Type what you have

Ingredients

• ✓ chana dal
• cilantro
• white rice
• salt
• white sugar
• turmeric
• tomato
• asafoetida powder
• curry leaf
• green chile pepper
• onion
• mustard seed
• peanut
• cooking oil
• coconut
• cumin seed
• coriander seed
• red chile pepper
• black lentil
• cooking oil

Instructions

1. 1 Make the masala podi by heating 1 tablespoon oil in a skillet over medium heat; fry the chana dal, urad dal, dried chile peppers, coriander seeds, and cumin seeds in the hot oil until fragrant and beginning to brown, about 5 minutes. Grind the mixture with the coconut into a fine powder using a mortar and pestle.
2. 2 Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large skillet. Fry the peanuts and mustard seeds in the hot oil until the peanuts begin to brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the onions, green chile peppers, curry leaves, and asafoetida powder to the peanut mixture; cook and stir until the onions are browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir the tomatoes, turmeric, sugar, and salt into the mixture; continue cooking until the tomatoes are soft, about 10 minutes more. Season with the masala podi. Crumble the rice into the skillet, using the back of a spoon to separate the individual grains. Cook and stir until the rice is mixed into the dish and hot, 5 to 7 minutes. Garnish with the cilantro to serve.

By SUSMITA

Ingredients

• ✓ chana dal
• black lentil
• rice
• split yellow lentil
• water
• red chile pepper
• salt
• cumin seed
• cooking oil

Instructions

1. 1 Combine chana dal, urad dal, rice, and moong dal in a large bowl; cover with several inches of cool water. Soak 8 hours to overnight.
2. 2 Grind soaked dal-rice mixture, chile peppers, and salt into a paste using a mortar and pestle; transfer to a bowl. Add enough water to make a batter just thin enough to spread; stir in cumin seeds.
3. 3 Heat a griddle (or a tawa) over medium heat; lightly grease with oil around edges and in the middle. Ladle some batter on the griddle; spread into a thin circle using the back of the ladle or a large spoon. Cook about 3 minutes, then flip. Cook about 3 minutes more; transfer to a plate and serve immediately. Adas are best eaten hot off the griddle. Repeat with remaining batter.

By SUSMITA

Ingredients

• ✓ chana dal
• calabash gourd
• turmeric
• water
• cooking oil
• red chile pepper
• cumin seed
• ginger root
• garlic
• red pepper
• salt
• sugar

Instructions

1. 1 Combine the calabash, chana dal, turmeric, and water in a pressure cooker. Seal the pressure cooker and cook at high pressure for about 20 minutes. Reduce heat to low and simmer another 3 minutes. Remove from heat and allow the pressure to release naturally.
2. 2 Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Fry the red chile peppers and cumin seeds until the seeds begin to splutter; add the ginger and garlic to the mixture and cook together 1 minute more. Stir the calabash mixture, ground red pepper, sugar, and salt into the mixture; bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and cook another 5 minutes before serving.

By SUSMITA

Ingredients

• ✓ chana dal
• vegetable oil
• mustard seed
• cumin seed
• curry leaf
• red chile pepper
• cashew
• ginger root
• green chile pepper
• asafoetida powder
• semolina
• yogurt
• carrot
• salt
• fruit salt

Instructions

1. 1 Heat vegetable oil in a pan over medium-low heat. Add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, and chana dal and saute for a few seconds. Add curry leaves, dried red chile, cashews, ginger, green chile peppers, and hing and saute until cashew nuts turn slightly brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Add semolina and cook and stir over low heat until slightly browned; remove mixture to a plate and let cool completely, about 10 minutes.
2. 2 Add yogurt and carrot to the mixture and mix well. Add water as needed to reach desired consistency. Season with salt to taste. Cover and let sit for 15 minutes. Check batter consistency again; add more water if needed.
3. 3 Grease an idli pan and add water to steam; bring to a boil.
4. 4 Meanwhile, add fruit salt to the batter, mix well, and then pour the batter in the greased molds.
5. 5 Steam the idli for 10 minutes. Remove the idli from the molds and serve.

By gompte

Ingredients

• ✓ chana dal
• potato
• cooking oil
• black lentil
• mustard seed
• red chile pepper
• asafoetida powder
• onion
• green chile pepper
• curry leaf
• turmeric
• red pepper
• ginger root
• salt
• lime juice
• cilantro

Instructions

1. 1 Place the potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain and allow to steam dry for a minute or two. Remove and discard the skins; roughly mash the potatoes into coarse chunks. Set aside.
2. 2 Heat the oil in a skillet. Fry the urad dal, chana dal, mustard seed, and dried red chile peppers in the oil until the seeds begin to splutter. Sprinkle the asafoetida powder over the mixture. Stir the onion, green chile peppers, and curry leaves into the mixture and cook until the onion is lightly browned, about 3 minutes. Add the potatoes, turmeric, red pepper, ginger and salt; cook and stir until the potatoes are thoroughly reheated, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and add the lime juice and cilantro to serve.

By SUSMITA

Ingredients

• ✓ chana dal
• ghee
• lime juice
• semolina
• salt
• ginger root
• tomato
• water
• curry leaf
• green chile pepper
• onion
• asafoetida powder
• mustard seed
• black lentil
• cashew
• red chile pepper
• cooking oil

Instructions

1. 1 Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Fry the dried red chile peppers, cashews, urad dal, chana dal, and mustard seed in the hot oil until the cashews are golden brown, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle the asafoetida powder into the skillet. Add the onion, green chile peppers, and curry leaves to the mixture; cook and stir until the onions are softened, about 5 minutes.
2. 2 Pour the water into the skillet along with the tomato, ginger, and salt; bring to a boil. Gradually pour the semolina into the mixture in a thin stream, stirring continually. This is very important. If you add the semolina too quickly, or do not stir quick enough, you will get lumps. Cook and stir until the mixture begins bubbling; reduce heat to low, cover, and allow to cook 10 to 15 minutes. Stir the lime juice and ghee into the mixture. Remove from heat and allow to rest 10 minutes before serving.

By SUSMITA

Ingredients

• ✓ chana dal
• vegetable oil
• bread crumb
• salt
• red chile pepper
• cilantro
• egg
• cilantro
• water
• salt
• red chile pepper
• garam masala
• turmeric
• cumin
• coriander
• ginger
• garlic
• ground beef

Instructions

1. 1 Heat a stockpot over medium heat; add ground beef. Stir in garlic paste, ginger paste, coriander, cumin, turmeric, garam masala, 1/2 teaspoon ground red chile, and salt to taste. Add water and dal; simmer until meat is fully cooked and all water has evaporated, 30 to 35 minutes.
2. 2 Blend beef and dal mixture together using an immersion blender in the stockpot. Add 1/2 cup cilantro; blend to combine. Roll spoonfuls of beef and dal mixture into into walnut-sized balls; shape into smooth flat patties.
3. 3 Whisk eggs, 1 tablespoon cilantro, 1/2 teaspoon ground red chile, and salt to taste together in a bowl. Place bread crumbs on a plate. Dip each patty into egg mixture, then roll in bread crumbs.
4. 4 Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Fry patties in a single layer until golden brown and crisp, 2 to 4 minutes per side.

By Sahreesh Momin