Gongura Chana Dal

Gongura Chana Dal
Gongura Chana Dal

This Gongura Chana Dal is one gorgeous and tasty Indian recipe. Gongura grows wild in Livity Gardens. I planted many vegetables native to the Indian subcontinent and they grows extraordinarily well in Arizona. I have three gongura bushes that are at least four-feet high. The leaves are sour tasting and the hotter the place where they grow, the most sour they become.

Gongura is a plant grown for its edible leaves in India. It is a rich source of iron, vitamins, folic acid, and anti-oxidants. It is quintessential to Andhra cuisine, and Telegu call it Andhra Matha (mother Andhra) due to significance of the plant in their daily diet. In the Caribbean, the plant is used widely, especially around the Holidays, and is known as sorrel. It is also eaten by Acholi and Lango people in northern Uganda, where it is known as malakwang. How wonderful to discover plants that are used in many cultures, all over the world.

If you make this recipe, I’d love to see it. Please tag @LivityGardens on Instagram and use the hashtag #LivityGardens.

You may serve this dish with an assortment of other Indian dishes for a wonderful spread when you have company. You may want to check out this South Indian Eggplant Fry (Brinjal Fry) and this Cauliflower Keema.

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Gongura Chana Dal

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Total Time: 25 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x

Ingredients

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  • 2/3 cup Indian split chickpeas (chana dal), rinsed and soaked 30 minutes in warm water
  • 3 tablespoons grapeseed oil
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 jalapeรฑo chili, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon black mustard seeds
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 34 curry leaves
  • 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
  • 2 cups gongura leaves (you may use spinach)
  • 2 pods dried sweet tamarind, shelled, insides soaked in 1/2 cup hot water
  • 1 teaspoon red chile pepper powder
  • Sea salt, to taste

Instructions

In a large saucepan, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the mustard seeds, cumin seeds, and curry leaves. Let sizzle for 1 minute. Add the onion and the jalapeรฑo chili and sautรฉ for 2 minutes. Add the turmeric and cook, stirring often, until the onion is translucent, about 4-5 minutes. Add the chana dal and 1 1/2 cup of water. Cover and cook until the chana dal is halfway cooked, about 5-10 minutes. Drain tamarind reserving water. Using your fingers, remove the flesh from the pods and add to dal, along with soaking water. Add gongura, salt and chili powder, and more water, as needed. Cover and cook 5-10 minutes more, until fully cooked. Bon appรฉtit!

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Chana dal de gongura

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Total Time: 25 minutes
  • Yield: 4 portions 1x

Ingredients

Scale
  • 2/3 tasse de pois cassรฉs indiens (chana dal), rincรฉs et trempรฉs dans l’eau chaude pendant 30 minutes
  • 3 c. ร  soupe d’huile de pรฉpin de raisin
  • 1 oignon, hachรฉ
  • 1 piment jalapeรฑo, hachรฉ
  • 1 c. ร  thรฉ de graines de moutarde noire
  • 1 c. ร  thรฉ de graines de cumin
  • 3 ร  4 feuilles de cari
  • 1/2 c. ร  thรฉ de curcuma
  • 1 botte de gongura (ou d’รฉpinards)
  • 2 gousses de tamarin sรฉchรฉ, รฉcaillรฉes et les graines trempรฉes dans 1/2 tasse d’eau chaude
  • 1 c. ร  thรฉ de poudre de chili rouge
  • Sel de mer, au goรปt

Instructions

Dans une grande casserole, chauffer l’huile ร  feu moyen-รฉlevรฉ. Ajouter les graines de moutarde, les graines de cumin, et les feuilles de cari. Laisser griller pendant 1 minute. Ajouter l’oignon et le piment jalapeรฑo et faire revenir pendant 2 minutes. Ajouter le curcuma et cuire, en remuant souvent, jusqu’ร  ce que l’oignon soit translucide, environ 4 ร  5 minutes. Ajouter les pois cassรฉs et 1 1/2 tasse d’eau. Couvrir et cuire jusqu’ร  ce que les pois soient mi-cuits, de 5 ร  10 minutes. ร‰goutter le tamarin et verser l’eau de trempage dans la casserole. Retirer la chair des noyaux avec les mains et incorporer aussi ร  la casserole. Ajouter le gongura ou les รฉpinards, le sel de mer, et la poudre de chili rouge, et plus d’eau si nรฉcessaire. Couvrir et cuire pendant 5 ร  10 minutes de plus, jusqu’ร  ce que les pois soient tendres. Bon appรฉtit!

