Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Steamed Lentil Cakes

From Banu's Cookbook

Ingredients:
1/2 cup toor dal
1/2 cup bengal gram
1/2 cup mung beans (moong dal)
1 onion, chopped
6-7 green chillies
1 tsp. grated, ginger
2 tbsp. chopped coriander leaves
1/2 tsp, asafoetida
Salt to taste.

Method:
1) Soak all the lentils together in water for 4 hours and drain.
2) Grind to a coarse batter with the remaining ingredients (not fine paste and do not add water)
3) Shape the mixture into small balls, (like oval shape) flatten them slightly.
4) Arange them in a pressure cooker container and steam them for 10-15 minutes.
5) Experiment with it by adding different vegetable

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