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.