Thursday, April 17, 2008

lentil curries











Lentils or pulses are very important part of diet in India. Since a major part of Indian population is vegetarian and pulses are rich in protein , it is always present in a meal in different forms.
In India, the word Dal is commonly used for lentils. We take it with rice or with chapatti.
The chickpea is one of the very famous and common lentils in India. The curry made with it is called choley . when we think of choley , a name automatically comes to our mind is Bhature. They both make a nice brunch set.
Among different lentil curries, Dal makkhani is the richest and goes nicely with rice or chapatti. It is a curry made with mixture of 4 types of lentils.Red lentil curries are also very commonly used in India, as they are a good source of protein and vitamins. For making the lentil curries more tasty we can add minced chicken or egg to it .
(from top to bottom red lentil curry with shredded chicken , dal makkhani, choley and bhature made by leepa)

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