Before jumping into delectable methi dal, I want to share my changed life style being blogger err…food blogger….
7.30 A.M – Running fast and round in the kitchen to prepare breakfast and lunch along with morning cup of tea…
8.30 A.M – Lunch is ready and getting packed……
8.45 A.M – Having breakfast, my husband asks what’s in lunch? And the communication beings like this….
My Husband: Lunch mein kya hain? (What’s in lunch?)
Me: Bhendi fry chawal ke saath (Okra fry mixed with steamed hot white rice)
MH: Oh wow! Tum ne apne liyae khana pakaya hain kya? (Did u cook for your self also?)
M: Nahi…I have some other plans for lunch.
MH: What plans?
M: I am thinking of a soup or salad (to just make him feel that I am going to be on dieting)
MH: Hahahaha…really…tell me truth…
M: I am planning to go on strict diet from today….really…
MH: I think u don’t need to go on dieting…you just need little exercise…just don’t waste u r time by sitting in front of the computer….go for walking or do exercise…have u r lunch….don’t skip it…
M: Ok….will make some rice or roti for me….
MH: That’s better….
9.00 A.M…..looks like it’s going to be a bright sunny day….Time to prepare something to new to post in my blog…..
9.30 A.M – MH gets ready and leaves for office….closing the door…I will run towards the system and on it…then my virtual farm where I plow, plant, harvest, collect milk, collect eggs, collects ripe fruits…then enter into my virtual café…cook up with storm go and taste what other’s are cooking and then feed my fishes in virtual very happy aquarium… ha..lot of workout isn’t it? Yet to prepare lunch….sunny climate calls me to click my food… MORE…..
7.30 A.M – Running fast and round in the kitchen to prepare breakfast and lunch along with morning cup of tea…
8.30 A.M – Lunch is ready and getting packed……
8.45 A.M – Having breakfast, my husband asks what’s in lunch? And the communication beings like this….
My Husband: Lunch mein kya hain? (What’s in lunch?)
Me: Bhendi fry chawal ke saath (Okra fry mixed with steamed hot white rice)
MH: Oh wow! Tum ne apne liyae khana pakaya hain kya? (Did u cook for your self also?)
M: Nahi…I have some other plans for lunch.
MH: What plans?
M: I am thinking of a soup or salad (to just make him feel that I am going to be on dieting)
MH: Hahahaha…really…tell me truth…
M: I am planning to go on strict diet from today….really…
MH: I think u don’t need to go on dieting…you just need little exercise…just don’t waste u r time by sitting in front of the computer….go for walking or do exercise…have u r lunch….don’t skip it…
M: Ok….will make some rice or roti for me….
MH: That’s better….
9.00 A.M…..looks like it’s going to be a bright sunny day….Time to prepare something to new to post in my blog…..
9.30 A.M – MH gets ready and leaves for office….closing the door…I will run towards the system and on it…then my virtual farm where I plow, plant, harvest, collect milk, collect eggs, collects ripe fruits…then enter into my virtual café…cook up with storm go and taste what other’s are cooking and then feed my fishes in virtual very happy aquarium… ha..lot of workout isn’t it? Yet to prepare lunch….sunny climate calls me to click my food… MORE…..
Ha…that’s a long saga…now coming to today’s post…methi dal….fenugreek carry so many medicinal and ayurvedic benefits with it….the redolent smell coming from the leaves of fenugreek when gets combined with soft, creamy dal…the result is pleasant-tasting….the medley of dal with fenugreek leaves, spiced up and cooked with Indian spices……and then finally an aromatic Indian Tadka gives an amazing flavour to the recipe….Hot bowl of white rice…dollop of ghee…with methi dal…and some muruku or papad is all it takes to pamper our self with rich and indulging food
This methi dal is going to participate in MLLA -19 hosted by EC of Simple Indian Food, event by Susan of The Well-Seasoned Cook.
Methi Dal
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 ½ cup fresh Methi leaves/fenugreek leaves
- 1 cup Toovar dal
- 1 Onion, peeled and sliced
- 1 Green chilli, deseeded and cut into half
- 1 Tomato, deseeded and chopped
- 1 small lemon sized Tamarind, washed
- ½ tbsp MTR Sambar powder
- 1 tbsp Red chilli powder
- ¼ tbsp Tumeric powder
- Salt
TEMPERING/TADKA:
- 1 tbsp Jeera/Cumin seeds
- ½ tbsp Mustard seeds
- 1 dry Red chilli
- 3-4 cloves Garlic
- 9-10 fresh Curry leaves
- Oil
PREPARATION:
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Pressure cook dal, methi leaves, onion slices, tomato pieces, green chilli, tamarind, red chilli powder, sambar powder and turmeric powder with a drop of oil.
