Veg dal

Kids they love anything to do with chocolate, cookies ....but when it come to vegs it's so difficult to make them have something nutritious but I am lucky in that matter that when I do Sambar I add loads of vegs  both my sons have it without complaining ...so this was one of the recipes which I was keen to try adding vegs to dal it was lovely and my sons loved it .  Thanks to Pratibha Rao akka for sharing such a lovely recipe :) Do try this I am sure you will absolutely love this ...have tried it so many times now and it's become my family fav now :)

Ingredients

1/2 cup Toor dal

1/2 cup Moong dal

1 cup Mixed boiled vegs of your choice ( I have used carrots , Cauliflower, potato) 

1/2 tsp Jeera

1 tbsp ginger garlic green chilli paste 

2 med sized onion (finely chopped)

1 Big tomato (finely chopped)

1/4 tsp Haldi / Turmeric powder while boiling dal + 1/4 tsp for masala

1 tsp Red Chilli powder

1/2 tsp Garam Masala powder

1/4 tsp Amchur powder

2 tbsp coriander leaves (finely chopped)

2 tbsp oil + 1 tsp ghee

salt to taste

Method

• Pressure cook Toor and Moong dal add 1/4 tsp haldi and cook till done.
• Mash it well add salt and bring it to boil. Keep aside.
• Take a non stick pan add oil  and ghee when hot add Jeera when it sizzles add ginger garlic green chilli paste. fry for few mins. Then add chopped onion and fry till it turns golden brown.
• Add tomato and fry till it leaves out oil . Add haldi, red chilli powder, garam masala  fry well . Add little water and bring to a boil this way the powders won't burn and it will leave out oil perfectly.
• Add boiled vegs of your choice  ( I have used carrots, cauliflower). stir for a mins till all the masalas and flavours are well incorporated , sprinkle Amchur powder and mix well . 
• Add in the mashed dal and mix well. Now add water to the consistency required. Add in salt to taste and simmer and boil . 
• Garnish with coriander leaves . Done !!