tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post2808850487306962890..comments2009-11-23T20:34:54.706-05:00Bong Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15407918137263251235sandeepa.blog@gmail.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-6395126887192224092009-11-23T20:34:54.706-05:002009-11-23T20:34:54.706-05:00I really enjoy your blog. I make masoor soup all the time. A couple of things my mom told me that use is a little different and I thought I would share: I use celery seeds (radhuni) and hing. Also, I use bits of mushroom and carrots (not necessary) as part of the soup. It&#39;s really awesome.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-44200228080894781312008-11-22T12:42:00.000-05:002008-11-22T12:42:00.000-05:00tried this dal and loved it - thanks so much for the recipe!<BR/><BR/>http://arundathi-foodblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/bengali-dal.htmlArundathihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09581276218386317347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-58751836938230759882008-09-25T23:01:00.000-04:002008-09-25T23:01:00.000-04:00Hi Sandeepa,<BR/>I tried this dal and also Kalakand. Both were yumm..LGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03954537572297159735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-53441944471175185812008-03-17T02:16:00.000-04:002008-03-17T02:16:00.000-04:00hi ,,.me need to food blogging,,..looks like can learnt from ur blog nice blog ,,,keep it upnotyet100http://www.blogger.com/profile/12079779480407514805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-36290761854648027182007-09-25T12:53:00.000-04:002007-09-25T12:53:00.000-04:00Congrats Bubu, very good news :)sandeepanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-31627500030134996822007-08-10T07:53:00.000-04:002007-08-10T07:53:00.000-04:00I recently found out that i am pregnant! :) very happy and all! but my taste buds seem to have gone crazy and i seem to want to eat very traditional bangla ranna ( my father is bengali) anyway, reading your blog has been terrific, you bring a lot more than food to life, i shall try a couple (as many as i can actually!) of your recipes! Thanks!bubuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01380625928641102321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-27904565484326131742007-08-06T11:30:00.000-04:002007-08-06T11:30:00.000-04:00I cooked this on Saturday for friends and it was delicious. Apurva, as Benjalis would say!! A must try for anyone looking for a light dal on a hot summer's day...Mallikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04412118482609545810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-64143776352756564212007-08-02T12:44:00.000-04:002007-08-02T12:44:00.000-04:00Found it! Will cook this one instead then...Mallikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04412118482609545810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-20721105144360827322007-03-26T10:45:00.000-04:002007-03-26T10:45:00.000-04:00Thanks Geetika. Shall let you know when I get some time :)Sandeepahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15407918137263251235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-54293641457555487932007-03-15T01:36:00.000-04:002007-03-15T01:36:00.000-04:00Hi,<BR/>I can give you the dhansak recipe, but it's too long to put as a comment.<BR/>Let me know....<BR/>G.Geetikanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-22034273544945485292007-03-09T13:01:00.000-05:002007-03-09T13:01:00.000-05:00It's surprising to read this as I just thought masur dal as comfort food 2 days back. I just stumbled into making masur dal and came up with the same recipe (no panch phoron but with garlic) by myself. My whole family likes it very much. Ilike your blog very much.<BR/>PurnimaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-77367508259287050262007-03-08T01:38:00.000-05:002007-03-08T01:38:00.000-05:00Short and simple but yummylicious!Tinkerhttp://bigbangbong.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-57780201001645833752007-03-07T08:46:00.000-05:002007-03-07T08:46:00.000-05:00Thanks Kanchana and Sanjana<BR/><BR/>Geetika -- Wish you had a blog, so you could post a authentic Dhansak recipeSandeepahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15407918137263251235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-43975865744112028232007-03-07T07:19:00.000-05:002007-03-07T07:19:00.000-05:00Hi,<BR/>I am 'half' a Bengali!<BR/>My mum is a Parsi :)<BR/>Cheers,<BR/>G.Geetikanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-27923919039504497792007-03-06T23:38:00.000-05:002007-03-06T23:38:00.000-05:00Hi<BR/>sure I would want to try this comfort soup of yours. The color of the soup looks so inviting and wld be great to start with for a lunch.