Variations on a theme

I blogged about this recipe before, but now I am adding a photo and a variation...
One is with okra/ladies finger. The other is with parippu urundai- translated means round balls of dal.

The recipe of that is quite simple and I learned from my MIL. Soak channa and toor dal for a couple hours. drain and grind with red chilies, salt and a pinch of hing(no water!). Form small balls and steam them abt 10 mins. Boil in the kuzhambu.

Yet another thing to make with the steamed dal is Usli. I'll add that photo another time.