Comments on: Val-eggplant subji

By: Shilpa

Shilpa — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:54:15 +0000

Eggplant is also called brinjal in India

By: carol

carol — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 09:30:32 +0000

hey what is this eggplant i really wanna try this receipe man.plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz help me n show the pic of eggplant. plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

By: Shilpa

Shilpa — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 13:11:31 +0000

I have not used val dal anytime. But in general, val has a slightly bitter taste. Will post here if I try it.

By: sujata

sujata — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 09:45:05 +0000

Hi Shilpa, There’s a split lentil called val dal which is pale yellow in colour and slightly big and flat compared to toor dal or channa dal. I wanted to try it out. So I cooked this once like we cook the other dals (without prior soaking). It turned out a bit bitter although it had a nice aroma, added some tomato to it, to reduce the bitterness. I believe its a Maharashtrian favourite. Would you be able to tell me how to make this val dal? Should the water used for cooking the dal be discarded before adding spices and tomato?

By: rams

rams — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:27:36 +0000

Nice! Avrekaalu is my favourite. I get frozen val from desi store.- which doesn’t get as plump as in this pic after getting cooked. Got to try this. Does the dried val taste the same as fresh val ? If yes, I will be the happiest

By: Shilpa

Shilpa — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 13:06:45 +0000

Not yet , but I kind of like this layout and colors so far. We still have lots to do, no time

By: Arun Shanbhag

Arun Shanbhag — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 04:26:56 +0000

Shilpa:

Thank you again for this simple recipe – living a bachelor’s life, I like to keep my meals simple and this is high in protein. Yaay!

And, me liking your new layout and colors! are you done, or still tweaking?

By: Hemi

Hemi — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 22:29:37 +0000

Hi shilpa,

Nice dish.It’s been few weeks since i started to visit your blog….I enjoy it.I’m also in the same boat as you. Love to buy all different types of lentils & beans….have 2-3 right now in the pantry which really need to be used….i’ll try something like this.

By: radha

radha — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:03:42 +0000

I had bookmarked your site and forgotten about it for a while. Lovely recipes and I made the tomato saaru from your site for a start. It was really delicious.

By: Gauree

Gauree — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 06:36:32 +0000

Looks nice…