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Happy Monday everyone! I hope you had a good weekend. Apart from one social gathering, we had a fairly relaxing weekend. I was thankful the weather was gorgeous as it has been dull, grey, and rainy most of the week. It finally cleared up on Friday leaving the weekend with lots of sunshine and clear blue skies.
The days are getting shorter and many of the maples trees in the neighborhood are showing signs that fall is upon us. It seems to me like the orange hues are normally the first ones to appear, followed by red, and finally yellow. We have a few mature trees in the yard and they all turn yellow. I wish the people who first lived here would have planted some trees with leaves that would turn orange or red.
Enough of the weather but before we move on today’s recipe, I would like to let you in on some changes that will be coming up soon. Roti n Rice will be moving to WordPress in the next few days. She will have a new look and her own domain. Hopefully the move will go smoothly and my next post will be on the new platform.
And now let’s get back to the Dhal Curry…..
Dhal curry is a very mild and nutritious curry made up mainly of lentils and potatoes. Very few spices are used and the heat level can be adjusted by using more or less dried chilies. This curry is very kid friendly as it can be made relatively mild.
In Malaysia and Singapore, dhal curry is often associated with the ever popular roti canai or roti pratha and is usually eaten at breakfast. Roti canai can be purchased frozen from Asian and Indian grocery stores here in Minnesota. It only takes 2 to 3 minutes to fry up one of these delicious flat breads.
Ingredients
- 1 cup dhal
- 1 inch ginger, julienned
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 dried chilies, broken into pieces
- 1 sprig curry leaves, stem removed
- ¼ tsp ground turmeric
- 2 cups water
- salt to taste
- 1 onion, sliced
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 4 jalapeno peppers, seeded and sliced
- 3 tomatoes, cubed
- 2 tbsp butter
Instructions
Rinse and drain dhal. Put dhal in a medium sized pot with ginger, garlic, dried chilies, curry leaves, turmeric, and water. Bring to a boil. Season with salt, reduce heat and let simmer for about 20 minutes until dhal is soft. Remove from heat. Using an immersion blender, pulse several times to desired consistency.
In a fry pan, heat butter. Add mustard seeds. When it crackles, add cumin seeds and onions. Fry till onions are slightly brown, about 3 minutes.
Add jalapeno peppers and tomatoes. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes.
Finally, transfer fried mixture to dhal mixture. Return pot with dhal mixture and fried mixture to heat and cook for 5 minutes.
Serve hot with roti or rice.
http://www.rotinrice.com/2010/09/dhal-curry/Serve hot with roti or rice.
Enjoy…..and have a wonderful day!
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Tags: curry, gluten-free, Indian, Malaysian, side dish, vegetarian
Dal looks delicious and comforting, Biren!
delicious looking dal. love lentils with veggies.
Lovely dhal curry. Best with roti canai….yum
This looks like a delicious dish, Biren! Weather is dull and gray here also with rain expected for the week. The tree is beautiful and good luck with your move to WP!
All of those vegetables cooking in your pan made me want a bowl of this right away! It looks too good! Thank you for sharing such a delightful recipe with us. I'm glad that the weather cleared up for you a bit…that is always such a blessing!
I love the colour of your Dhal curry Biren. Any curry that is kid friendly surely has my attention as these days I find myself cooking only dishes that my kiddies can enjoy too. This sounds delicious and very comforting. Parathas are my favorite thing to have with curry.
How exciting that you're moving to wordpress. I use it and really like it. Hope all goes smoothly!
Loved to see a perfect indian flavoured curry here….lovely Dhal dear….
Wow, what a lovely and tasty dish…looks awesome
Wonderful delicious flavors here! Good luck with moving to wordpress!
What a satisfying curry! Looks perfect served with the roti!
The dhal looks really delicious. I love your step by step presentations. Good luck with your transfer to WordPress.
Absolutely delicious!!! I want some
Curry….mmmmmm. This looks amazing. Thank you for showing us in detail how it's supposed to be done. I can't wait to try.
wow this looks amazing all the best for the new blog
The curry looks so good! And all the best with your new blog!
Serve with roti or rice *giggle* Sorry
Glad to hear about the impending move. I hope everything goes smooth as silk and we'll soon see your beautiful new 'home'
I LOVE dhal and can it eat for days on end and never get bored. Yours looks absolutely fantastic. Just reading the recipe is making me imagine the smell of the onions and cumin frying. YUM!!!
I made Indian Sambar recently – looks almost similar to the Dhal Curry you are making.
WOW Biren! You made this too! Looks so delicious and I love it.
Good luck with the move! How exciting! This sounds so delicious. Warm, hearty comfort food.
Hi Biren. Dhal curry! Something I must re-introduce to my children. I remembered they loved it when they were young toddlers, minus the chillies of course. Thanks for the post, it is timely as I am thinking of introducing some "spicier" foods to the kids. Good luck with the move.
Good luck with the move Biren! Let me know if you have any questions or issues; not that I can answer them of course. lol I love the look of your dhal! so yummy!
All the best on the move. Let me know how it goes! I am still on the blogger platform and tpp scared to learn wordpress. Let me know the benefits yeah.
Wow, Biren. This is so easy and quick. It looks like it is a delicious slow stew.
I ate a jalapeño on a sandwich I made today though. They confuse me. Sometimes I cut into one and it is spicy but still not so much that I can't taste the wonderful flavor of the pepper. Other times, my mouth is so on fire that I seriously consider dunking my whole head in the toilet (smile). For the record, I have not done that…yet;-)!
Yes, jalapenos are quite finicky. I have the same experience. Some are so spicy, almost like the little Thai chilies. Glad to hear that you did not actually put your head in the toilet
Another warm and lovely dish. I love curry and this seems so flavorful
Congratulations on your new website!
Thanks Haruna! I am so relieved that it is done. So far, everything is looking really good
Woweeeeeeeeeee!! Oh, I LIKE it!!!! I really do – so bright and fresh, I can almost smell it! This was definitely a good idea
Congrats Biren, on your beautiful new virtual home!!
Thanks Denise! I am glad the bulk of the work is done. You will likely see some small changes and additions in the coming days.
Congratulations Biren on your new home
Nice and spacious layout!
Thanks Ann! Yes, it is spacious. I will be moving some furniture around in the coming days
Love Curries!
Love, love, love the new look!!! Enjoy your new site!
Thanks Julie! It’s way cool but lots of stuff to learn. Now I’ve gotta figure out how to create a post.
Long live Dal! Biren
Perfect with paratha on a gloomy day, sunny day or any day.
Ciao, Devaki @ weavethousandflavors
Looks gorgeous and wonderful. You have a nice space
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Perfect dhal for rotis…nice stepwise too
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