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Once the dal is soft enough add salt and using a wooden masher until smooth. Set aside.
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Add oil to heavy bottom cooking vessel/kadai/wok and one by one ingredients listed under tempering. Fry till curry leaves starts to change color or leave aroma.
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Turn off the flame and add this tempering to above cooked and mashed dal. Cover it for another two minutes and serve with hot rice, your choice of fry and some papad or muruku.
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Last but not least add your ‘love’ to make the dish ‘YUMMY’.
Valarmathi brought this sweet Pongal….on the eve of Pongal and it tasted yummy…
Jo says
Haha .. sounds a bit like a conversation that I would have with my hubby! The "less sitting in front of the computer" bit. Lovely dish and great pictures as usual.
Kitchen Flavours says
That was super fast Jo…thank you for the comment….
Prathibha says
Hmmm…ghar ghar ki kahani aise hi ho raha aaj kal especially for food bloggers….
I love methi dal,looks yummy..I can see some brinjal's beside,hope that is ur next post dear…
Yummy looking pongal too..
Kitchen Flavours says
Prathibha – I really love the way you concentrate on my pictures….thank u for the fast comment….
Sharmilee! :) says
Healthy dal, and colorful click of the pongal! Nice conversation 🙂
sowmya.s says
nice yummy dal..healthy too..
vidhas says
Lovley dish, enjoyed reading. Awesome Clicks asusual.
Sushma Mallya says
Healthy and yummy dal…must have been very flavourful too…pics are lovely as usual
Sum says
A wonderful simple food 🙂 I love this…
Priya Narasimhan says
oh…you are also into feeding fish, ploughing etc..My BIL's family who came down from Delhi for vacation was literally addicted with it..
funny conversation and healthy dal.:-)
Sadia Naseeb says
i can totally relate to the dieting and sitting in front of computer part ..just replace hubby with my ammi .. hehe
Meethi daal looks yummy and the pictures are tempting as always.
Priya says
Lubna, guess wat am also trying to be in diet and the conservation sounds little bit like wat me & my husband had recently here…methi dal looks fantastic and real comforting food..can see chakkali and stuffed brinjal besides the beautiful methi dal…Thats so nice of valar for her sweet pongal na…
Valarmathi says
I made this for lunch yesterday, adding sambhar powder is new to me. Will add next time. Btw side dish brinjal got my attention more than the dal. It looks very yummyyyy… Recipe please?
And really surprised that you took pic of the pongal that i gave it you and posted it. Happy that you liked it. Thank you 🙂
Tina says
Methi dal sounds healthy and yummy…
Kanchan says
even I have virtual farm + cafe + aquarium, and i have to put a reminder to take a look @ them, else you know it might give me a big time Loss !! 🙁
Anyways, loved your version of methi dal ; very simple and looks beautiful as always 🙂
Happy Cook says
I have this smile reading your conversation with your hubby.
And then you running to the pc after he going to the office.
Delicous dal wish i got methi leaves here.
Kitchen Flavours says
Thank you Sharmilee, Sowmya, Vidhas, Sushma, Sum, Priya, Sadia, Priya, Valar, Tina, Kanchan and Happy Cook.
Curry Leaf says
This scene plays here also everyday Lubna.Only thing is repeated in the afternoon and night time as well.Even if I am not in front of the computer I get the blame.Delicious and heathy and comforting dal.
I think you can send it to Yasmeen's event as well.
jeyashrisuresh says
loved the conversation.
Dal looks so yummy and even i want this to try a long back,but somehow forgot.will try soon.Great click.
Ms.Chitchat says
Enjoyed the write-up, very practical and true :):) Many of us can relate to those conversations :):) A very healthy dish and would love to have it with garam rotis.
Chitchat
Khaugiri says
khaye jao khaye jao…. food blog ke gun gaye jao:). Even i have that green plate….. see my tilachi vadi's post….
Aparna Vijay says
Ha ha nice conversation..good blog too..
shanthi says
Simple and healthy
notyet100 says
yummy dal nd awesome clicks,..
Rachana Kothari says
The methi daal looks wowwww….yummy, am planning to make it now:)
i loved the conversation… can relate to it fully:)
Nandini says
So similar with the ones I have with my hubby! Methi dal chamak raha hai! It's very tempting!
SE says
Enjoyed reading your virtual exercises in virtual farm !! good one..lovely dish and pictures !
