Special Celebration with Awards galore and My 400th post Methi Daal

Thank you so much shobha for sharing these wounderful awards with me.

Shoba From foodmazaa passed these awards to me,she is a wounderful blogger  with many innovative and delicious  recipies in her blog. She is explaining each and every step  with wounderful pics for each step.For any visitor her blog is easy accessible and understandable..do visit her blog foodmazaa

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 As per rules I want to share these awards with my fellow bloggers (Budding bloggers).

I am passing on this AWARD GALORE to some of my blogger friends and budding bloggers. Please collect the awards and don't forget to thank all those who have passed on these lovely awards .

I would like to share all these awards to :

1.Bindu From bindukitchen
2.Divya chevuri from divyascookingjourney
3.Sujana from worldofsujana
4.Harini from tamalapaku
5.Vineela from vineelasiva
6.Richa from ambrotos
7.Sravani from sravscc
8.Denny from https://ohtastensee.wordpress.com/
9.Deeksha deeskitchen-deeksha
10.Krithika from krithiskitchen
11.Suvidha from suvidhaskitchen
12.Nasrin from nasrin-luv2cook
13.Smita from tastebuds1
14.Mythreyi from yummyodds
15.Tahemeem from tahemeemshaik

 kindly collect these awards do share with your blogger friends..

So far I have posted 400 posts i am really overwhelmed with these awards and with my 400th post, its a special day for me  to celebrate with many awards .
Now lets get in to my Special posting  400th one :

Menthi koora Pappu/ Methi Daal :

Ingredients:

• Toor dal (kandi pappu) : 1 cup
• menthu koora / methi leaves : 2 big cups
• tamarind : small lemon size
• green chillies : 10 (adjust to ur spice level) cut into pieces
• onion : 1/2 cup chopped into big pieces
• turmeric : pinch

 For tempering:

• Mustard seeds : 1/2 tsp
• Cumin : 1/2 tsp
• Garlic cloves : 3
• Dry red chillies : 2 or 3
• Curry leaves : few
• Turmeric : pinch
• Salt : 1tsp or to taste

Method :

Wash and place the dal in a pressure cooker. Now add the methi leaves and cut green chillies along with tamarind and cut onions.

Add some water and a pinch of turmeric and cook till the dal becomes soft and mushy.It takes about 3 whistles in the pressure cooker.

Let it cool down and then remove the lid and mash it with the masher. Add the salt and adjust it to ur taste.

Now take a small pan and heat some oil and when it becomes hot add the mustard seeds and let them splutter,

now add the cumin and garlic cut into small pieces and red chillies and curry leaves along with little turmeric and pour it over the dal .

Mix well and serve either with roti or rice