Topic started by JayBee (@ 202.151.224.119) on Wed Oct 4 04:03:45 .
All times in EST +10:30 for IST.

I am looking for a very good recipe to prepare 'Dhal for chappathi'.
More than one recipe is heartily welcome.
As soon possible.
S.O.S.

Responses:

• From: Kumarsv (@ nasdgw1.nasd.com) on: Wed Oct 4 10:43:29 EDT 2000
  
  Dhal
  
  Heat 2 tsp of oil and when hot add 1 tsp of jeeragam, perungayam(optional), turmeric powder, 2 tsp of dhania powder(optional) and 4-5 green chillies(slit.
  Saute for a minute and then add 1 cup of payatham paruupu.
  Add 2 to 3 cups of water and leave the karandi in the pan so that the water does not overflow. Let it simmer for 30 minutes or so till the parruppu is well cooked. Finally add salt.
  
  Tomatoes, karuvepilai can be added 5 minutes before removing from fire.
  Onions can be added in the beginning.
  Garam massala can be added in the end.
  
  When done this way(cooking in a open vessel) the dhal has a finer texture. The esier method is to pressure cook dhal and then heat oil and add all ingredients and saute and add cooked dhal.
  
  Dhal Makhani
  
  Take 1 cup of black ulutham paruppu, 6-7 red chillies, a small piece of ginger, turmeric poder and 2 tbsp of butter and pressure cook for 7 whistles and reduce the flame and let it cook for another 15-20 minutes.
  Heat 2 tsp of oil and add 1 tsp of jeeragam. Once it splutters add onions and saute tils it turns golden.
  Add 1/2-1 tsp of garam masala powder.
  Add the cooked daal.
  Let it simmer for 5 minutes.
  
  
  
  
  
  
• From: KITKAT (@ 203.106.111.59) on: Sun Oct 8 03:21:21 EDT 2000
  
  This is for you Jaybee
  http://www.bawarchi.com/amul/dhara/dhara9.html
  
  
• From: rosie (@ ) on: Sat Mar 16 23:54:05
  
  We are a Rs. 9000 crore USA multinational Health & Nutrition company with offices in 54 countries around the world. We are offering you a business opportunity which can change your life. We have MBAs, professionals, businessmen, engineers, doctors, students, housewives, retired persons and people from other walks of life using this opportunity to earn incomes anywhere from Rs. 6000/- to Rs. 60,000/- per month PART TIME without disturbing their present occupations.
  The opportunity does not require any capital or experience and the company holds monthly Success Trainings in 300 cities around the world and in 27 cities in India for your training and support. For more details visit http://www.herbalife.com/us/business_opportunity/index.asp
  Get back to us for your next step in the opportunity.
  
  REX CASTELLINO, ID W1011574, Member, International World Team.
  Mumbai. Tel.No.(0) 98210 20861; (22) 821 4763
  Email: usa_comp@indiatimes.com
  
  
• From: =(:-)= (@ on-tor-blr-a58-04-595.look.ca) on: Fri Apr 26 12:15:53
  
  What is:-
  -perungayam
  -payatham
  -karuvepilai
  -karandi
  
  
• From: =(:-)= (@ on-tor-blr-a58-04-595.look.ca) on: Fri Apr 26 12:16:01
  
  What is:-
  -perungayam
  -payatham
  -karuvepilai
  -karandi
  
  
• From: Meena (@ user-119br3d.biz.mindspring.com) on: Fri Apr 26 21:34:50
  
  Ha ha, i have the same prob. i can understand tamil but Not word to word. I can help u with few words here- karuvepilai: curry leaves, karandi:ladle, i not sure i always get confused with this perungayam must be onions, and payatham crazy?!
  
  
• From: mini (@ ac8777f5.ipt.aol.com) on: Fri Apr 26 23:17:56
  
  You are right meena, and i guess perungayam is asafoetida, but payatham.......
  
  
• From: Verna (@ mke-24-167-240-119.wi.rr.com) on: Sat Apr 27 00:36:13
  
  Perungayum seems to be asafoetida and karuvepilai, curry leaves. I wonder if payathum is green gram?
  
  
• From: keralacook (@ 202.88.235.93) on: Sun Apr 28 22:23:31
  
  I think the following link may be helpful to you
  
  http://tamilcooking.homestead.com/files/sorted_glossary.html
  
  As per that, payatham means greengram
  
  
• From: Verna (@ mke-24-167-240-119.wi.rr.com) on: Tue Apr 30 08:23:40
  
  Hi Keralacook,
  Thank you for the glossary. It is a fairly thorough one and very helpful. Did anyone ever conclude what karandi could be?
  VC
  
  
• From: keralacook (@ 202.88.235.93) on: Tue Apr 30 08:33:14
  
  In malayalam, it means a 'spoon'.
  
  
• From: anu (@ 1cust133.tnt1.canoga-park.ca.da.uu.net) on: Tue Apr 30 11:59:41
  
  Hi
  This is the easy way to make dhal for chapathi
  onion-1 (cut into cubes)
  tomato-1(cut into cubes)
  green chillies-3-4(acc to ur spice level)
  garlic-2
  moong dal-1 cup
  
  pressure cook all the above ingredients for 2 to 3 whistles.season it with mustard seeds,urad dal,asofoetida,curry leaves,red chillies.
  Ready to serve
  
  
• From: Verna (@ mke-24-167-240-119.wi.rr.com) on: Thu May 2 08:44:37
  
  In reading Hemant's new biographical thread, I believe the definition for karandi is implied: it must mean "assistant" or something like it.
  VC
  
  
• From: Hemant (@ ppp-176-34.bng.vsnl.net.in) on: Thu May 2 12:11:34
  
  Yo Verna !!.
  You are right.Karandi is assistant in this place.
  
  
• From: keralacook (@ 202.88.235.93) on: Thu May 2 22:36:45
  
  :-))
  
  Look at the contest of recipe added by Mr. Kumarsv
  
  "Add 2 to 3 cups of water and leave the karandi in the pan so that the water does not overflow. Let it simmer for 30 minutes or so till the parruppu is well cooked. Finally add salt."
  
  I think in this particular contest, 'karandi' means spoon. Or otherwise, how to place "assistant in place" in the pan???? :-))
  
  
  
  
• From: mini (@ adsl-33-132-164.asm.bellsouth.net) on: Fri May 3 00:44:07
  
  Ya I remember some people use the word karandi for spoon in our place. I think it is a malayalam word.
  
  
• From: Verna (@ mke-24-167-240-119.wi.rr.com) on: Sun May 5 09:40:40
  
  Hello Keralacook,
  I imagine that some assistants get themselves in hot water from time to time. However, it seems the definition of karandi is relative to the context. I will keep that in mind when reading recipes.
  VC
  
  
• From: meena (@ user-119br36.biz.mindspring.com) on: Mon May 6 01:06:51
  
  karandi = ladle not spoon!
  
  
• From: keralacook (@ 202.88.232.88) on: Mon May 6 01:36:24
  
  karandi ==> spoon
  thavi ==> ladle
  in south kerala
  
  
• From: Verna (@ mke-24-167-240-119.wi.rr.com) on: Wed May 15 23:41:25
  
  I found this in a recipe from Hemant's new website. The definition seems to be relative to the context, indeed! "Take ghee in a Thallikku karandi (tempering ladle)..."
  
  

Want to post a response?