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My name is Manjula and I live in Mumbai. Given below is the recipe for a unique dal preparation, taught to me by my mother. The dish is typical of my home-town Tellicherry, in North Kerala.
E-mail : m_kt@hotmail.com
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Malabar Dal
Ingredients
Tuvar/Arhar Dal - 1 small cup
Coconut - 1/2
Jeera (Cummin seeds) - 1/2 tsp
Onion - 1 small, chopped finely
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
Oil
Salt to taste
Method:
- Grind together coconut and jeera with a little water, so as to form a
smooth paste.
- Boil tuvar dal in sufficient water with turmeric and chilli powders.
- When the dal gets cooked, add salt and the coconut-jeera mixture. Bring it to a boil.
- In a kadhai, fry the chopped onions, till they turn golden brown. Add the onions to the dal. Serve hot with rice.
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