Dhal Curry

I decided to post some of my "NEW adventures" (meaning, new stuff cooked in my kitchen) since some of the readers, on-and-off still visit my food blog. So... here is my 1st attempt of Dhal curry cooked in my kitchen.

Husband and I love Dhal curry; whenever we eat-out at any Indian restaurants or Indian eatery, we would normally ask(or pay) for the second serving of their Dhal curry... a healthy vegetarian side-dish!

And since we love it so much... I have been searching around for the recipe! This ended when I came across a cookbook at one of the bookstore; and came home and did another round of online search. Husband was delighted to learn that I decided to explore Dhal curry cooking and he happily buy the ready made Chapatti from the supermarket ... So, this is what happen in our kitchen....(^o^)

A pot of vegetables cooking....

the colour changes, after turmeric powder added..

Serve with Chapatti, Naan or Rice

Ingredients

A handful of split peas (depending of the amount you prefer, pre-soaked overnight)

1 medium size onion, skin and sliced

1 green chilli, sliced (if you prefer a hint of spiciness, add more chilli)

1 large cauliflower, cut to smaller pieces

1 large tomato, cubed

3 medium size potatoes, cubed

1 large carrot, cubed

2 sprigs of curry leafs

salt to taste

1.5 - 2 ltr of water, depending of the amount of vegetables added

Spices

2 - 3 tsp turmeric powder

1 tsp cumin seeds

3 tsp mustard seeds(I used wholegrain mustard from MasterFoods)

Method

1. Heat oil in pot, add in sliced onion and cumin seeds; stir fry till fragrant.

2. Add in the green chilli and curry leafs, stir fry together.

3. Add in tomatoes, potatoes and carrots, mix well.

4. Add in split peas, water and mustard seeds.

5. Lastly, add in cauliflowers, followed by turmeric powder.

6. Simmer for 1.5hrs, or until the split peas are soft.

7. Serve hot with Chapatti, Naan or Rice

Note:

I let it simmered for more than 2hrs as the split peas I used, did not cooked to the kind of softness which I prefer! ** other vegetables such as long beans, eggplant etc. can be cooked together **