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Toor Dal and Green Bean and Pea PoriyalOther toor dal dishes from my vegetarian kitchen:
1 cup of toor dal, well rinsed
5 dried red chilies
3 cups of water
1 - 2 tablespoons of dried methi leaves (fenugreek)
1/2 teaspoon of asafoetida powder
1 teaspoon of sea salt
1 pound of green beans, cut into 1/4 - 1/2 inch pieces
1 medium tomato, seeded and finely chopped
a wee bit of water
1 cup of frozen peas, defrosted
For the tempering:
2 tablespoons of oil
1 teaspoon of black mustard seeds
1 teaspoon of chana dal, rinsed
1 teaspoon of urad dal, rinsed
2 dried red chilies, halved
1 teaspoon of cumin seeds
small handful of dried curry leaves
Soak the toor dal and the red chilies in 3 cups of water for at least 3 hours. Drain and transfer to a food processor along with the salt, asafoetida powder and methi leaves. Process until you have a smooth paste. Set aside.
In a large wok, heat a bit of oil over medium heat. Add the chopped beans and tomatoes to the pan and cook, adding a bit of water if necessary, until the beans are just tender. Transfer to a bowl and set aside.
In the same pan, heat 2 tablespoons of sesame oil or ghee over medium heat. When hot, add the mustard seeds, chana dal, urad dal, red chilies, cumin seeds and curry leaves. When the mustard seeds begin to turn grey and pop, add the chana dal paste. Reduce the heat to low and cook, stirring frequently, until the mixture begins to brown a bit and turns crisp. Add the green beans and the peas and cook for another few minutes.
Serves 6.
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21 comments:
Poriyal looks delicious..i love the combinations..nice click :)
Healthy and delicious poriyal Lisa! Love the addition of dal n peas. I love legumes a lot!
It is ages ago i had poriyal like these.
This was one of the dish we had when we went to school in our lunch box.
Wow..Poriyal looks nice..something different for me..shall try
Looks and sounds delicious and healthy.
Oh......look at that crumbly dal! We're having take-out tonight, but I'd much rather crash your dinner table. : )
You are so innovative ....looks healthy and delicious..nice combination.
Awesome vegetarian dish!
wow so comfort food looks delicious love to have this with rasam and rice yum yum
Always find a unique recipe here, great and delish! ^^
I love dishes like these .. goes so well with rice
Wow! poriyal sounds delicious...this looks great...will have to try some time...uphere in U.S. i always have a hard time trying to find ingredients...one of my friend introduced me to a great resource www.myethnicworld.com and i thought that i pass great along as well.
This looks really good! Though I don't have chana dal or urad dal. I guess these are used as thickeners or something? I should seek them out.
Ashley, the chana dal and urad dal add a crunchy texture and flavour to the dish. I would encourage you to pick up both. They can be used in a number of dishes, often as the star ingredient.
All three dishes look fantastic!
Hey Lisa the beans poriyal looks very yummy I like this very much its called as beans usli but I made it once dint work out well shall try your way!!! My mom uses pressure cooker!!!
just looking at the dish I already feel like recharged with protein! Very spring-look dish, and sound very flavorful indeed!
Amazing lighting and clicks.. super cool pics and lovely dishes too.. you have a wonderful space. Here for the first time and gonna follow you from now. keep it going :)
Lisa, this is one of our favourites! I know its absolutely delicious. We call it usili.
You can also make this with cluster beans or carrots.
And if you serve it with rice and a yogurt based "curry" like "morkootan" or "pulissery", its a complete experience. :)
This looks really good and really hot. My son will love this dish. We already have most of the ingredients as he loves to cook Indian dishes. Just need to grab one and we're good to go. Thank you for sharing this on Friday Foodie Fix.
That's a beautiful dish!
Shirley
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