Out Of The Garden

Many many thanks for all of the lovely comments on The Roundup, Part 1!
I will get back and answer them individually now that Part 2 is done.
I am so happy that everyone is enjoying the fabulous Toor Dal Delights
created by so many talented cooks!

I thank you all for your patience and participation! I can’t remember when I had so much fun. Through this tiny legume I have met many new friends, and reconnected with some dear old friends as well.

It’s evident that toor dal is greatly loved! *Ninety-one* wonderful people contributed a total of *127* toor dal delights for JFI.

Each contributor and each dish is very special, and brings me much joy.
I wish I could sample every recipe; it is my honor to present them here.
Special thanks to Indira, creator of Jhiva, for the opportunity

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As with Part 1, the links are set out by contributors’ first name. Photos aren’t clickable this time, but the name of each dish corresponds to the photo above it; clicking on the name will take you to the recipe on the corresponding blog.

At this time I am unable to script this to open links in a new window — so use the back button on your browser to return to this page.

If your first name (or the nickname you blog under) begins with N-Z and you don’t see your entry here, please send me a note at outofthegarden1911 at yahoo.com — as Revathi did, *sorry* Revathi!! You’re in there now! — so I can find it. \
Things got a wee bit busy there toward the deadline

Don’t forget to see the very special surprise guest contribution at the conclusion of this post — and now without further ado, feast your eyes on Part 2!

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Nags’ Beans Parippu Usili

Nags’ Parippu Rasam

Namratha’s Daal Fry

Namratha’s Vegetable Sambar

Namratha’s Bisi Bele Bath

Namratha’s Cumin Rasam

Namratha’s Obattu

Namratha’s Khara Dose (Spicy Dosas)

Nidhi’s Everyday Dal

Nirmala’a Kathirikkai Mangai Paruppu

Nupur’s Pumpkin Amti

Paru’s Togari Bath (Toor Spiced Rice)

Pel’s Puneri Aamti

Prema’s Spinach Dal

Priya’s (Food and Laughter) Gujarati Dal

Priya’s (Sugar and Spices) Mixed Vegetable Kootu

Pushpa’s Mutton and Toor Dal Briyani

Raaga’s Adraki Dal

Raaga’s Dali Ambat

Rajeswari’s Killu Adai ~ Pinched Rice Rotis with Toordhal

Raji’s Mudda Pappu

Rajitha’s Keerai Spinach Molagutal

Red Chillies’ Steamed Toor Daal Dill Cake

Remya’s Sorakkai Paruppu Kootu

Reunka’s Paruppu Urundai with Kara Chutney

Revathi’s Red Chard Dal

Revathi’s Sorakai Sambar

Rina’s Simple Toor Dal

Sagari’s Coconut-Covered Toor Dhal Koftas

Saju’s Dal/Dar Ismaili Style Soup

Sandeepa’s Toor Dal Chutney

Saroja’s Spinach Dal

Seema’s Sanna Polo (Cabbage Onion Dosa)

Seena’s Kumbalanga Parippu Curry (Ash Gourd Dal)

Shivapriya’s Mudda Pappu Tomato Rasam

Shweta’s Parsi Dhansaak

Shyam’s Tur Dal Chutney

Shyam’s Tur Dal Mor Kuzhambu

Sia’s Fried Okra Dal

Siri’s (Siri’s Corner) Dal Dhokadi

Siri’s (Siri’s Sapad) Gori Kayi Curry ~ North Karnataka Style

Sivani’s Spinach and Tomato Kandi Pappu

Sreelu’s Raw Mango Dal (Pulla Mavidikaya Pappu)

Srivalli’s Amma’s Toor Dal Podi

Sukanya’s Paruppu Rasam

Sushma’s Methi Rasam

Suthi’s Toor Dal Dosa

Suthi’s Toor Dal Rice

Suthi’s Kara Vadai

Suthi’s Toor Dhal Masiyal and Toordal Vadai

Swapna’s Kandi Podi (Toor Dal Powder)

Swaps’ Daily Daal

Thanu’s Toor Dal Dosa

The Budding Cook’s Methi Dal

Valli’s Toor Dal Soup with Lemongrass

Vanamala’s Hirekayi Thove

Vani’s Daalithoy

Vijaya’s Kandi Pachadi

Vineela’s Kandi Pappu Beans Koora

Zlamushka’s Dal Kootu

And finally, as promised, the Special Guest Contribution is here.

