The cauliflower and potato were cut into
almost equal small bite-sized pieces (edible florets, about 5 cm;
2 2 cm respectively), mixed well, and divided into portions
(100 g). For sautéing, the blended oil (10 ml) was preheated to
140 ± 5 C in a skillet and vegetables (200 g) was placed in and sautéed
for 5 min. Further, the vegetables were allowed to cook in the
closed skillet for 15 min. (e) Boiling cum sautéing: Dal, an Indian
preparation of split or whole pulses/legumes, was prepared by
boiling split black gram at 100 C for 15 min in water (1:4 w/v).
The boiled black gram dal (100 g) was sautéed in 10 ml of blended
oil at 140 ± 5 C for 5 min.