Finally first post of the year … Better late than never! Posts may not be regular, pictures may not be appealing but still I am not going to give up blogging :)
Moving
on to today’s post…
It’s
not easy to fresh methi easily here unless we go to a desi area but luckily one of the superstore here stock up
frozen methi leaves. It’s so handy to make dishes like methi dal or methi
chicken without having to clean and prepare them and I end up making methi
dishes a lot and today I am sharing a simple methi dal recipe which is absolute comfort food for us.
Ingredients
Moong
dal – ¾ cup
Onion
– 2
Tomato
-2
Ginger
garlic paste – 1 ½ tsp
Methi
leaves – one bunch or 1 frozen cube
Cumin
seeds/jeera – 1tsp
Turmeric
powder – ½ tsp
Red
chilli powder – 1tsp
Garam
masala – ½ tsp
Method
Soak
dal for ½ an hour and pressure cook for 2-3 whistles adding enough water
Meanwhile
in a saucepan add oil and sputter cumin seeds.
Add
chopped onions and saute until light brown.
Add
ginger garlic paste and saute for a minute or so
Add chopped tomatoes,turmeric, chilli powder and cook for few minutes
Add
methi leaves and cook until leaves are almost cooked
Finally
add the cooked dal, water if required and let it boil.
Add
garam masala, salt and let it simmer for 3-4 minutes.
Remove
from fire and garnish with chopped coriander leaves if you wish.
Serve
hot with rice/roti and enjoy !