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Cauliflower Keema

Cauliflower Keema
Cauliflower Keema

Keema is a traditional dish of the Indian subcontinent, typically minced-lamb curry with peas or potatoes and spices, sometimes used as a filling in samosas or naan. In this Cauliflower Keema we forego the meat and replace it with a mixture of cauliflower and walnuts. This makes for a perfectly balanced dish, with the right amount of spices and warmth. Serve it with naan and other Indian dishes, like Chickpea Chole.

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Cauliflower Keema

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 45 minutes
  • Total Time: 55 minutes
  • Yield: 6 servings 1x

Ingredients

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  • 1 tablespoon coriander seeds
  • 2 tablespoons cumin seeds
  • 5 tablespoons neutral oil
  • 2 onions, chopped
  • 6 whole cloves
  • 6 whole black peppercorns
  • 1/2 cinnamon stick
  • 1 tablespoon garam masala
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric
  • 4 Roma or plum tomatoes, chopped
  • 1 head cauliflower, separated in tiny florets
  • 2 jalapeรฑo peppers, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon garlic-ginger paste
  • 3 teaspoons sea salt
  • 1 cup walnuts, minced
  • 1 bag frozen peas

Instructions

Toast the cumin and coriander seeds in a dry skillet until fragrant, about 3-4 minutes. Grind them together with a mortar and pestle or a spice grinder. Set aside.

In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the onion, cloves, peppercorns, and cinnamon stick. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion is golden, about 5-6 minutes. Remove and discard the cinnamon stick. Add 1 tablespoon of the coriander and cumin seeds mixture, the garam masala and the turmeric. Fry, while stirring, for 30 seconds.ย 

Add the tomatoes and break up with the back of a wooden spoon. Keep cooking for 2-3 minutes. Add the jalapeรฑo peppers, the garlic-ginger paste and the sea salt, and mix well. Cook over medium heat for about 10 minutes, or until the oil separates from the mixture at the edges.

Add the cauliflower florets and mix into the skillet. Cover and cook, at a simmer, until the cauliflower is tender, about 20 minutes. Add the peas and the walnuts and cook 5 minutes longer, adding more salt and garam masala as needed. Serve with rice, naan or chapatis. Bon appรฉtit!

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Keema de chou-fleur

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 45 minutes
  • Total Time: 55 minutes
  • Yield: 6 portions 1x

Ingredients

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  • 1 c. ร  soupe de graines de coriandre
  • 2 c. ร  soupe de graines de cumin
  • 5 c. ร  soupe d’huile vรฉgรฉtale ou neutreย 
  • 2 oignons, hachรฉs
  • 6 clous de girofle
  • 6 grains de poivre noir
  • 1/2 bรขton de cannelle
  • 1 c. ร  soupe deย garam masala
  • 1 c. ร  thรฉ de curcuma
  • 4 tomates italiennes, hachรฉes
  • 1 tรชte de chou-fleur, coupรฉe en petits fleurons
  • 2 piments jalapeรฑo, hachรฉs
  • 1 c. ร  soupe de pรขte ail et gingembre
  • 3 c. ร  thรฉ de sel de mer
  • 1 tasse de noix, รฉmincรฉes
  • 1 sac de petits pois surgelรฉs

Instructions

Faire griller les graines de cumin et de coriandre dans une petite poรชle, jusqu’ร  ce qu’elles soient aromatiques, environ 3 ร  4 minutes. Placer ensuite les graines dans un mortier ou un moulin ร  รฉpices et rรฉduire en poudre. Rรฉserver.

Dans une grande poรชle, chauffer l’huile ร  feu moyen-รฉlevรฉ. Ajouter l’oignon, les clous de girofle, les grains de poivre, et le bรขton de cannelle. Cuire, en remuant ร  l’occasion, jusqu’ร  ce que l’oignon soit dorรฉ, environ 5 ร  6 minutes. Retirer le bรขton de cannelle. Ajouter 1 c. ร  soupe du mรฉlange de cumin et coriandre moulu, le garam masala et le curcuma. Faire revenir, en remuant, pendant 30 secondes.

