Chilka Urad Dal with Squash

Ingredients
7 oz. or 1/2 package Ajika Urad Chilka  Dal rinsed with 2-3 changes of water and drained
1/2 cup onion diced
1/2 cup zucchini diced or carrots or squash or pumpkin peeled and diced
1/2 inch cinnamon stick,
3 cloves
Seasonings
1 tbsp. ghee
1 tsp. cumin seeds
1 Tej Patta or bay leaf (optional)
1″ Ginger peeled and minced or 1 tsp. ginger paste from our store
1 cup tomato, peeled and diced
Garnish
1 tbsp. half and half or thick cream

Method :
Add onion, zucchini, cinnamon and cloves with 2.5 cups of water in a pot with a lid and cook over medium heat till the lentil is soft.  Adjust water to your desired consistency.
Seasonings:  Add ghee to a skillet or pan and heat till the ghee is hot.  Add cumin seeds and bay leaf and let the seeds sizzle.  Add ginger, tomatoes and cook for 5 minutes.
Add the cooked lentils and simmer for 15 minutes.
Garnish with half and half and serve hot.

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Sweet and Sour Gujarati Tuvar Dal

 Serves 4
Ingredients:
1 cup Toordal
1/2 cup yam chopped (optional)
2 Tbsp. peanuts
2 Tbsp. ghee or vegetable oil
1/4 tsp. cumin seeds (jeera)
1/4 tsp. mustard seeds
1/2 tsp. asafetida (hing)
a few curry leaves (optional)
3 roma tomatoes, chopped
1 tsp. ginger paste
1 jalapeno chopped
1/4 tsp. chili powder (optional)
1/2 tsp. turmeric powder (haldi)
salt to taste
1 Tbsp. jaggery (gur)
juice of 1/2 lemon
4 Tbsp. chopped cilantro
Procedure:
1.Pick through the dal and then wash it.  Drain the water. Add 4 cups of water to a heavy pot, add the dal, peanuts, yam, salt to taste. Boil the dal. Reduce heat and let it simmer.
2. As dal is simmering, heat ghee in a small sauce pan and fry the cumin and mustard seeds till brown. Add the asafetida, curry leaves, tomatoes, ginger, jalapeno, chili powder and fry the seasonings for 2-3 minutes.
3. Pour the seasonings into dal and let it continue to simmer on low, until the grains and vegetables are soft and cooked. Add lime juice, jaggery and cilantro. Adjust the water so that the dal has the consistency you like (from soup like consistency to thick soup)

Serve with yogurt, any steamed or panfried veggies from our recipe section, rice or flat bread and a choice of pickle.

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