Rajiv's favorite quick, easy, and inexpensive Tamil dinner 

I am a South African of Indian descent. Our typical quick Tamil dinner in South Africa is rice, dholl and fried fish. Watching from JHB South Africa

Wait a minute!!! Is today Saturday? What? A Rajiv video on Thursday? What did I do to deserve this gift?????? Pure joy

I made your daal recipe earlier this week and it was amazing. I went to the Indian grocery store to get the spices for the curry powder and they were selling a clay pot like yours, so I bought that too! Tomorrow night I will try to make the chicken curry! Yum!!

I am a Malayali and the way you make eggs was how my aunt cooked them for me when I was a kid. Still remember the outdoor 'stove' made of three stones, the thin aluminium wok with no handles and the unique flavour combination of the wood smoke, coarsely ground pepper and the crispness of the bottom layer of the egg. Yum...

Rajiv is a treasure during these crazy times. I love how he pours himself with passion on even the smallest things of life.

I could smell this through my iPad! So good.

The "lace" on the edges of a fried egg is my favorite part.

I love the way this builds on previous videos and puts them all together so deliciously.

That tomato salad is a game changer for me. SO GOOD! Edit: And that dal is amazing.

My mom had those enamel dishes. The egg, we call it bullseye. Eating this with our hands takes the whole experience of Tamil cuisine to next level of mindful eating. Thank you for this treasure Rajiv.

Absolutely loving these cooking videos! I’m from Tamil Nadu and it’s so exciting to see srilankan variations of my favourite dishes!

That looks surprisingly similar to a quick brazilian dinner (the only thing is we have beans instead of lentils) - rice, beans, fried crispy egg and tomato salad. The power of simplicity ❤️

I’m Puerto Rican and my mother puts so much black pepper on her fried eggs 😊

We need more cooking videos from Rajiv !

Thank you for sharing your Tamil culture Rajiv! This meal looks delicious! I will definitely try!

I wish I could adequately express how wonderful you are in making something so simple so incredibly special. You are an absolute gem 💎.

love Rajiv, love how serious he is about what he cares about

I swear I could smell those aromas through the screen. Never used peanut oil to fry an egg before. Will explore that intriguing option! Thank you Rajiv!

Thank you kindly. A lovely salad and we very much enjoyed viewing your film. Very nutritious. Blessings for your house Rajiv.

Hi Rajiv. I must say that your Tamil dinner is what I would make for lunch here in Trinidad. I love your tomato salad. I will also include a piece of mango amchar or kutchela to my meal. Thanks for sharing and much love from Trinidad.

Rajiv this is what you call simple and delicious food. I have tried the tomato salad and it was simply delicious. The way you did the egg is exactly the way my Granny used to make it, happy memories. Thank you for sharing your love of cooking and the tip regarding the plate warming. Always look forward to a video by you Rajiv. Take care and stay blessed.❤

in North India this comfort food is called "Daal Chawal". Chawal is the hindi word for rice. We add tempering to the daal after cooking it - hot ghee (clarified butter), add finely chopped red onions and let them half brown, add pinch of asafoetida, cumin seeds and whole red chilly split in half. As soon as the cumin seeds go a bit brown add to hot daal, immediately cover the daal pot with a lid and let it sit for 5 min. Serve with hot rice, pickles and pappadoms. I can eat this and/ or curd rice for every meal for months and not get bored. If there's fried fish / fried aubergines or good ol potato fries with spicy massla on the side....yum.

In Trinidad and Tobago, we eat dal rice and bahji (cooked spinach) quite often. Trinidad has a large Indian diaspora population (35% i believe), so our cuisine has lots of Indian dishes (along with the lots of other races/ethnicities like African, French, Syrian, Chinese, Spanish, The list is long). Great video Rajiv

I just gave him a Thumbs up coz Surendra had his food with his hand like a normal Indian. Could connect so well. Soul food had to be eaten soulfully!

I love watching Rajiv's videos. He talks almost like I'm a child, explain every detail, but not in a bad way like we're stupid idk in a good way like gentle, makes me comfortable

What a gorgeous, balanced meal!! I'm not South Asian but make dal regularly for dinner using a pressure cooker. Thank you Rajiiv!

That was utterly... I can't think of a good enough word!! So relaxing, yet informative and entertaining! Sigh, good stuff. 😊

Daal is life. I could literally live only on Daal Chaawal for the rest of my life. I am definitely going to try your Tamil version of daal. Looks delicious and thank you for sharing.

i’ve made the salad three times and the dal once. I’ve been rinsing the onion once chopped (rick bayless trick). Absolutely heavenly!!!

Rajiv, thank you so much for your videos!

Love your channel. Simple, relatable, real life content!

This is our simple and delicious meal.Thanks for showing this to the world

You have the best cooking videos ever! Would love to see more of your recipes. I live for these videos. Definitely going to attempt the daal and tomato salad!

Another treasure of a recipe. Thank you!

That fried egg method worked beautifully! So good!! Thank you for the video.

Excellent! Thank you for this, Rajiv!

Love your simple Tamal dinner video and want to try your recipe like some of your other subscribers. Looks delish!

Thank you, yum will definitely make this!

