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Spinach-Tomato Dal is a healthy vegetarian side for rice and bread. The cloves and fenugreek seeds add a delicate flavor to this thick lentil soup. Easy to make, this is one dish you can have on your quick-dish list. Servings: 4 Cooking Time: 25 minutes Ingredients 1 cup moong dal (split mung beans) 5 cups […]
Try this Spinach-Onion Kootu if you want something sweet, sour, and spicy for rice. Made with red lentils and spinach, this is a healthy, vegetarian side for rice and roti. This is a South Indian recipe. Servings: 4 Cooking Time: 25 minutes Ingredients 3/4-1 cup toor dal (split red gram/lentils) 2 cups spinach, chopped 3/4 cup onions, […]
Spinach-Bottlegourd Dal is a spicy South Indian lentil soup that tastes delicious with plain rice. Bottlegourd is low in calories and fat and high in water content and fiber and great for weight-loss. Spinach contains a lot of iron, calcium, and fiber. Combined with the protein in the red lentils, this vegetarian/vegan soup is a […]
Sambar is a lentil soup that’s popular in South India, and is a great accompaniment to breakfast and snack dishes like idli, dosa, and vada. It also tastes great with rice. Leave out the onions if you don’t eat onions. Servings: 4 Cooking Time: 15 minutes Ingredients 3/4 cup toor dal (split red gram) 1 medium […]
Try this simple Radish-Moong Dal next time you have some fresh radish. This easy vegetarian lentil recipe uses split moong beans with husk, providing extra fiber along with protein. Moong Dal not only cooks quickly but is also easy to digest. If you don’t know what to make with radish, try this healthy dal recipe. […]
Radish-Greens Sambar is a delicious South Indian soup that’s also healthy. The red lentils provide a lot of protein, while the radish and greens fiber and other vitamins. This sambar goes well with plain rice or idli and dosa. Servings: 3-4 Cooking Time: 25 minutes Ingredients 1/2 cup moong dal (split yellow moong beans) 1 cup […]
Mustard Greens-Moong Dal is a simple and hearty lentil soup. Serve it with any Indian flatbread or plain rice. This is an easy South Indian vegetarian recipe. Mustard greens have a slightly bitter taste and this can be off-putting to many. In fact, these greens are seldom used in South Indian food, but when combined with moong […]
A quick South Indian dish, this Moong Dal-Onion Soup is very easy to make. Not only is moong dal (mung beans) a great source of protein and fiber, but it also cooks quickly and is easy to digest. The onions and tamarind contribute a sweet-sour touch to this dal. Servings: 4 Cooking Time: 15-20 minutes […]
Nutritious and mouth-watering, mango dal is made with raw (green) mango and lentils, and makes a heathy addition to any meal. This recipe uses onions, but this lentil dish tastes great without onions, too. Leave these out if you want. Servings: 4 Cooking Time: 15 minutes Ingredients 1 cup toor dal (red gram) 1/4 tsp […]
Lemon Dal is what you may want to make if you or your kids are craving something sour and spicy as well as nutritious. Made with toor dal (red gram) and lemon or lime juice, this is a simple South Indian lentil dish that tastes great with rice and roti. Servings: 4 Cooking Time: 15 […]
Lemon-Cucumber Dal (dosakaya pappu) is very popular in Andhra Pradesh, India. A tangy lentil soup, this is an easy, simple, and healthy accompaniment for rice. Lemon-cucumbers can sometimes be bitter, so be sure to taste the cucumber before making the dal. Servings: 4 Cooking Time: 20 minutes Ingredients 3/4 cup toor dal (split red gram) 2 […]
Fenugreek-Lentil Soup is a great way to make the slightly bitter fenugreek leaves (methi), a lot more tasty. In this easy vegetarian/vegan recipe, the leaves are combined with yellow lentils (chana dal) and a little plain yogurt which make this soup creamy and yummy. Servings: 3-5 Cooking Time: 30 minutes Ingredients 2 cups fenugreek leaves […]
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Use these sample menus to make your vegetarian meal-planning a little easier. Traditional Indian vegetarian meals are delicious and nutritious and usually consist of roti (Indian flatbread) and/or rice with an array of vegetable curries, lentils soups, raitas/salads. These are served with a variety of condiments such as pickles, chutneys, and pappadums and other […]
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