[tscii]Hello R,
I think, when you take mild spicy food....the best side dish is spicy and sour. You can prepare Dalcha.
Here I found for you.... by L Chinni, from ammas.com
The following words are by L chinni.
All these were taught to me by my mom-in-law who in turn learnt it from a muslim lady.
Dalcha
Toor Dal – 1 cup Channa Dal – ½ cup Chicken or Mutton Bones – 1 cup (optional) Raw Mango – 1 chopped into bite size pieces Eggplant – 3-4 chopped Onion – 1 finely chopped Red Chilly powder- 2 tsp Garlic – 3 tbsp ground coarsely Tamarind Water – 1 cup Turmeric Powder – 1 tbsp Whole Black Pepper – 1 tbsp. Cumin/Zeera – 2 tsp. Mustard Seeds – 1 tsp Asafetida – 1 tsp Karipatha – 1 sprig. Salt as per taste Oil – 3 tbsp
Pressure cook toor dal and channa dal till well done.
Dry roast and grind Pepper and cumin seeds to a fine powder. Heat a saucepan. Add tamarind water, onions, mango, mutton bones, eggeplant, garlic, turmeric powder, red chilly powder, salt and the pepper and cumin powder. Let the vegetable and mutton cook nicely and well done. Mash the dals well and add it to the saucepan. Heat 3 tbsp oil in a frying pan. Add the mustard seeds to it. Once the stop spluttering add asafetida and karipatha. Add this to the dalcha and serve.
My opinion : Chicken or Mutton Bones – 1 cup optional ...so you can omit these.
Enjoy!
rsankar.