Asha says
Then people we women don't work hard!! Crazy!! Yes, my hubby would have me not blogging at all if he had given a choice! 😛
Methi dal looks gorgeous. I don't get fresh ones here, frozen packs has more twigs than tender leaves!!:D
Sonia (Nasi Lemak Lover) says
This look so yummy !!
RAKS KITCHEN says
Wonderful clicking of both dal and pongal !
The same conversation will go on many of the Blogger's home;) even i am telling myself this now a days.
Mahimaa's kitchen says
neat pictures… you are getting better and better day by day with photography.
methi dal looks yummmy… and chakkara pongal too.
Renuka Bedre - Rao says
loved readin this post..so so so yummy pics!! awesome!!
Renuka
http://cookingyummy.blogspot.com/
A 2 Z Vegetarian Cuisine says
Lovely dal, super beautiful pictures. Couldn't stop laughing at the conversation you had between you and your husband. Sitting before the computer, i would say is the same story and same advice in every house.
Devon says
Please explain what those light brown spiky "vegetables?" are in that bowl. I'm very curious.
Kitchen Flavours says
Thank you Curry Leaf, Jeyashri, Ms.Chitchat, Khaugiri, Aparna, Shanti, Priyanka, Rachana, Nandini, SE, Asha, Sonia, Raks, Mahimaa, Renuka and A2Z.
DEESHA says
LOL this sounds so much like my day .. the dal looks yummy Lubna, & so does the pongal
Sayantani says
Methi Dals are a fav at our household as well. we have grown our own methi greens in the veggie patch. the dish looks lovely and beautiful click as always.
Gita says
A part of your morning routine does sound like mine too 🙂 Nice pictures Lubna…healthy dish overall 🙂
Natashya KitchenPuppies says
Looks tasty! I have never had fresh methi leaves before.
Rahin says
comfort food written all over it , dal looks delicious
Deepa G Joshi says
i guess almost the same picture in my house ;)..love the clicks..nice pongal
Siddhi S says
wow nice rich dal lubna…the dishes along wid it also luks yumm…gr8 recipe
chakhlere says
Methi Dal is my all time fav and comfort food.
Very lovely and typical conversation…!!!
jayasri says
To tell you the truth love!, Aren't you lucky ?, that you can spend lot of your time on the computer !!, I was like you when I was in India, Breakfast, lunch both done by 9:30, MIL never ate breakfast, so I had to cook both together, so she could eat something when she used to leave house around 10 -10:30 (she wasn't working, she was social worker),Now I don't do anything in the morning !, kids take bread, R takes left over from yesterdays!!!, and I always cook in the night !!, and don't get time to sit on the comp work and busy home by the time I come back !! and with all this when I decide to sit I have 3 teenagers not giving it to me!!, methi dal looks yummy and chakra pongal looks gorgeous too!!, My happiness lies in this blogging and lovely friends like you to whom I talk.., sorry for writing such a lenghthy comment, I don't mind if you did not publish, I felt like I was talking to you reading the conversation 🙂
Dershana says
he he he, no wonder you love FB! I've been getting invites from friends on FB to become their virtual neighbour etc…but i know i will get hooked, and getting virtually hooked right now is really bad with my current tight schedule:-)
i too love fresh fenugreek in my dhal. love the fantastic picture, as usual.
Faith says
Lol, yes it definitely is a very good workout! 🙂 It looks like this is a really delicious dal…I love your pictures!
Yasmeen says
Blogging can get addictive my dear.I feel the same some times.I love methi dal 😀
Katy ~ says
I was laughing so much at your post. It is very much like that here, too.
Delicious post!
Home Cooked Oriya Food says
really healthy dal…
Yummy click too…
Sunshinemom says
Happy virtual farming, Lubna!
This is amongst my favourite dals too but I use kasuri methi.
Soma Pradhan says
Sounds a great combination..will try out soon
Cham says
Virtual world fun! Lovely dish _ I love this combo!
K says
Haha! Addicted to Farmville, is it? I too was for few days, then got bored! The typical gemini thing:)
Methi dal and murukku look yum!
Kitchen Flavours says
Thank you Deesha, Sayantani, Gita, Nataysha, Rahin, Deepa, Siddhi, Chaklere, Jayasri, Dershana, Faith, Yasmeen, Katy, Somoo, Sunshinemom, Soma, Cham and K.
