happy monday! this week i’m the Food Matters Project host (my first time) – responsible for the recipe of the week. and I have chosen to give a shot to indian cuisine (one of my favourites).
dal with lot of vegetables from Mark Bittman The Food Matters Cookbook
ingredients
1 tbs vegetable oil, plus more as needed
1 tbs gee
1 cup chopped onion
2 tbs minced ginger
1 tbs minced garlic
2 cups cauliflower florets and stems cut into bite-size pieces
1 cup cubed eggplant (salted, rinsed, and dried if you like)
1 cup cubed zucchini
4 cardamom pods
1 tbs mustard seeds
Curry powder
Garam masala
2 cloves
1 dried mild chilli optional
1 cup dried red lentils, washed and picked over
Salt
½ cup chopped fresh cilantro, for garnish
directions
put the oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. add the cardamom, mustard seeds, curry powder, gara masala, stir until the spices are fragrant but not burning, just a minute.
add 1 Tbsp gee and then add the onion, ginger, and garlic and cook, stirring, until softened, about 5 minutes.
add the vegetables and lentils and cover with water by about 2 inches. cook until lentils and vegetables are tender about 25 to 35 minutes.
season with salt and pepper to taste. garnish with fresh chopped cilantro and serve.
black beans masala
ingredients
2 cups black beans (1 cup dried), soaked over night and drained
1 bay leaf
1 tbsp oil
1 cm ginger, peeled and chopped
1 – 2 cloves garlic, peeled and squeezed
½ can chopped tomatoes (3 small tomatoes or 2 large fresh)
1 tsp gr coriander
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp brown mustard seeds
1 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp turmeric
1/2 tsp salt or to taste
chilli flakes (optional)
4 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro
directions
drain and rinse black beans well. add 6 cups* of water and buy leaf into a medium saucepan and bring to a boil. cover, remove from heat, and let stand for 1 hour.
drain the beans, reserving the liquid and set aside.
heat the oil in a large saucepan on medium low heat; add ginger, garlic and mustard seeds until the seeds start to pop.
add the rest of the spices and heat thoroughly in the oil.
add chopped tomatoes, black beans and reserved liquid from the beans. add water if it’s necessary to just cover the beans. cover and cook for 10 minutes.
add the chopped cilantro and serve.
* beans that have been soaked will require about three cups of water for each cup of beans. still, it is always best to add more water and drain at the end. be sure to routinely check the water level during cooking, if you run out of water, the black beans will start to burn and acquire a burnt, smoky taste.
tofu masala
ingredients
tofu, sliced
4 tsp oil
1 can of chopped tomatoes
1 onion, chopped
pinch of cinnamon
1 bay leaf
3 cloves
1 cm ginger, chopped
3 garlic gloves, chopped
1 tsp cumin
2 tsb of sugar (to taste)
chilli to taste
3 cardamon pots
1 tsp turmeric
1 tsp garam masala
200 ml coconut milk
bunch of cilantro and mint leaves, roughly chopped
directions
heat 2 tsp oil in a large saucepan on medium low heat, add sliced tofu and fry them on both sides until golden brown, set aside.
heat remaining oil, add spices and fry for 30 sec.
add onions and fry about 3 min.
add garlic, ginger and fry for few more minutes.
add tomatoes, sugar, coriander and mint leaves (reserve some coriander leaves to garnish), cook about 5 min.
finally add tofu and coconut milk, cook about 10 min.
garnish with cilantro leaves and serve with rice or naan bread.
tomato onion salad
Ingredients
3 tomatoes, finely chopped
1/2 onion, finely chopped
1-2 tsp oil
Salt to taste
chilli powder
coriander leaves, finely chopped – as much as you like
directions
mix all ingredients together
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