Monday, April 5, 2010

TODAYS LUNCH BOX MENU 3

Today's lunch box menu consists of : palak (spinach) dal with raw mango
                                                       mushroom fry
                                                       curd rice



                                          PALAK(SPINACH)DAL WITH MANGO

INGREDIENTS:

Toor dal - 1cup
Tomatoes - 2chopped
Green chillies - 4
Palak  -1cup finely chooped
Raw mango -1/2chopped
Sambhar powder - 1tbsp
Salt

FOR TEMPERING :

Mustard seeds - 1tsp
Jeera - 1/2tsp
Dry red chillies -2
Onions 1/4thinly sliced
Curry leaves
Hing - pinch
Ghee - 1tbsp

METHOD:
1. Wash and clean palak in salt water and chop it finely.
2. Chop greenchillies,raw mango and tomatoes.
3. Slice the onions.
4. In pressure cooker boil toor dal, adding palak,greenchillies,tomatoes,raw mango pieces and haldi in a ratio of 1:5(1cup dal 5cups water)
5. Mash the dal well.
6. In a pan add ghee let it heat.
7. Then add mustard, onions,jeera,redchillies,curryleaves and hing let it fry.
8. Then add this to the cooked dhal mixture.
9. Add salt, sambhar powder and mix well.
10. Let it boil for 5mins
serve hot with rice or roti.....................................

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