Kitchen Flavours says
Jayasri – Iam not complaining….just letting know my changed life style dear….no probs about the long comment…i always adore them….life has become crazy for me…not boring or dull….that's the hidden meaning of my post…if u have time read the complete one in my hobby blog….thank u so much for dropping by here and putting down your life…
Malar Gandhi says
Dear,
Please check out 'Kitchen Mishaps Event Roundup' at my blog.
http://www.kitchentantra.com/2010/01/kitchen-mishaps-event-round-up.html
I appreciate, your comforting words to the participants. I believe, it will greatly boost their energy…who daringly shared their cooking disasters.
Thank you,
Malar Gandhi
http://www.kitchentantra.com
Varunavi says
Ha ha ha.Me too wait for hubby to go so that i open my laptop.I am not getting time for browsing,stopped farming.
Parita says
Lovely pictures Lubna!!!
Gulmohar says
Sounds very healthy and yumm…loved the colorful Pongal click too 🙂
Padma says
Healthy and yummy dal. The conversation reminded the ones going on in my house too Lubna. The only difference is that I cannot say I am making soup for lunch as hubby will come home for lunch all days 🙂
Bong Mom says
Ha ha, very funny. The dal looks great but where is the bhendi ?
Suma Rajesh says
nie reading ur post..also the dish looks tempting..
Chitra says
Nice , yummy dal..As prathiba said Me too waiting for tat brinjal recipe 😉
AshKuku says
WOW!!!! Yummy clicks & preps.. Now words to express…
Ash…
(http://asha-oceanichope.blogspot.com/)
Ivy says
Haha, that conversation sounds familiar.. Methi dal sounds delicious.
Priyameena says
Wow…this looks great…Definetly will taste better than soup/salad..Pongal too looks yummy!
Swathi says
lubna,
Methi dal looks very nice, my hubby also tells me to do some work out. i can' live with out my computer.so he knows after he goes to work, i will go in front of computer
Shri says
Fun reading the conversation…great looking dal, Lubna!
Superchef says
LOL at the daily routine 🙂
Mallugirl says
HA! soul sis or what? i made the dry version and now u are tempting me to try the gravy version. lucky hub to get fresh lunch!
Faiza Ali says
The methi dal looks yummy and healthy…lovely clicks as usual dear and loved reading your post…It the same story everywhere these days…Everyone is getting addicted to those FB games…Even my husband tells me the same thing, when I tell him about dieting 😀
Amanda says
Wow the photographs on your blog are stunning!!
SriLekha says
looks so yummy!
Thas says
Enjoy all the free time and do all the things you love to do:) Nowdays, only one thing I can't handle is when my internet connection gets slow, so I totally get ya.
This is a real healthy and delicious recipe, I have to look for fenugreek leaves here.
Also, I've shared an award for you in my blog, please accept that. Glad to have foodie friends like you.
Kitchen Flavours says
Malar –
Thank you Varunavi, Parita, Gulmohar, Padma, Suma, Chitra, Ash, Ivy, Priyameena, Swathi, Shri, Superchef, Mallugirl, Faiza, Amanda and Srilekha.
Bong Mom – Thank you for the comment. I think you did not read the full post…this post is about Methi Dal not Bhendi….
Thas – Thank you so much for the award and comment.
homecooked says
I think I am the only one not to get into virtual farming :)Maybe I can borrow some plants from you 😉 I love your clicks…they are beautiful as always. The dal looks delicious!
Jagruti says
Hi Lubna, iwas trying to find your name coz how can i start then i saw your name in one of the comment..thank you very much visiting my blog..so nice of you..Methi daal looks yummy and creamy…pics are good..
cheers cu soon..
Kalai says
Awesome clicks! One of my fav dish..dal and methi..but mine never looked quite stylish!
Thanks for visiting my blog, you have wonderful blog here with great recipes. Adding you to my blog list.
FoodLovers says
nice write up Lubna … enjoyed reading urs …
yes the same complaint with my hubby me sitting on the computer
and again comming back to ur recipe a nice click
Ramya Vijaykumar says
Oh thats every husbands complain, that wife sits in front of the laptop all the time… 5 mins ago I heard him saying its beena long time now 🙂 but who can resist this virtual house… Anyways your dish looks very tem pting and lovely pics!!!
Madhavi says
Very healthy dal!!
ruchikacooks says
Nodakke Tumba Channage Idhe 🙂
(Hope I got that right)
Kitchen Flavours says
Thank you Homecooked, Jagruti, Kalai, Food Lovers, Ramya, Madhavi and Ruchika.
EC says
Even I get addicted to the computer..earlier I used to login as soon as I finish brushing teeth..now a bit relaxed..this dal looks yumm and healthy too..thanks for participating