Ajouter les tomates et รฉcraser avec le dos d’une cuiller de bois, pendant 2 ร  3 minutes. Ajouter les piments jalapeรฑo, la pรขte d’ail et gingembre et le sel de mer, et bien remuer. Cuire ร  feu moyen pendant environ 10 minutes, jusqu’ร  ce que l’huile commence ร  se sรฉparer du mรฉlange.

Ajouter les fleurons de chou-fleur et mรฉlanger. Couvrir et cuire, en remuant occasionnellement, jusqu’ร  ce que le chou-fleur soit tendre, environ 20 minutes. Ajouter les petits pois et les noix, et cuire, en remuant, 5 minutes de plus. Ajouter du sel de mer et du garam masala, au besoin. Servir avec du riz, naan ou chapatis. Bon appรฉtit!

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A Must in Indian Cuisine: The Garlic-Ginger Paste

Garlic-Ginger Paste
Garlic-Ginger Paste

Truly a must in Indian cuisine: the garlic-ginger paste. Many Indian recipes require the use of this fabulous paste. It adds a lot of depth to dishes, mixed in usually towards the end of cooking, and its flavor is essential if you’re after an authentic taste.

It doesn’t matter how much garlic, ginger and water you use, just make sure they’re about the same amount of garlic and ginger, and add water by the spoonful until you get the right consistency.

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Garlic-Ginger Paste

  • Author: livitygardens
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 5 minutes
  • Total Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients

  • Fresh garlic cloves, peeled
  • Fresh ginger, peeled
  • Water

Instructions

In a high-speed blender, place the garlic and ginger. Add 2 tablespoons water and process, adding water, by the spoonful, until all blended and somewhat smooth, but not liquid.

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Pรขte d’ail et gingembre

Plusieurs recettes indiennes requiรจrent cette fameuse pรขte d’ail et gingembre. Cette derniรจre amรจne de la profondeur, ajoutรฉe habituellement vers la fin de la cuisson, et son arรดme est essentiel pour un goรปt authentique.

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Pรขte d’ail et gingembre

Vous pouvez utiliser la quantitรฉ d’ail et de gingembre qui vous plaรฎt, selon un ratio de 1:1. Pour une tasse d’ail, utilisez une tasse de gingembre. Ajoutez l’eau, par petites quantitรฉs, afin d’obtenir la texture dรฉsirรฉe sans que le mรฉlange ne soit trop liquide.

  • Author: livitygardens

Ingredients

  • Ail, pelรฉe et hachรฉe
  • Gingembre frais, pelรฉ et hachรฉ
  • Eau

Instructions

Placer l’ail et le gingembre dans un mรฉlangeur. Ajouter 2 c. ร  soupe d’eau et pulser. Ajouter de l’eau, une c. ร  soupe ร  la fois, jusqu’ร  l’obtention d’un mรฉlange onctueux, mais assez รฉpais.

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Mung Bean Curry

Mung Bean Curry
Mung Bean Curry

This Mung Bean Curry will warm up the coldest of nights! It’s really easy to put together, and if you have built your Indian pantry and tried my other recipes, like this South Indian Eggplant Fry (Brinjal Fry) or this Toor Dal with Brussels Sprouts, you’ll have pretty much everything you need to recreate this dish. That is actually how this all started. I had mung beans in the pantry and was looking for a flavorful way to make them. Then I thought that Indian spices would be a fabulous way to go. Serve this with white rice and you have dinner ready!

