Lauki Dal/Sorakka Pappu/Bottlegourd dal

After you’ve been on the road a long time, and had food from fast food joints, you yearn for a comforting home cooked meal. That was our feeling when we came back from our vacation. I made this quick and easy dal to soothe our systems. With a quick side of papad and pickle, this … [Read more…]

Simple Spinach masoor dal

Masoor dal is very rarely used in my kitchen. Infact, I don’t ever remember my mom buying or using it. I guess it was not a very tamilian dal. The first time I saw it was after coming to the US, being sold in the bulk bins in Indian stores. I was surprised to see … [Read more…]