Prawn cooked with dal and veggies. This is one of the authentic recipe of Odisha. Though Dalma has lots of varieties, one of the varieties is chingudi dalma the recipe is very easy and full of flavours.#favourite

A spicy and tangy Lentil and Vegetable Curry Dish popular in the Saraswat Brahmin Community in Goa.It is packed with the goodness of protein present in the Dals and vitamins, nutrients and roughage provided by the assorted Vegetables used.

South Indian lentil-based vegetable stew in a tamarind broth.

An easy to make veggie stir fry, South Indian side dish…One of the side dishes that’s commonly served with South Indian lunch is a vegetarian stir fry in which any kind of veggies can be added. It can be either thoran or mezhukkupuratti. Only one kind of veggie is added or a combination of veggies are added. Thoran and mezhukkupuratti belong to the same category with slight variations. Usually, while making thoran grated coconut which is ground along with some seasonings is added to the veggies. While in mezhukkupuratti grated coconut is directly added to the veggies and is stir fried.Veggies like carrot, beans, beet root, cauliflower, cabbage can be used for making mezhukkupuratti. However, I like long beans mezhukkupuratti better than any other veggies. So, whenever I buy long beans, I make this stir fry. This goes well as a side dish along with rice or chapati.

Olan is a specil dish which is not very spicy but really tasty,and an invitable part of onam lunch.Preparation is easy.We can cook olan pane with ash gourd or kumbalanga or add a few more vegetables to make it more thicker and nutritious. I have tried adding a few vegetables with ash gourd and kidneybeans and it was really wonderful..

I make this more than thrice a week and it has always been a delicious side dish with no guilt of increasing fat in the body

Eggplant and Raw banana are integral part of Tamil Brahmin cuisine. This is a no onion garlic gravy which goes well with rice as well as rotis. Let's see this very healthy and flavourful gravy/kootu .

#colouryellowMy mother some times cook Mitha Dali ("Sweet Dal"), since we all are not fond of dal so much therefore I always try to make different and innovative dishes based on dal. Today I have shared her recipe, wherein various ingredients such as ginger, cumin seeds, sugar, and ghee are used. You may alternatively add jaggery instead of sugar. This is my favourite dal, and we all love this dal very much.

This Indonesian recipe is called "Lodeh Rebung". Lodeh means a soupy dish that contain coconut milk and usually with vegetables. Today the vegetables would be bambooshoot and long beans.

Sarson ka Saag is a very popular dish from Punjab. It tastes amazing when served with ghee and makki di roti (cornmeal flatbread).

My ultimate comfort food is cumin rice (Jeera Chawal) with this dal. This is my mom's recipe, so truly meri maa ki dal. It's a very simple recipe with very basic ingredients. The best part of this dish is that the spice mix can be made in bulk and frozen for use later. I don’t encourage it but as our days get busy this may be a great time saver.There is an interesting story behind this humble staple dish on our table. For many years, we could never get my mom’s taste in our dal. During one of my mom’s cooking sessions, my wife and I shadowed her like understudys, noting every detail of her cooking to the minutest details. Our dal would never get her taste. Then we realized that one of the key ingredients that gave this dish a unique velvety satisfying flavor is ‘smoked ghee tadka laced with cumin”. Be kind and don’t skimp on this step if you really want to get the flavor right.

This gravy is good when served with rice and pappad . A perfect , easy to make nutritious vegetarians dish .