Masoor Dal

Ingredients:

Red lentil- approx. 1/2 cup

Tomato chopped - 1

Toor Dal - approx. 1/4th cup

Turmeric- 1/4th tsp

Green chili - 1/2 chopped

Coriander pwd - 1/2 tsp

Crushed red pepper flakes - 1/2 tbsp or taste

Hing - pinch

Cumin seeds- 1tbspn

Garlic-1

Ghee/clarified butter - 2tbspn

salt to taste


Directions:

1.wash lentils thoroughly.   pressure cook these lentils along with tomatoes,turmeric,coriander pwd and green chili.

2. pressure cook approx 3-4 whistle

3. make tadka of ghee.. add chopped garlic,when changes colour add cumin seeds,curry leaves,hing,and crushed red pepper flakes

4. Mash the dal and put the above tadka...add water if dal is too thick

5. Finally  add salt and boil,  garnish with cilantro.

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Ragi Vermicilli Upma

Ingredients:
1 cup - ragi vermicilli
1/2 medium size - chopped onion
1 no. - split green chilli
8-9 no. - curry leaves
1 1/2 tbsp - oil to cook
1/4th tsp - mustard seeds
1/4th tsp - cumin seeds
pinch of asefotida
salt to taste
1/2 tbsp - lemon juice
few cilantro leaves to garnish
1 1/2 cups of water or as required 

Directions:

• Dry roast vermicelli in a pan with few drops of oil for 1 min and keep it aside

• For tadka - heat oil in a pan on medium flame add mustard seeds and when they pop add  cumin, curry leaves, green chili, and asafetida. 

• Now reduce the flame, now add onions and sauté it till translucent

• Pour water and let it come to roaring boil add salt to this

• Then add vermicelli, stir well. then cover and let it cook till water evaporates.

• Vermicelli should cook by now add lemon juice and garnish with cilantro leaves and serve.

Moist Banana Nut Bread

       The first and best banana bread i ever had was from Fremont  Farmers market. i use to look forward for Sundays...i enjoy shopping at Farmers market..its fun for me...bet any foodie will agree with that.  
        Alas! left Fremont and now in New Jersey...all i experienced here was snow storm so no question of farmers market in winter...So, decided to make banana bread.                  
        This recipe will make one loaf of bread. the Pan size i used was: 8in.*3in.*2 1/2in.  want more than one loaf just double the amount of all ingredients. The result is not bad at all...so here is simple and easy Moist Banana Bread

Ingredients:

1 cup - all purpose flour

1/2 cup - sugar

3/4th stick - melted unsalted butter

1 - large egg

2 - over ripe bananas (medium size)

1/2 tsp - baking soda

1/4 tsp - baking powder

pinch of salt

1/2 tsp - vanilla extract

1 tbsp - honey (optional) 

1/4 cup - chopped pecans (or any other nuts)

some cooking spray oil

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degree F 
2. Add all dry ingredients in a mixing bowl and mix well
3. Now add melted butter, egg and mix it well for 1 min using hand mixer or spatula
4. Mash bananas and add to the above mixture along with vanilla extract and honey
5. Again mix well all these ingredients.  Batter should be moist and not too lumpy.
6. Now add chopped pecans and stir well
7. Grease loaf pan using cooking spray or butter and pour all the batter into it
8. Keep in oven for 1 hour. After 45 mins, check by inserting toothpick or knife. If the tooth pick comes out clean then bread is ready
9. Once bread is cooled, cut into 1/2 inch thick slices or just dig in. Enjoy!