - 1/4 cup
Masoor Dal - 1/4 cup
Turmeric powder - 1/8 tsp
Medium Tomato - 1 - Chopped
Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
Red chillies - 3-4
Curry leaves - A few
Red chilli powder - 1/4 tsp
Asafoetida - A pinch
Cilantro - To garnish
Oil / Ghee - 1 tbsp
Salt - To taste

Method:

• In a vessel combine the three dals and add a pinch of turmeric powder and salt and pressure cook it for 3 whistles.

• In a wok, heat oil/ghee. add the mustard seeds, cumin seeds, red chillies and curry leaves.

• Once they crackle and splutter, add the chopped tomato and cook on medium heat until the tomatoes are cooked well.

• Add asafoetida, red chilli powder and turmeric powder to the tomato mixture.

• Mash the cooked dal and add the dal to the tomato mixture. 

• Mix it all well.Garnish it with cilantro.

• Serve hot with Rice and Roti.. Enjoy the simple and comfort food that gets ready in no time.

Poha/Rice Flakes Aloo Poori/Roti

This again, another version of my Kids Favourite Poori. He can survive all 6 days of his school with this Poori as his Lunchbox/Snack Box Menu!!!!! I try to vary the taste a bit So, that I can steal something Nutritious in to his menu and at the same time , doesn't disturb his taste of Poori!!!!

Ingredients

1/2 cup Wheat Flour

1/2 cup Brown Rice Flakes/Brown Poha

A Small Potato, Cooked & Mashed

Salt to taste

Water and Oil to Make the Dough

Oil for frying the Poori

Method

Soak the Brown Rice Flakes/Poha in Water for a minute or two and make it Soft. Take the Wheat flour, Mashed Potato and Soft Poha in a large Bowl and Mix them well with your hands, Without adding water, all the three ingredients should come together well as a sticky mass, now add little water and oil and make it a soft chapathi dough. If you want, you can add Chilli Powder/Green Chillies, Coriander Powder/leaves to make it a bit spicier, since i was making this for my Kid, i didn't add any Spice!!!! 

Let the dough rest for 10 minutes. Divide the dought, roll them out as discs and Deep Fry as Poori's. Alternatively you can also cook them on a Hot Tava/Griddle as Chapathi/Roti's. The Remaining Dough can be Refrigerated and used later!!!! I was Waiting for any complaints in the afternoon!!, but thankfully, None Came!!! So, definitely it was a Hit!!! Try these Poori/Roti Variations and let me Know how did you like it!!

Sending this to Healthy Recipe Hunt - Aval/Rice Flakes/Poha, happening @ Kurinji Kathambam.

Lunar Duo cupcake set 2011

Another order from Ira,


Imlek cupcake minta isi nya 2 aja, pesen 5 set.
Minta ada orang-orangan Imlek nya ..Duh aku ga tau loh sepasang orang2an imlek itu namanya siapa..hihihihhi


Ih aku sukaaa bgt ama ini cupcake..simple,lucu,imut. Mama ku ampe ga rela ngelepasin tuh cupcake.hahahaha.


Ini hasilnya bertapa semaleman..hehehehe

Makasi ya Ra buat orderannya..


Happy Lunar Year all..