This simple spicy side dish goes well with rice. I post this recipe for all my cousins and friends who are studying abroad..craving for some Indian food and who are fed up of eating potato chips. :)
Serves 4-6.
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups Mysore Dhal (Red lentils)
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp chillie powder
1/2 tsp cumin powder
1 green chillie chopped
1 onion chopped
1 cup water
3-4 curry leaves(optional)
1 cup coconut milk
2 tsp oil
1/2 tsp mustard seed
2 dry red chillies, broken into 2-3 pieces
2 cloves gralic, minced
Salt to taste
Method:
Step 1: Wash the dhal thoroughly and boil in a pan with 1 cup water
Step 2: Add 1/2 tsp turmeric, 1/2 of the onion and the garlic. When the
the color of the dhal turns from pink to yellow, remove from
fire and put into a bowl.
Step 3: Heat some oil in cooking pot. Add the remaing ingredients
except the coconut milk and dhal. Cook stirring for about 1-2 minutes.
Step 4: Add the boiled dhal to the pan and stir well. Cook for another
couple of minutes.
Step 5: Add the coconut milk, and salt to taste. Cook till the curry starts to boil.
Step 6: Remove from fire and Serve hot with rice or bread.
Happy Cooking!! :)!
Heya! Today I made rice and spicy dry chicken masala dish and I realised I did not have any curry based side dish to go with it. Since I could find only tomatoes in my fridge..i thought..'hey,why not try a tomato curry??. .
Although, its my first attempt at it... I must say my Tomato curry did turn out delicious! ;)
Ingredients:
5-6 tomatoes or 4oo gms canned peeled tomato
2 tsp oil
1/2 tsp turmeric
1 1/2 tsp chilli powder
1tsp garlic powder
1tsp ginger powder
1/4tsp cinnamon powder
1 tblsp fenugreek seeds/powder
spring of curry leaves
1" piece rumpe
2 tblsp maldive fish
2-3 cardamoms and cloves crushed together
1/4 cup coconut cream
3 meduim onions chopped
1 green chilli
1 1/4tsp salt and sugar
Method:
Heat the oil and gently fry the onion until golden brown.
Add fenugreek, curry & rumpe leaves and cinnamon to
the oil, then fry for 2-3 minutes.
Add chilli powder, turmeric, curry powder, cardamom/clove
mix, garlic, ginger and mix with 1 1/2 tsp of water. Fry
this on low fire until this become fragrant. Then add
Maldive fish, chopped tomatos and coconut cream to the mix.
Let this simmer until oil float on top. Adjust the seasonings
with sugar and salt. Serve hot.
ps. If you dont know what the hell a Rampe or Maldive fish is.. I Wikipedia it for you. :)! You probably would find these ingredients at any srilankan or Indian grocery store.
NB: What is Rampe? Ambemohor-Patta, Pandan-leaves
Rampe are fragrant leaves of a screw-pine shrub called Rampe(Pandanus amaryllifolius Roxb). The leaves are used to flavor curries and rice in South India and Srilanka.
What is Maldive Fish: It is cured tuna fish traditionally produced in Maldives. It is a staple of the Maldivian cuisine, as well as of the Sri Lankan cuisine. Many Sri Lankan dishes, especially vegetable curries, include Maldive fish, which acts as a thickening, flavouring and protein component.