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This is not the end of JFI: Toor Dal. A comprehensive reference page is in the works, and will be available after the New Year. I imagine I’ll have a few more words to say on the subject at that time (oh, I can hear the groans from here )

And now I pass the JFI Baton to lovely Deepz of Letz Cook, and for JFI January she is featuring Chocolate!! Look out, ’cause she has already made her first entry and it looks great!

Have lots of fun hosting, Deepz

Well, guys and gals, here is the first installment of the round up of Jihva for Toor Dal. Rather than separate things out into rasams and sambhars and adais and write a dissertation on how much I love this — and *I do love this*!! –
rather than keep everyone w-a-i-t-i-n-g, I thought I’d just get down to business and get the pics and links up. I will, in the near future, take some more time to organize all entries and make a massive “toor dal” page that we can use for reference. And I’ll save my dissertation for the last

The links are set out by contributors’ first name. The name of each dish corresponds to the photo above it; clicking on the name will take you to the recipe on the corresponding blog. Photos are clickable but won’t take you anywhere

At this time I am unable to script this to open links in a new window — so use the back button on your browser to return to this page.

If your first name (or the nickname you blog under) begins with A-M and you don’t see your entry here, please send me a note at outofthegarden1911 at yahoo.com, so I can find it. Things got a wee bit busy there toward the deadline

Stay tuned for a very special surprise guest contribution at the conclusion of the round up — in the meantime, feast your eyes on Part 1!

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Anita’s Naniwali Daal

Aparna’s Beans Parippu Usili

Apu’s Dal-Chawal

Asha’s Toor and Chana Dal Chutney

Asha’s Dal and Dill Dumplings in Tomato Gravy

Asha’s Pearl Onion Sambhar

Asha’s Toor Dal Masale Dose

Ashu and Hubby’s Daily Dal

Ashwini’s Fresh Tuvar Upkari

Bee and Jai’s Toor Dal Adai with Amaranth

Bee and Jai’s Toor Dal Dhoklas with Amaranth

Bhags’ Masala Dal Tadka

Bharathy’s Nadan Parippu Curry

Bindiya’s Rosematta Rice with Lemon Sambhar

Chandrika’s Toor Upma

Carnation’s Toor Dal Salad

Dhivya’s Toor Dal Koftas in Spinach Sauce

Easy Crafts’ Paruppu Podi

Easy Crafts’ Medhu Vada

Eskay’s Toor Dal Soup with Chicken

Evolving Tastes’ “That” Methi Dal

Gayathri’s Eggplant Rasavangy

Happy Cook’s Sambar

Indian Recipes’ Arisiym Parupu Satham

Indian Recipe’s Paruppu Urundai Kuzhambu

Indira’s Bisi Bele Huli Anna

Indira’s Fresh Tuvar and Turai

Indira’s Fragrant Basmati Pilaf with Fresh Tuvar

Indira’s Simply Boiled Kandulu ~ Andhra Snack

Indira’s Kandula Kura with Potatoes

IndoSunGod’s Green Toor Dal with Chinese Potato

IndoSunGod’s Tori Ambat

Jayashree’s Cabbage Milagoottal

Jayashree’s Ulli Sambar

Jayashree’s Parippu Vada

Jayashree’s Pavakka Pitlai

Kalva’s Beerakaya Kandi Pappu Kura

Laavanya’s Sambhar

Laavanya’s Beans Paruppu Usili

Lakshmi G.’s Holige Saaru

Latha N. and Lakshmi’s Thalara Karamedu

Latha N.’s Paruppu Urundai Kuzhambu

Latha N.’s Bise Bele Huli Anna

Latha N.’s Kadambam

Latha N.’s Boli (Ubbattu)

Latha’s Traditional Adai with Chutney

Linda’s Coorgi-Style Toor Dal Gravy

Madhavi’s Methi Tomato Dal

Madhoo’s Toor Dal with Fenugreek Seeds

Madhu’s Bread and Bhaji with Toor Dal

Manasi’s Bangalore Rasam

Mandira’s Spicy Toor Dal Fry

Manisha’s Sambhar With Eyes Closed (One Pot Sambhar)

