Kalaslela Varan - Leftover Dal Recipe

Kalaslela Varan

Kalaslela Varan – Turn Leftover Dal into delicious and uncomplicated dish !!!!!

Sometimes it so happens, you cook more, and your family members eat less. If the leftover item is either rice or roti, we can make healthy breakfast out of it. And in our case, we have a dog. So, we sometimes feed him that extra rice or roti. But what about dal? Generally, in my family we try to finish off everything cooked for dinner. But in rare cases, for various reasons, we could not finish dal. As a sensitive human being, you really don't want to waste any food looking at the scenario where lot of people in the globe don't get enough food. So, for this leftover dal, my grand mom-in-law had a recipe called "Kalaslela Varan". This is typically a village style recipe. Simple and yummy. Not much of prep needed.

Here is the recipe:

Ingredients:    

1. Oil:                                                                        2 tablespoons

2. Mustard seeds:                                                  ½ teaspoon

3. Onions:                                                                1 big sized

4. Fresh coriander:                                                ½ cup

5. Leftover dal:                                                       3 cups

6. Red chilli powder:                                             1/2 teaspoon

7. Jaggery:                                                               2 tablespoons (grated)

Method:

1. Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds.

2. Add fenugreek seeds.

3. Add finely chopped onions. Sauté.

4. Add chopped fresh coriander and red chili powder. Mix.

5. Add leftover dal and jaggery

6. Don’t add salt.

7. Stir on high flame till dal thickens and water evaporates.

This hot & sweet dal tastes awesome with roti.

Not that I am advocating eating stale food. But sometimes it's ok to consume such food by making some alterations.