Rajiv, I'm Australian, and we love our different cuisines over here. I have made Dahl with a quick salad, with and rice or potatoes for my son for years. But the Dahl has always taken me so long. I just made yours with the beautiful tomato salad and the Tamil-style egg. OMG, so fast and so delicious. A new staple meal in our house; thank you so much for sharing your family's secrets. Excited for more Tamil recipes. I am now on the hunt for an iron skillet to restore!

That looks absolutely delicious. And the scenic flow blue plate was nice too 😉.

You don't know how quick I clicked on this video! Love your videos especially the cooking ones!

So wise Rajiv, my grandma always said to me, never serve warm food on a cold plate

This looks incredible and I can't wait to try it! Love that it is inexpensive!!

I love when people share recipes, especially ones people grew up eating with their families. Food is such a connector of people.

Thanks, Rajiv! I can't wait to start cooking!

Love this meal. Authentic tamil food. Your videos are amazing.

My tomatoes are starting to come in. Your tomato salad is what I’ll make first! Glad we got an early video! I just always wish they were longer. ♥️

Your Videos are amazing and inspiring. Way to go Rajiv. All the very best for your amazing journey. You deserve the best what the world has to offer simply because of your hard work and talent. 🙏❤️

West Indians have this meal too, fry egg rice dhal. Its a staple and we love it, simple and delish. Love that you are bringing your Tamil cuisine out to the masses ❤❤❤

My heart melts! God bless! 🙏

I really love your Tamil cooking vids, thank you!

Yayyyyy! You’re doing more videos!! Soooo pleased!!! ❤

Thank you Rajiv! Will be trying this soon. ❤️

That looks wonderful! I can almost smell it! Many thanks!

Thanks Rajiv, looks good.

I really needed this much love 🎉

Thanks for sharing!

Qué rico! Gracias por compartir

I am going to make this later in the week! I am excited! Thankyou. I love your chopping board, your plates, and the pot you cooked your daal in. This is in addition to loving your bed [as seen in another video] and the decor of your kitchen. You have exquisite taste.

Loved every second of this and now it's time to cook. Thanks Rajiv for adding so much value to my life.

These cooking videos are an absolute delight ❤

My Mammy, my great grandmother, made “lacy” eggs like that. Loved them!

Beautiful meal, Rajiv. Thanks so much.

ABSOLUTELY Gorgeous Thanks for sharing I can't get enough of your cooking videos ❤

Thank you for sharing. I really appreciate it.

Is this an extra serving of the adorable Rajiv? Gratefully received! ❤ 🇱🇰

Oo, love the plate tip!

It all looks divine-especially that egg! Thank you Rajiv.

Hello Rajiv, this is the best meal in under 30 minutes I've made for ages! Tried a few Dahl recipes and this is the least complicated but tastiest by a long way. Egg on top is also superb!! Much love.

Trying it this weekend!

I went on this crazy diet earlier this year where you only get to eat 1 particular thing for 2 weeks. I opted for daal (though it was a north Indian style recipe), and even though I really missed crunchy foods and coffee, I never got sick of eating daal. Anyway, since I watched this the other day, I warmed up my soup bowl on the adjacent burner- nice tip!

Such a pure healthy meal. I love all the components & I'm going to make it! Thanks so much.

Thank you. Excellent great, healthy, inexpensive food!!

Need to see some more recipes. Just love them.

Love your content!

love the personal anecdotes

I am enjoying your channel! Totally in love with your cutting board.

Excellent!

And what a lovely cutting board as well...❤

I LOVE ALL OF YOUR VIDEOS!!! SO GLAD I CAME ACROSS YOUR CHANNEL AFTER SEEING YOU ON THE OTHER CHANNEL

Simple and delicious. I will try this combo

i LOVE your cooking videos !

Love a crispy fried egg. Never thought to try it with dal and rice, but I will now!

I love this recipe!

Thank you for this tip about the plates and recipes just love your channel

Thank you!

This hit all the right notes; absolutely delicious. I had to make a substitution for the curry leaves and used fresh basil with a bit of lime zest and juice, but everyone at my house is eager for me to make this again so I will have to go on the hunt for curry leaves sometime very soon. I hope Cooking with Rajiv is a regular feature on the channel. I really enjoyed making dinner with you tonight!

A rich life made of mindful and deliberate day to day actions...PRICELESS!! Thank you.

Okay that looks so good! Weekend meal for sure !

Looks Delicious!

Yum, I also grew up in a Tamil household and this looks so delicious. I have to try it out myself.

Love the honest way u taught us 😘😘😘😘

Simple food for simple person...I prefer to eat simple food..simply because I'm Filipino with simple life..❤

❤ loved everything you did ... reminds me of home 🏡 thankyou

I made this meal today and it is such a happy meal! Thank you Rajiv! Delicious combo!

Absolutely love your channel, thanks for sharing your beautiful content. I find your channel not just informative but also very entertaining.

That looks so very delicious.

There's truly nothing like fresh daal and rice for a warm, comforting, delicious meal. I need to try it with the fried egg though, that sounds fantastic!

It really looks delicious

my family are from Punjab on my mother's side and this was always our go to dish too!! amazing!