I know the picture is a bit crap, but this dish isn't. Yet another dish I grew up eating and taking to school for lunch. It's very simple but the flavors are fantastic (Garlic !!) It has some eclectic ingredients but I hope you try it out.
Ingredients: (approximated)
2.5 cups of chopped spinach (I used fresh baby spinach)
1/2 cup of toor dal (aka yellow pigeon pea. the dry and not the oily kind) cooked properly (semi or even completely mashed; soak overnight to speed up cooking process, EVEN if you use a pressure cooker like me)
10 cloves of garlic (I used an entire bulb of garlic ergo 'Atomic')
1/2-1 tbspn vegetable oil (actually, just enough to coat your pan)
1/4 tspn Turmeric
1 tspn Red chilli powder (Indian)
1.5 tspn Coriander powder
1 tspn tamarind paste
1/4 cup coconut milk (optional)
Salt to taste ( I almost screwed up this dish by throwing in too much salt...be careful the tamarind paste will provide a significant amount of tang).
Method:
1. To your pan add the vegetable oil and let it heat up.
2. Add the garlic cloves (I love the sizzling sound when it hits the hot oil) and saute until the garlic cloves take on a brownish hue. DO NOT LET THIS BURN.
3. Add the spinach and saute for about a minute (it will wilt a tad bit).
4. Add the cooked dal (this is going to be a semi-liquid form) and coconut milk. Also add the spices and tamarind paste at this point.
5. Let this simmer and jive for about 5-10mins. then it's DONE!
Serve over hot basmati rice with maybe some yoghurt or raitha.
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2 comments:
Hey, where do you get tamarind paste and the pigeon pea?
http://www.yelp.com/biz/pioneer-cash-and-carry-artesia is in the heart of little india. we should go there one weekend.
You should be able to get it in any indian store. tamarind paste may be available in an asian market as well because I know it's used extensively in thai cusine. maybe.
I get mine from the indian store thats like 4 miles from me on venice boulevard. but i think Artesia is closer for you.
can also try this place http://www.yelp.com/biz/international-india-bazar-fullerton found it by googling. we could go when i come down sometime!
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