Mansi’s Badam Halwa (Sheero) with Toor Dal Twist

Maya’s Toor Dal Paayas

Meera’s Gujarati Puran Poli

Meera’s Daali Ambat

Meera’s Toor Daal Ross

Meera’s Malvani-Style Daalichi Amti

Meera’s Parsi Dal

Menu Today’s Paruppu Urundai Kulambu

Menu Today’s Paruppu Urundai Morkulambu

Menu Today’s Keerai Vadai (Spinach Vada)

Miri’s Paruppu and Rasam Podis

Mona’s Mitthi Dal

Mythreyee’s Toor Dal Adai

Thought I’d post a little sneak preview of dal delights to come while I’m working
on organizing these *fantabulous* toor dal dishes ~ supper anyone?

YUM!!

I took Richa’s advice to heart and got this stored right away ~
luckily it fit nicely into my big airtight toor dal canister

I would like to send a great big thank you to everyone who has participated in
Jihva for Toor Dal! I am so excited about the great variety of recipes that are waiting to be rounded up! You all are the best

Tomorrow (or today, now — Friday December 7) is last call for
JFI: Toor Dal, with contributions accepted up until midnight.

Of course, anyone who knows me also knows that I am the one always
‘just under the wire’ with my entries for the various events!
I am the last one to be a stickler.
So don’t be shy, a little late is better than never

For Jihva, an adaptation of mudare kannie, a traditional recipe from
Manavattira Sharada Mandana, who writes in detail about traditional
Coorg cooking at Coorgrecipes.com.

Toor Dal Gravy in Coorg Style

For the dal:

1 c cooked toor dal, on the thin side (cooked with extra water)
2 TB thick tamarind pulp

For the paste:

1 TB coriander seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
1/4 tsp methi seeds
1/4 tsp peppercorns
1/4 tsp mustard seeds

1/2 small red onion
6 cloves garlic (or 1 TB garlic paste)

For the tadka:

2 tsp canola oil (or oil and ghee mix)
1/4 tsp mustard seeds
3-4 curry leaves
2-3 dried red chillies
1/2 small red onion, cut in thin strips

For finishing:

Salt and chilli powder to taste

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Heat the thin dal in a small saucepan over med-low flame, and add the tamarind. Cook and stir until the mixture thickens and bubbles like porridge.

Meanwhile, roast the dry spices. Cool and grind with the onion and garlic and 2-3 TB water to make a smooth paste.

Add this paste to the thickening dal and stir well.

In a small pan heat the oil or oil/ghee over med-high flame. Add the mustard seeds and curry leaves. When mustard splutters, add the cut onion and dried chillies and reduce heat to med-low. When onion is translucent, pour the tadka over the dal gravy and stir well.

Cover and cook 5-10 minutes to allow the flavors to blend.

Before serving, add and, if you need more heat, chilli powder to taste.

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For this recipe, I only changed one ingredient — and my guess is it was the most important one — the dal! The original recipe calls for horse gram, and after tasting this with toor dal, I will certainly try it with kollu as well.

The original instructions as written by Manavattira Sharada Mandana
say the following:

“Cool well and bottle this mudare kanni, can keep out of fridge for a month – preferably keep in fridge if you need to keep for longer time.

Goes well with hot rice and ghee.”

It’s amazing what happens when I follow the directions. I used my measuring spoons and I paid attention to the instructions — two things I often don’t bother to do

The result? The gravy was so good that I literally stood at the stove spooning it out of the pan. I am lucky there was any left to photograph.
Rice? Who needs rice…

I am sending this plate of Coorg-style gravy to vacationing Asha on her anniversary — Happy Anniversary Asha and Arvind!

toor dal party!

There is still time to post something for JFI: Toor Dal!

Cook something new, or choose an old fav from your archives.
All are welcome, right up until December 7
(little late deadline for busy time of year).

And a great big thank you to those of you who have already contributed

There are lots of fantastic dishes waiting for the round up coming mid-December. Above are a few of my own entries. See if any inspirational chefs recognize their recipes in Nana’s dishes!