Sun Dried Mixed Lentil chunks/ Sandage
This morning started unusually different....I decided to go for a rainy drive in the woods....hmm, i got the same reaction as yours from dear husband...where are the woods and what is there to watch out for in the concrete jungle. I insisted , so we took off quietly when the world was lazying around on a sunday morning.
What an amazing experience it was.....we went to the nearest tip of the city that is yet to be a part of the greater administration. We stood by the hills and watched the rain trickle off the stony edges. Blissful! Life is all about stealing moments.
Coming back to this week's theme for BM, I opted for Sundried products and though I have a million things running across my head I deliberately picked items that are easily provided to me by my mother. I may not push myself out of my comfort zones ever again.
Sandage(saa-and-gay) are basically maharashtrian variety of the popular wadi, mongodi, vadagam. These are very tasty and are combined with staples like Brinjals, onions, dals or dried fish. They taste great when combined with some spicy maharashtrian masalas - kolhapuri kanda lasun etc. I will soon post a recipe of the veggie .
Ingredients - Sandage (Mix lentil)
2 tbsp Split Black Lentil (Urad)
2 tbsp Split Red Lentil (Masoor)
2 tbsp Split Pigeon Peas(Toovar)
2 tbsp Split Bengal Gram (Chana)
2 tbsp Split Green Gram (Mung)
1 tbsp chilli powder
1 tspn asafoetida
1/2 tspn turmeric powder
1 tspn Coriander-Cumin seeds
salt to taste
Method
1) Soak all the lentils and dals in sufficient water overnight (atleast 10 hours)
2) In morning just before 8:00 AM atleast, grind the soaked , drained dal using very less water to a grainy textured paste.
3) Add salt and all the spices to make mixture.
4) Lay out a plastic sheet in the sun.
5) Using a small spoon start dropping small chunks (it should be half the size of soya chunks).
6) Let them dry in sun for couple of days until they are completely dry and stone like.
7) Store them in an airtight container and use as required
When you do wish to use it...you have to dry roast it in a pan. Then add it to any vegetable stir fry , dont forget to add water to let the chunks soak up and become soft.
What an amazing experience it was.....we went to the nearest tip of the city that is yet to be a part of the greater administration. We stood by the hills and watched the rain trickle off the stony edges. Blissful! Life is all about stealing moments.
Coming back to this week's theme for BM, I opted for Sundried products and though I have a million things running across my head I deliberately picked items that are easily provided to me by my mother. I may not push myself out of my comfort zones ever again.
Sandage(saa-and-gay) are basically maharashtrian variety of the popular wadi, mongodi, vadagam. These are very tasty and are combined with staples like Brinjals, onions, dals or dried fish. They taste great when combined with some spicy maharashtrian masalas - kolhapuri kanda lasun etc. I will soon post a recipe of the veggie .
Ingredients - Sandage (Mix lentil)
2 tbsp Split Black Lentil (Urad)
2 tbsp Split Red Lentil (Masoor)
2 tbsp Split Pigeon Peas(Toovar)
2 tbsp Split Bengal Gram (Chana)
2 tbsp Split Green Gram (Mung)
1 tbsp chilli powder
1 tspn asafoetida
1/2 tspn turmeric powder
1 tspn Coriander-Cumin seeds
salt to taste
Method
1) Soak all the lentils and dals in sufficient water overnight (atleast 10 hours)
2) In morning just before 8:00 AM atleast, grind the soaked , drained dal using very less water to a grainy textured paste.
3) Add salt and all the spices to make mixture.
4) Lay out a plastic sheet in the sun.
5) Using a small spoon start dropping small chunks (it should be half the size of soya chunks).
6) Let them dry in sun for couple of days until they are completely dry and stone like.
7) Store them in an airtight container and use as required
When you do wish to use it...you have to dry roast it in a pan. Then add it to any vegetable stir fry , dont forget to add water to let the chunks soak up and become soft.
Comments
coming to the post..wonderful one..I remember my experiment with vaadis..
Thanks for sharing!!