tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4108645866084186821.post8434816511199983758..comments2024-03-22T13:04:48.440-05:00Comments on Veggie Platter: Masoor Dal SambharSuma Gandlurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03005567966614309671noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4108645866084186821.post-41635314960396337542009-10-16T05:07:50.668-05:002009-10-16T05:07:50.668-05:00delicious sambar! you can visit my blog also and g...delicious sambar! you can visit my blog also and give ur comments.kitchen queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16772741234269398222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4108645866084186821.post-20294523629871644392009-10-16T00:45:40.571-05:002009-10-16T00:45:40.571-05:00mmm. sambar on rice!! Too tempting!! Gorgeous pics...mmm. sambar on rice!! Too tempting!! Gorgeous pics. A very happy Diwali to you and your family!!Umahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369672438790521328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4108645866084186821.post-16381533219636542952009-10-15T19:04:05.118-05:002009-10-15T19:04:05.118-05:00Sounds like a perfect meal to me, very comforting ...Sounds like a perfect meal to me, very comforting dish...Malar Gandhihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16586988066440083113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4108645866084186821.post-2366674708736242142009-10-15T17:28:38.846-05:002009-10-15T17:28:38.846-05:00Asha,
Thank you and enjoy your Diwali.
I also hav...Asha,<br /><br />Thank you and enjoy your Diwali.<br />I also have heard that masoordal is not good for health but I personally don't believe it. I have been eating masoor dal for ages now and haven't noticed any problems associated with it (if at all any really exist.) <br />:))Suma Gandlurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03005567966614309671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4108645866084186821.post-83248394826275914042009-10-15T17:18:52.156-05:002009-10-15T17:18:52.156-05:00Jennifer,
I feel that the consistency between toor...Jennifer,<br />I feel that the consistency between toordal & masooordal varies only by a small degree.<br />A well cooked dal is the secret for thicker sambhars. For thicker sambhar with less water, you can do these things.<br />1.The first one is obviously adding only as much water as needed to cook the dal. <br />If using an Indian style pressure cooker, try adding 2 cups of water for each cup of toor dal. (In India, usually dal is cooked by three whistles where as my dal here doesn't get cooked till I hear atleast a dozen.)<br />If cooking on stove top, you can always keep an eye & control the quantity of water.<br />2. Try cooking dal till it reaches mushy stage. Then you can mash the dal with the back of the ladle and you will have a thicker consistency.<br />3.If the dal remains firm and not mushy even after cooking and you have no further time to cook it, you can grind it in a blender.:) I know this sounds wierd to many Indians but I have seen people doing it.<br />4. Also never add salt to dal before it is cooked.<br />Hope this helps.Suma Gandlurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03005567966614309671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4108645866084186821.post-90546056152274312242009-10-15T12:55:48.262-05:002009-10-15T12:55:48.262-05:00I always keep a mix of toor & masoor dal. I us...I always keep a mix of toor & masoor dal. I use them both in my daily dal, kichdi & sometimes rarely in sambhar too, as sambhar is very rarely prepared at home, as my hubby is a North Indian. <br /><br />I simply love the dal... I actually saw & learn 't from my Maa - in law about this dal. But peeps here do not think it is good for health....Is it true????? Still wondering...<br /><br />Wishing u & ur family a very very happy DIWALI....<br /><br />Ash....<br />(http://asha-oceanichope.blogspot.com/)Ashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12039911212235165959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4108645866084186821.post-67505569131488359822009-10-15T05:59:02.114-05:002009-10-15T05:59:02.114-05:00Suma, This is a great idea! Does this give the sam...Suma, This is a great idea! Does this give the sambar a different thickness than toor dhal? My hubby likes the thicker sambar that has less water. Any ideas how to get this?Jen Kumarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10735589129433554766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4108645866084186821.post-10157131916954136892009-10-15T04:48:04.339-05:002009-10-15T04:48:04.339-05:00Pass me the last plate with rice an sambar, i am s...Pass me the last plate with rice an sambar, i am starving now seeing that pic.Finlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12122357811540919609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4108645866084186821.post-12747737958030530662009-10-15T00:08:07.547-05:002009-10-15T00:08:07.547-05:00I also use masoor dal in sambar n dal's..very ...I also use masoor dal in sambar n dal's..very quick n tasty too..<br />Loved that powder and look of ur sambar..chef and her kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04425946065196233777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4108645866084186821.post-29564005804911026082009-10-14T14:58:36.148-05:002009-10-14T14:58:36.148-05:00yummy yumm.....sambar dear....good idea of using m...yummy yumm.....sambar dear....good idea of using masoor dal.sure will try it.prasuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14545850517285211156noreply@blogger.com