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118. Ordinary Dal Curry

Ingredients :

Ghee or Oil - veesam 1/16 palam

Turmeric Powder- veesam 1/16 palam
Pigeon Pea- ¼ padi
Tamarind- 1½ palam
Fenugreek- ¼ r.e
Salt- 1¼ palam
Rice Flour- ¼ palam
Red Chillies- ⅜ palam
Curry Leaves- ¼ palam

For Seasoning :

Ghee or Oil- ¼ palam
Red Chillies- ⅛ palam
Mustard Seeds- ⅛ palam
  • 1. Boil water 2 padi in a lead coated vessel and add ghee or oil and turmeric powder to it.
  • 2. Add toor dal or pigeon pea to the boiling water and close the lid. When the dal is cooked well, add water 1/8 padi.
  • 3. Squeeze the juice of tamarind, remove the seeds and mix it with the dal. Fry the fenugreek separately in oil until it is brown.
  • 4. Powder and put this in the curry. Then add rice flour after dissolving it in 1 veesam padi water.
  • 5. Fry the red chillies in oil to dark brown and squeeze it in the curry. Add curry leaves after frying in the fire.
  • 6. Immediately add ghee or oil, red chillies and mustard and refer to 22nd seasoning method for seasoning.