Krishna Janmastami Special- Padengi Ghassi (sprouted moong dal curry)

Whenever there is Moode there has to be Padengi ghassi to go with it, especially for Krishna Janmastami

Ingredients
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• 300 grms Sprouted moong dal
• 1 onion chopped
• 2 medium tomato chopped
• 7 roasted red chillies (4 long and 3 small)
• 2 tsp roasted coriander seeds
• 1/4 tsp roasted cumin seeds
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 cup freshly grated coconut
• salt to taste
• 3 tsp oil
• 1 tsp mustard seeds
• 1 tsp urad dal
• 7 to 8 crushed garlic
• 1 red chilly
• 10 to 12 curry leaves

Method

1. Put sprouted moong dal, tomatoes, salt and onion into a vessel, add enough water to cover the moong dal and cook on medium flame till the dal is almost cooked.


2. Grind coconut ,coriander seeds, cumin seeds, turmeric  using little water into a thick and fine paste.

3. Add the ground paste into the cooked moong dal and cook on medium flame.Bring to boil and cook till the raw smell of the ground masala disappears . Add water to adjust consistency.

4.Keep a small vessel on medium flame and add oil,when oil is hot add mustard seeds and urad dal. When the mustard seeds start popping,add crushed garlic,curry leaves and red chilly.Now pour the seasoning on to the padengi gravy.

5. Serve with moode/ steamed rice cakes

Pani puri

Have you ever made a particular kind of food which the whole family enjoys,then you end up doing the same kind the whole week? Well I fall into that category. After my kachori chaat was a big hit at home,it boosted my spirit and I went one step further and made pani puri (well just the pani).

Making the Pani is super simple,but its the puri that makes the difference.I used store bought puri,which was not very crisp. I put it in a hot oven 200 degree C for 5 minutes ,when you remove it from the oven the puri will look and feel soggy but after few minutes will become super crispy. Or just make puris at home (I was too lazy to do that)

I sometimes feel Iam Julie from the movie Julie Julia, and Julia is Manjula  (manjulaskitchen).This is like my 7 th recipes from her blog.

Recipe source manjulas kitchen

Ingredients
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• 1 cup mint leaves
• 3 tbsp tamarind paste
• 3 tbsp lemon juice
• 2 to 4 green chillies
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp black salt
• 1/4 tsp ginger powder
• 1 tbsp sugar
• pinch hing
• 1 tbsp roasted cumin powder
• 4 cups water (or more)
• 1 cup cooked moong dal or cooked chickpeas
• 1 cup boiled potatoes (chopped)
• 1 packet puri

Method

1. Grind mint leaves, tamarind paste,lemon juice, green chillies, salt, black salt, ginger powder, sugar, hing, cumin powder to a very fine paste.
2. Remove and add 4 cups or more water. Mix well.The pani is ready.Chill before serving.

How to serve

Make a hole in the puri, place 1/2 tsp of moong dal, 1/2 tsp of potatoes and 1 tbsp of pani inside puri.

And just stuff it into your mouth :)