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Mung Bean Curry

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 60 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
  • Yield: 6 servings 1x

Ingredients

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  • 2 tablespoons grapeseed oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon black mustard seeds
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 2 curry leaves (optional)
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
  • 1 cup mung beans, soaked overnight or one hour in hot water, rinsed and drained
  • 2 cups tomatoes, diced
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon chili powder (or to taste)
  • 1 teaspoon garlic-ginger paste
  • 2 teaspoons garam masala
  • 4 cups vegetable broth
  • 1 cup coconut milk
  • Squeeze of lemon or lime juice

Instructions

Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the mustard seeds and let cook 2 minutes. Add the cumin seeds and curry leaves, if using, and sautรฉ 1 minute. Add the onion and sautรฉ while stirring for a minute. Add the turmeric, sautรฉ, stirring frequently, about 3 minutes, until the onion is translucent. Cover and cook, stirring regularly, until the onion is golden and caramelized, 7-8 minutes.

Add the mung beans to the skillet. Mix thoroughly until they are coated with the spice and onion mixture. Add the tomatoes and the sea salt, stir well, and continue cooking, covered, for an additional 4-5 minutes. Add the chili pepper and the garlic-ginger paste, if using, and stir well. Add the garam masala and continue cooking for one minute. Add the vegetable broth and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low, cover and cook until the beans are tender, about 35-40 minutes. Add the coconut milk and adjust spices and salt. Let reduce until the desired consistency, over a medium flame. Remove to a serving bowl. Garnish with fresh cilantro and lemon or lime juice. Bon appรฉtit!

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Curry aux haricots mungo

Rรฉchauffez-vous avec cette recette aux saveurs indiennes! C’est une recette facile ร  rรฉaliser, et si vous avez essayรฉ mes autres recettes indiennes, vous aurez presque tous les ingrรฉdients dans le garde-manger. C’est en fait de cette faรงon que le repas a pris forme. J’avais des haricots mungo et me demandais bien quoi en faire. Alors pourquoi pas des รฉpices goรปteuses et exotiques! Servez avec du riz ou du naan.

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 60 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
  • Yield: 6 portions 1x

Ingredients

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  • 2 c. ร  soupe d’huile de pรฉpin de raisin
  • 1/2 c. ร  thรฉ de graine de moutarde noires
  • 1 c. ร  thรฉ de graines de cumin
  • 2 feuilles de cari (optionnel)
  • 1 oignon, en cubes
  • 1/2 c. ร  thรฉ de Safran des Indes (curcuma)
  • 1 tasse d’haricots mungo, trempรฉs toute une nuit ou une heure dans l’eau chaude, rincรฉs et รฉgouttรฉs
  • 2 tasses de tomates, en cubes
  • 1 1/2 c. ร  thรฉ de sel de mer
  • 1/2 c. ร  thรฉ de poudre de chili (ou au goรปt)
  • 1 c. ร  thรฉ de pรขte d’ail et gingembre
  • 2 c. ร  thรฉ de garam masala
  • 4 tasses de bouillon de lรฉgumes
  • 1 tasse de lait de coco
  • Filet de jus de citron ou de lime et coriandre fraรฎche pour servir

Instructions

Chauffer l’huile dans une grande poรชle ร  feu moyen-รฉlevรฉ. Ajouter les graines de moutarde, les graines de cumin et les feuilles de cari, et sauter pendant 1 minute. Ajouter l’oignon et sauter pendant 1 minute de plus. Ajouter le curcuma, sauter pendant 3 minutes, jusqu’ร  ce que l’oignon soit translucide. Couvrir et cuire en brassant quelques fois jusqu’ร  ce que l’oignon soit dorรฉ et caramรฉlisรฉ, environ 7-8 minutes.

Ajouter les haricots mungo et bien mรฉlanger. Ajouter les tomates et le sel de mer et continuer de cuire, ร  couvert, pendant 4 ร  5 minutes. Ajouter la poudre de chili et la pรขte de gingembre et ail. Bien mรฉlanger. Ajouter le garam masala et continuer de cuire pendant 1 minute. Ajouter le bouillon de lรฉgumes et porter ร  รฉbullition. Rรฉduire le feu, couvrir et cuire pendant 35 ร  40 minutes, jusqu’ร  ce que les haricots soient cuits.

Ajouter le lait de coco et ajuster le sel et les รฉpices. Laisser rรฉduire jusqu’ร  la consistence dรฉsirรฉe, ร  feu moyen. Placer dans un bol de service, ajouter un filet de jus de citron ou de lime, et garnir de coriandre fraรฎche. Bon appรฉtit!

