Dal is a very important dish in the Indian cuisine, and every household had different variations of dals. Sometime we enjoy plain dal and sometimes tadka dal with some veggies in our every day meals.Today i would like to share a very simple, easy, and very healthy recipe, Dal Palak. Palak/spinach has a lot of health benefits and has a beautiful color. Many dishes can be prepared using palak like curries, parathas, koftas, cutlets, pakoras, kababs and so on. Some times we can use palak puree to give a natural green color to our recipes. This recipe utilizes two types of dal: toor dal and moong dal. You are free to add one or both of them. The boiled dal is cooked along with spinach, garlic and other spices, which gives it an aromatic smell, and taste. Dal palak is best served with plain rice or roti.
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Shahi Aloo Mutter
Potatoes are kings in veggies, with which we make several delicious dishes such as snacks, curries, bread or appetizers. Potatoes are also an all time favorite for kids. This dish is prepared with baby potatoes (but you can use big potatoes as well) without the use of onion and garlic. Adding cashew nuts into this curry gives a rich and thick texture and shahi taste to the dish. You can also add thick curd instead of cashew nuts. This dish can be made during the navratri festival, and is a great dish if you don’t want to add paneer. Shahi aloo mutter is best served with rice, roti, poori, naan or parathas.
Green Moong Dal Fry
There are variety of pulses (dal) available and green whole moong dal is very healthy. The recipe is prepared mainly using green moong dal and fried with spices.This recipe tastes really good compared to conventional yellow dal, however you can’t have it everyday.
Grilled Baby Potatoes
Grilled baby potatoes are great appetizer and goes very well with drinks for a dinner menu. The recipe is very easy to prepare.
Paneer Methi Mutter Malai
Paneer Methi Mutter Malai is a rich and delicious recipe. Generally it is a little sweet in taste due to the cream, however you can control spice level as per your taste. It’s a kids favorite and easy to prepare, tastes great with any kind of breads or jeera rice. Adding roasted methi elevates this dish to be extremely tasty.
Guacamole Veggie Patty Sandwich
Guacamole veggie patty sandwich is a healthy breakfast item or a nice lunch box item for kids. This patty is not fried so less oily and guacamole is very good for health. You can use your choice of vegetables for the patty and customize the sandwich filling as well.
Kadhai Paneer
Paneer also known as Indian cottage cheese is used to prepare varieties of dishes like kebabs, sweets or curries. Paneer dishes are all time favorite of kids as well as adults. You can find paneer dishes in every Indian restaurants. Kadhai panner is a one of incredibly popular dish and loved by most of the people. This rich recipe is prepared using Paneer and bell peppers. This delicious dish goes very well with Naan, jeera rice or parathas.