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Rajma Recipe, How To Make Punjabi Rajma Masala

2015-07-04 by Anjana Chaturvedi 11 Comments

Rajma Recipe, Punjabi Rajma Recipe

Rajma Recipe- Kidney beans cooked in delicious Tangy tomato sauce and Indian spices – a specialty from the northern Indian state of Punjab. Rajma (or Kidney Beans) is a specialty from the state of Punjab. It comes under the legume family and is a hard bean. Rajma chawal (Kidney Beans with Rice) is a regular fare…

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Filed Under: Daals /lentils, Gravy dishes, North Indian Food Tagged With: Beans, Daals and Kadis, Indian, Indian Curries, kidney, No onion garlic recipe, North Indian, North Indian Food, Punjabi recipe, Rajma, recipe, vegetarian

Sabut Moong Daal Recipe, Dahi Wali Moong, Moong Recipe

2015-06-22 by Anjana Chaturvedi

sabut moong daal

Sabut Moong Daal -Healthy, tangy whole green lentils cooked with fresh herbs and yogurt Sabut Moong daal is a very healthy lentil.Yellow moong daal, chilka wala moong and whole green moong daal are the three different form of this whole lentil.There are so many different ways to make it and the bean sprouts are most…

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Filed Under: Daals /lentils, Uttar Pradesh Cuisine Tagged With: Beans, daal, Daal recipe, Daals and Kadis, moong, no onion and garlic, North Indian Food, Sabut, satvik food, vegetarian

How To make Urad Daal, Punjabi Sookhi Urad Daal Recipe

2015-03-23 by Anjana Chaturvedi Leave a Comment

Urad daal- Stir fried white lentil in mild spices Urad Daal- Punjabi cuisine is very popular for the variety of thick and creamy lentils .Though all the lentils are used in Punjab but the most popular is chana daal and urad daal, all forms of WHITE LENTIL  is used in their cuisine,whole lentil ,split and…

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Filed Under: Daals /lentils, North Indian Food, Punjabi Cuisine Tagged With: Daals and Kadis, Easy cooking, no onion and garlic, North Indian Food, punjabi dhaba daal, Punjabi recipes, satvik food, Urad daal

Langar Wali Daal | How To Make Maa Choley Ki Daal +Video

2014-07-11 by Anjana Chaturvedi 7 Comments

Langar wali Daal/ Punjabi Maa Choley Ki Daal- Mildly spiced and creamy daal made with bengal gram and white lentils-specialty from Punjab Langar wali daal is the most popular daal from the state of Punjab.Its quite heavy due to the addition of lots of butter and cream so this daal cant be made on daily…

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Filed Under: Daals /lentils, Punjabi Cuisine Tagged With: amritsari daal, Chana daal, chilka, choley, daal, Daals and Kadis, gurudwara, kali daal, kali daal.Indian, langar, lentils, maa, Maa ki Daal, Punjabi, Punjabi Cuisine, Punjabi Daal, urad, urad daal chilka, vegetarian, wali

Sprouted Moth Masala Recipe, How To make Matki Chat

2013-12-30 by Anjana Chaturvedi 5 Comments

Sprouted Moth Masala/ Matki Chaat – Healthy and delicious sprouted Moth bean and chana stir fry Sprouted Moth Masala- Moth beans or Matki is a very healthy bean.It a small and oblong in shape, looks very similar to moong beans,but is brown in colour.It is a  great source of protein, fiber ,Iron,calcium etc. Whole Moth…

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Filed Under: Chats, Daals /lentils, Dry Curry/Stir fry /side dish, Starter/snacks Tagged With: chaat, chat, Daals and Kadis, Jain food, lentil, low fat snacks, masala, matki, moth, snacks, sprout, sprouts, Vegan, vegetarian

Rajasthani Panchmel Daal Recipe , How To Make Mixed Daal

2013-11-08 by Anjana Chaturvedi 30 Comments

Panchmel daal- Mixed lentils cooked with select vegetables and spices with wheat and gram flour flat bread – from Uttar Pradesh (India) Panchmel daal / mixed daal is a specialty of the state of Rajasthan, though Daal is a favorite of every Indian family.Every state have their special favorites and different way of making daal….

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Filed Under: Daals /lentils, Rajasthani Cuisine Tagged With: chana, Daal recipe, Daals and Kadis, Jain food, lentils, Mix daal, moong, Navratna daal, no onion and garlic, North Indian, North Indian Food, panchratna, Rotis and Breads, Tuvar, Uttar Pradesh Cuisine, vegetarian

Sambhar Recipe , How To Make Vegetable Sambhar

2013-10-12 by Anjana Chaturvedi 8 Comments

Sambhar- Tangy and flavorful pigeon pea and mix vegetable stew- specialty from Southern India Sambhar is a specialty from Southern part of India and is also the most popular dish which paired very well with Idli, dosa, vada, rice and many other snacks or tiffin varieties. The main ingredients of this lentil curry are pigeon…

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Filed Under: Daals /lentils, South Indian Food Tagged With: Daals and Kadis, Jain food, lentil, lentil stew, No onion garlic recipe, sambhar, satvik, southern indian recipes, tuvar daal

Kairi Chi Daal / Lentil Salad

2013-09-18 by Anjana Chaturvedi 11 Comments

Kairi Chi Daal-Bengal gram,raw mango and coconut salad-a specialty from Maharashtra Kairi Chi Daal- Kairi chi daal is a specialty from the state of Maharashtra.It can be served as a snack,side dish or as salad.It is very good to have this salad during summer season,as it  is fresh,low in calories and don’t need much cooking.I…

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Filed Under: Festival recipes, Maharashtrian Cuisine, Salads Tagged With: daal, Daals and Kadis, Jain food, kairi, lentils, Marathi cuisine, No onion garlic recipe, salad, side dish, snacks

Gujarati Tuvar Daal Recipe, How To Make Surati Daal

2013-09-15 by Anjana Chaturvedi 14 Comments

Gujarati tuvar daal -Simple and flavourful  sweet and sour daal made with Pigeon pea lentil and Indian spices-specialty of the state of Gujarat Gujarati Tuvar daal/Arhar is the staple daal of North and South India. In south India Tuvar daal is used to make all type of rasams and sambhar,but in North part of India we…

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Filed Under: Daals /lentils, Gujarati Recipes Tagged With: Arhar daal, daal, Daals and Kadis, Gujarati, Gujrati Cuisine, Jain food, khatti, meethi, No onion garlic recipe, surati daal, tangy, Tuvar

Mysore Rasam Recipe, How To Make Mysore Rasam Recipe

2013-08-10 by Anjana Chaturvedi 14 Comments

Mysore Rasam

Mysore Rasam – Mildly spiced delicious digestive Lentil and tomato soup-a specialty of  Karnataka- Southern India Mysore Rasam is a type of thin and spicy lentil soup which is an integral part of any South Indian meal but is different from the popular sambhar. There are many version of rasam some are made with lentil…

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Filed Under: Daals /lentils, South Indian Food Tagged With: Daal recipe, Daals and Kadis, Jain food, lentil soup, No onion garlic recipe, rasam, Rasam recipe, satv, soup, southern indian recipes, tomato, Tomato rasam

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About Maayeka

"Maayeka" means a mother's home. I am Anjana Chaturvedi, and I share on this blog traditional vegetarian and vegan recipes from India, that have been handed down to me from my mother, aunts, and grandmothers. All of these recipes are "Sattvic" - cooked without using any onions or garlics - which are known as "taamsic" or negative ingredients in Ayurveda. Hope you enjoy these recipes and feel free to reach out to me for any questions or feedback!

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