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Vegetable Pulao

Vegetable Pulao
Vegetable Pulao

This is it! The meal of all meals, the ultimate rice dish: the Vegetable Pulao! You will often hear people using the word pulao to describe this dish. Some people say there is a difference between the two, some people say they’re fundamentally the same, but now present regional differences. Either way, the dish is fragrant and fabulous, like most Indian dishes, and is made using only one pot, which is pretty cool, if you want my opinion!

If you make this recipe, I’d love to see it. Please tag @LivityGardens on Instagram and use the hashtag #LivityGardens.

Try these other wonderful Indian recipes: Brinjal Fry (Indian Sautรฉed Eggplant), Mung Bean Curry, Curry Fried Potatoes with Heirloom Tomato Sauce.

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Vegetable Pulao

  • Author: Karine K

Ingredients

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  • 1/4 cup coconut oil
  • 6 green cardamom pods, cracked open
  • 5 cloves
  • 4 star anise pods
  • 1 cinnamon stick, broken in half
  • 1 whole nutmeg seed, smashed
  • 2 jalapeรฑo peppers, cut in half
  • 1 medium onion, diced
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 1 tablespoon sea salt
  • 5 cups mixed vegetables (here I had potatoes, carrots, greens beans, and sweet peas)
  • 1 tablespoon garlic-ginger paste
  • 6 cups water
  • 1 can coconut milk
  • 1/2 bunch cilantro, minced
  • 2 tablespoons garam masala
  • 4 1/2 cups basmati rice, rinsed and drained

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400ยฐ. In a large oven-roof soup pot with a lid, or large Dutch oven, heat the coconut oil over medium-high heat. Add the cardamom pods, cloves, star anise pods, cinnamon, nutmeg, and jalapeรฑo peppers, and sautรฉ until fragrant, about 2 minutes.

Add the onion and the bay leaf, and sautรฉ until the onion is translucent, about 4 minutes. Add the turmeric and sea salt, and continue cooking for two more minutes.

Add the vegetables, garlic-ginger paste, 6 cups water, coconut milk, cilantro, and garam masala, and bring to a boil. Taste the broth and adjust seasonings, if necessary. Add the rice and return to a boil while stirring. Cover, transfer to the oven, and cook for 45 minutes. Remove from the oven and let steam 10 minutes. Serve with fresh cilantro, raita, and other curries.

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Pulao aux lรฉgumes

  • Author: Karine K

Ingredients

Scale
  • 1/4 tasse d’huile de coconut
  • 6 gousses de cardamome verte, ouvertes
  • 5 clous de girofle
  • 4 gousses d’anis รฉtoilรฉ
  • 1 bรขton de cannelle, coupรฉ en deux
  • 1 noix de muscade, รฉcrasรฉe
  • 2 piments jalapeรฑo, coupรฉs en deux
  • 1 oignon moyen, coupรฉ en dรฉs
  • 1 feuille de laurier
  • 1/2 c. ร  thรฉ de poudre de curcuma
  • 1 c. ร  soupe de sel de mer
  • 5 tasses de lรฉgumes mรฉlangรฉs (j’utilise habituellement des pommes de terre, des carottes, des fรจves vertes (en saison) et des pois verts)
  • 1 c. ร  soupe de pรขte gingembre et ail
  • 6 tasses d’eau
  • 1 boรฎte de lait de coconut
  • 1/2 botte de coriandre fraรฎche, รฉmincรฉe
  • 2 c. ร  soupe de garam masala
  • 4 1/2 tasses de riz basmati, rincรฉ et รฉgouttรฉ

Instructions

Prรฉchauffer le four ร  400ยฐ. Dans une grande soupiรจre allant au four ou une cocotte, faire chauffer l’huile de coconut ร  feu moyen-รฉlevรฉ. Ajouter les gousses de cardamome, les clous de girofle, l’anis รฉtoilรฉ, la cannelle, la muscade, et les piments jalapeรฑo, et faire revenir pendant 2 minutes.

Ajouter les oignons et la feuille de laurier, et faire revenir jusqu’ร  ce que l’oignon soit translucide, environ 4 minutes. Ajouter le curcuma et le sel de mer, et continuer de cuire pendant deux minutes de plus.