<BR/>Chk here for a thread on low calorie soups:<BR/>http://www.indusladies.com/forums/miscellaneous-recipes/4390-low-calorie-soups-reduce-weight.htmlSanjanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07643845442244112415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-82770075441515816312007-03-06T18:07:00.000-05:002007-03-06T18:07:00.000-05:00Sandeepa, <BR/><BR/>Great work on the banner for plagiarism. I have it up on my blog as well. My mom gave me a whole jar of masoor dal, and I had no idea what to do with it. I will definitely be trying your recipe out. Bookmarked it!<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Kanchanamarriedtoadesi.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04860464698454474847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-13910491854552604962007-03-06T11:03:00.000-05:002007-03-06T11:03:00.000-05:00The Pilgrim<BR/>Welcome !!!<BR/><BR/>Seema, Jaya, Sushma, sailaja<BR/>Thanks for such comforting comments ;-)<BR/><BR/>Shilpa<BR/>Checked your blog<BR/><BR/>Geetika<BR/>May be we can chat through comments then :) Tumi ki Bangali ?Sandeepahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15407918137263251235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-62451006042358130632007-03-06T07:44:00.000-05:002007-03-06T07:44:00.000-05:00Hi Sandeepa,<BR/>I don't blog so no URL :( <BR/>I love your blog and try out the recipes from time-to-time.<BR/>I can give you my e-mail id if you like.<BR/>Cheers,<BR/>GeetikaGeetikanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-47484255048639338532007-03-03T14:20:00.000-05:002007-03-03T14:20:00.000-05:00Dear Sandeepa, I don't know what happened to my message.. just to tell you that I'll make this when I get masoor dal, don't want to tamper with your recipe! :) Also to tell you that I finally tried bittergourd for the first time in my life! :)<BR/><BR/>Sorry for harassing you with so many messages! :) Have a great weekend!Shilpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01775487084298169773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-85675926459322471362007-03-03T05:40:00.000-05:002007-03-03T05:40:00.000-05:00dear Sandeepa,<BR/>mushur daal amader o bhalo lage ..<BR/>here wishing you happy holi..<BR/>hugs and smiles<BR/>jayaJayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15474786799687276472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-14137418010469471862007-03-03T02:03:00.000-05:002007-03-03T02:03:00.000-05:00A very comforting post indeed, Sandeepa!-:)sailajahttp://sailusfood.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-1958415163885123352007-03-03T01:46:00.000-05:002007-03-03T01:46:00.000-05:00what a lovely write up...Soup looks great...I love soups a lot so definitely would give it a trySushmahttp://www.sunkiran.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-83258999339212816662007-03-02T17:02:00.000-05:002007-03-02T17:02:00.000-05:00Sandeepa,<BR/>How do you manage to write so beautifully girl. Always and always love to read your write up and coming to the soup ans you rightly said dal soup are indeed very comforting. I have never tried one with masoor dal. Am gonna make it for sure as I am a soup lover.<BR/>Thanx a bunchSeemahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09137570316951599838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-19711479712406825842007-03-02T12:26:00.000-05:002007-03-02T12:26:00.000-05:00Hey, I am the new kid on the blog for blogging, but this surely is a mouthwatering blog. Onek din dhore ei shab ranna korini. Just love posto in any condition. Kintu dal and aloo sheddho my favorite.The Pilgrimhttp://shadowywaters.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35578975.post-7406149403068801962007-03-02T09:25:00.000-05:002007-03-02T09:25:00.000-05:00Inji<BR/>Whoa !!! You don't like my dal, how dare you :) :) Just kidding<BR/><BR/>Shilpa<BR/>If you have made any other dal with just tadka, this will be almost a similar process. But remeber Tor Dal takes more time to get cooked, this Masoor takes less than half the time, so keep that in mind when you pressure cook<BR/><BR/>Also I don't think this tempering goes with Toor, never tried it, but I think each dal has their own unique tadka. Also "Panch Phoron" is very Bong and Toor Dal not much i.e. Toor Dal is not used that much in Bengali cuisine so I don't know about the resulting taste. If you do try, let me know though, and that would be a new thingSandeepahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15407918137263251235noreply@blogger.com