Weekday lunch combo- Spinach dal, potato fry,thokku
Meal preparation
To chop
Small onion, tomato, spinach, and garlic for spinach dal Roughly chop potatoes for potato fry Peel Small onion for thokku
TO SAUTE
Temper mustard seeds and fenugreek seeds. Saute Small onions in sesame oil till they change color. Add tamarind and cool
TO GRIND
Pulse, sauteed ingredients for onion thokku
Cook
Cook rice Toor dal, moong dal, masoor dal with water, turmeric powder, and green chilli for spinach dal Potatoes for potato fry
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spinach dal
Saute onion and garlic till onion turns translucent Add tomatoes, turmeric powder, and salt; mix well Furthermore, Add spinach and mix well add sugar and green chilli; saute for around 2 minutes or till tomatoes slightly turn mushy Furthermore, add cooked dal, water, ginger powder, and salt; mix well and boil for 5 minutes turn off the stove In a small tadka pan add ghee and when the ghee is hot add mustard seeds, and cumin seeds; let them splutter Turn off the stove and add asafoetida and Kashmiri red chilli powder; give a quick mix Transfer the tadka to the pappu and turn on the stove Cook for 4 minutes; mix well in between Finally, add sesame oil and turn off the stove
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Potato fry
After the pressure is released naturally, strain the potatoes in a colander and run cold water Peel the potato and roughly chop them Do tempering and saute potato on low flame
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ONION THOKKU
Do tempering and add chilli powder; mix well saute ground onion, salt and oil; cook till thokku turns thick Add jaggery mix well and sesame oil; cook till oil oozes out
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