10 indian vegetable curry dal Recipes

mung beans or 1 1/2 cups red lentils or 1 1/2 cups yellow lentils, turmeric, cayenne pepper, cumin, cardamom, curry leaves or 2 -3 bay leaves, chicken stock (preferably home-made) or 6 cups vegetable stock (preferably home-made), vegetable oil or 3 tbsp ghee, mustard seeds, garlic cloves, finely chopped, salt and pepper, lemon

basmati rice, coconut oil (or vegetable oil), dried red chilies , torn into 1/2-inch pieces, channa dal, urad dal, brown mustard seeds, fresh curry leaves, salt (more or less , to taste), asafetida powder, freshly grated coconut, chopped fresh cilantro

red lentils, hulled, split pigeon peas (toor dal), yellow split peas, water, vegetable oil, mustard seed, leaves fresh curry leaves, carrot, peeled and diced, zucchini, sliced, frozen peas, ground turmeric, crushed red pepper flakes, salt to taste, grated fresh coconut

toor dal (dried yellow split peas), turmeric, salt, asafetida powder, water, mustard oil, cumin seed, mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, curry leaves, dried chilies, asafetida powder, yellow indian cucumbers (dosakai) or 1 cup english cucumber, peeled, seeded and finely chopped, vegetable drumsticks or 1 cup fresh asparagus, cut into finger lengths, potato, peeled and finely chopped, tomato, finely chopped, tamarind pulp, sambar masala seasoning (or more , to taste)

onion, sliced, ginger-garlic paste , optional, chili powder, turmeric, powders, asafetida powder, cumin, crushed roughly or powdered, coriander, crushed roughly or powdered, urad dal, tamarind pulp or lime juice, curry leaf

whole spice blend (optional), cinnamon sticks (3-inches), green cardamom pods, black peppercorns, bay leaf, curry, vegetable oil ( or canola oil), onion , sliced thin, garlic , pureed in a minichopper with 1 tbsp water (about 2 tbsp), fresh ginger , pureed in a minichopper with 1-2 tsp water, top sirloin or boneless leg of lamb, trimmed and cut into 3/4-inch cubes, or 6 chicken thighs, skinned, or 1 1/2 lb shrimp, peeled and deveined, ground cumin, ground coriander, ground turmeric, table salt, tomatoes (canned), chopped , plus 1 tbsp juice, or 2/3 cup crushed tomato, or 1/2 cup plain low-fat yogurt, spinach (1 1/2 lb), stemmed , thoroughly washed, and chopped coarse (optional), chopped fresh cilantro leaves (optional), water, jalapeno chile , stemmed and cut in half through the stem end, indian split peas (channa dal), or 4 medium boiling potatoes, peeled and cut into 3/4-inch cubes, or 4 medium zucchini, cut into 1/2-inch cubes, or 1 cup green peas, chopped fresh cilantro leaves (use the lesser amount if you ve already added the optional cilantro)

salt, sambar garam masala powder (i use the mtr madras sambar masala powder brand, that s the brand i love the best), asafetida powder (known as hing in hindi), yellow lentils, cleaned, washed , soaked in plenty of water and drained (toor dal), peeled washed and diced yams (known as sooran in hindi ), potato, peeled, washed and diced, garlic cloves, peeled, washed and slit lengthwise (slit each clove of garlic into 3 parts lengthwise), carrot, peeled, washed and diced, flat indian beans, washed, ends trimmed and chopped into 1 inch size pieces (commonly called guavar in hindi), vegetable drumsticks, washed, peeled, ends trimmed and chopped into 2 inch sized pieces, water, turmeric powder, green chilies, washed and slit lengthwise, fresh curry leaves, washed and torn between the palms of your hands, cumin seed, mustard seeds, oil, tomato, washed, peeled and chopped, okra, washed and chopped into 1 inch size pieces (commonly called ladyfingers or bhindi in hindi), whole red chilies, tamarind pulp or 1/2 cup juice, methi seeds

water, sliced cabbage, sliced carrot, fresh green beans, trimmed, sliced green bell pepper, yellow split peas (tuvar dal), ground coriander (optional), sambar powder, chili powder (optional), water, vegetable oil, cumin seeds, mustard seed (optional), asafoetida powder (optional), ground turmeric, chopped fresh cilantro, fresh grated coconut, tamarind pulp, brown sugar, salt to taste