Tag Archives: lentils

Tarka Dhal (spicy lentils)

24 May

Tarka dhal is an everyday staple across South India, and I remember it from my own childhood as the dish my mother prepared most often. It is a very popular spiced lentil dish.

Upeseru (Lentil-spinach dish and broth)

5 May

Upeseru is a rural speciality of the South of India, and villages around the state of Karnataka in particular. The main recipe is for a solid dish of lentils and greens, and the water drained off of this is often used in an accompanying wet sauce to be eaten with mudde (ragi balls). The combination [...]