cauliflower dal

I have been searching for recipes to incorporate more vegetables into my little man's diet. He loves dal and rice so I have been making different dal (lentil) recipes with vegetables in them and the following recipe is one of the best ones' yet

Cauliflower Dal (Lentils with Cauliflower)

Cauliflower Dal

Ingredients:

1. 1/2 cup lentils
2. 1 to 1.5 cups cauliflower cut into small florets
3. 1 tomato chopped fine
4. 1/3 cup finely chopped onion
5. 1/2 teaspoon each of cumin, fennel seeds, mustard seeds, kalongi (nigella seeds), ginger garlic paste, turmeric
6. 1/4 teaspoon fenugreek seeds
7. 1 tablespoon oil
8. 3/4 teaspoon salt
9. 2 green chilli chopped

Cook the dal with 3 cups Simmer until the dal is tender, about 20 to 35 minutes. Set aside.
Heat oil in a pan and add all the seeds and fry for a minute. Add the onion and fry for a couple of minutes. Add ginger garlic paste and fry for a minute. Add the tomatoes, cauliflower, add half of the salt cover and cook for 10 minutes.

Add cauliflower to the dal and simmer for 10 minutes. Also add the green chillies. Garnish with cilantro and serve hot.

Anda dal tadka

So, this is one of the recipes which sounds weird...until you taste it. It is super delicious served with either plain rice or roti. Try it and decide for yourself

Anda dal tadka ( egg and lentils curry)

Ingredients

1. 2 eggs

2. 1/2 cup each of finely chopped onions, tomato

3. 1/4 cup each of chana dal and green masoor dal soaked in water for 30-60 minutes

4. 2 tablespoons oil divided

5. 1/2 teaspoon each of ginger-garlic paste, cumin, mustard seeds, urad dal, turmeric, chilli powder, coriander powder, salt , butter and asoefitida.

Pressure cook the dal for 2 whistles and set aside. In a pan heat 1 tablespoon oil and make scrambled eggs with little salt. Drain and set aside

In a pan heat the remaining oil and add cumin, mustard seeds and urad dal and 2 dried chillies and fry till they start to splutter. Add onions and fry for 5 minutes. Add ginger garlic paste and fry for a minute. Add tomatoes and all the powder ingredients and stir well. Add the pressure cooked dal and scrambled eggs and stir well. Simmer for 5-7 minutes. Garnish with coriander and enjoy