Varan

Ingredients:

ToorDaal – 1 cup
Water – 3 cups
Ginger – 1 tsp, grated
Methi Seeds (Fenugreek) – 1/4 tsp
Green Chilies – 1 or 2 (to taste), slit length-wise
Onion – 1/2 medium, finely diced (optional)
Salt – ½ tsp (to taste)
Lemon Juice – ½ tsp (to taste)
Cilantro – 5 sprigs, chopped (for garnishing)

For Vagar (Seasoning):
Oil – 4 tsp
Jeera (Cumin Seeds) – ½ tsp
Haldi (Turmeric) – ¼ tsp
Hing (Asofoetida) – pinch
Curry Leaves – 1 sprig
Garlic – 5 large cloves, roughly smashed
Tomato – 1 medium, diced

Method:

Wash Toor Daal with water until water runs clear.
Add 3 cups of water to the ToorDaal and let it soak for about 15 minutes.
In a pressure cooker, add soaked Toor Daal with Water, Ginger, Methi Seeds, Green Chilies, and Onion.
Pressure cook for 3-4 whistles.
In a separate small pan, heat Oil.
Add Jeera and allow it to sputter.
Add Haldi, Hing, Curry Leaves and Garlic.
When Garlic is slightly brown, add tomatoes, stir and cook for 1 minute.
Mix the garlic/tomato seasoning with pressure cooked daal.
Add Salt and Lemon Juice to taste.
Allow it to boil for 4-5 minutes.
Garnish with Cilantro.

Sukhi Potatoes Bhaji

Ingredients:

Potatoes – 3 large (boiled and peeled)

Salt – to taste

Lime Juice – 1 tsp (or to taste)

Oil – 2 tbsp

Mustard Seeds – ½ tsp

Cumin Seeds – ½ tsp

Asofoetida (Hing) – pinch

Peanuts – ½ cup, coarsely ground

Sesame Seeds – 1 tbsp

Turmeric – 1/2 tsp

Green Chili – 1 to 2 (to taste), finely chopped

Curry Leaves – 1 sprig

Cilantro Leaves– 5 sprigs, chopped for garnishing


Method:


Cut boiled Potatoes into bite size cubes and keep in mixing bowl.
Sprinkle Salt and Lime Juice on the Potatoes and gently mix.
Heat Oil in a medium non-stick pan.
Add Mustard Seeds and Cumin Seeds and allow them to sputter.
Add Asofoetida, Peanuts and Sesame Seeds.
Once Sesame Seeds start to pop, add Turmeric, Green Chili and Curry Leaves.
Add Potatoes and gently mix until Potatoes are evenly coated with the oil.
Cook on medium heat for 4-5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Garnish with chopped Cilantro Leaves.

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