Ajouter les lรฉgumes, la pรขte de gingembre et ail, 6 tasses d’eau, le lait de coconut, la coriandre, et le garam masala, et porter ร  รฉbullition. Goรปter et ajuster les saveurs, au besoin. Ajouter le riz et porter ร  รฉbullition ร  nouveau. Couvrir, placer au four et cuire pendant 45 minutes. Retirer du four et laisser reposer, couvert, pendant 10 minutes. Servir avec de la coriandre fraรฎche, de la raita et diffรฉrents currys, si dรฉsirรฉ.

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Simple Potato Korma

Simple Potato Korma
Simple Potato Korma

This Simple Potato Korma will satisfy this craving for Indian food. Kormas have always been one of the first things I would put on my plate when eating with the family. I liked the richness and tanginess brought forth by the always-homemade yogurt. My mother-in-law couldn’t believe it when we cooked her potato korma recipe, but added my coconut yogurt at the end. The result was so remarkable, she declared the plant-based one to be the creamiest. Epic success!

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For more fabulous Indian recipes, please check out these links: Brinjal Fry (Indian Sautรฉed Eggplant), Indian Eggplant Dip, and Toor Dal with Brussels Sprouts.

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Simple Potato Korma

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 40 minutes
  • Total Time: 50 minutes
  • Yield: 6 servings 1x

Ingredients

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  • 1/3 cup grape seed oil
  • 7 whole cloves
  • 5 cardamom pods, cracked open
  • 1 cinnamon stick, broken in half
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
  • 2 small tomatoes, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon sea salt
  • 1 tablespoon garlic-ginger paste
  • 3 large Russet potatoes, cooked through*, peeled, and cubed
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 cup coconut yogurt
  • 1 tablespoon garam masala
  • Garnish: fresh cilantro

Instructions

Heat oil in large straight-edge sautรฉ pan over medium-high heat. Add the cloves, cardamom pods, cinnamon, cumin seeds, and mustard seeds and sautรฉ until spices are fragrant, 1-2 minutes. Add the onion and sautรฉ until soft and translucent, about 6-8 minutes. Add the turmeric and sautรฉ, while stirring, 2 minutes more. Add the tomatoes, sea salt, and ginger-garlic paste. Sautรฉ until the tomatoes are saucy, about 2 minutes. Add the cooked potatoes and chili powder, and mix well to ensure the potatoes are well coated with the sauce. Bring the heat to low, add the yogurt, and garam masala. Mix well, heat through gently, and remove from the heat. Garnish with fresh cilantro and serve with rice, lime wedges, naan, or chapati, and raita. Bon appรฉtit!

Notes

*I usually boil my potatoes whole until they are cooked through. You can check with a fork. I then let them cool off before peeling them with my hands. You can then cut them in cubes, ready for your recipe.

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Korma de pommes de terre tout simple

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 40 minutes
  • Total Time: 50 minutes
  • Yield: 6 portions 1x

Ingredients

Scale
  • 1/3 tasse d’huile de pรฉpin de raisin
  • 7 clous de girofle
  • 5 gousses de cardamome, ouvertes
  • 1 bรขton de cannelle, coupรฉ en deux
  • 1 c. ร  thรฉ de graines de cumin
  • 1 c. ร  thรฉ de graines de moutarde noire
  • 1 oignon, hachรฉ
  • 1/2 c. ร  thรฉ de curcuma
  • 2 petites tomates, hachรฉes
  • 1 c. ร  soupe de sel de mer
  • 1 c. ร  soupe de pรขte ail et gingembre
  • 3 grosses pommes de terre Russet, cuites*, pelรฉes et coupรฉes en cubes
  • 1 c. ร  thรฉ de poudre de chili
  • 1 tasse de yogourt de coconut
  • 1 c. ร  soupe de garam masala
  • Garniture: coriandre fraรฎche

Instructions

Chauffer l’huile dans une grande poรชle ร  rebords hauts. Ajouter les clous de girofle, les gousses de cardamome, la cannelle, les graines de cumin, et les graines de moutarde, et faire revenir pendant deux minutes. fragrant, 1-2 minutes. Ajouter l’oignon et faire revenir jusqu’ร  ce qu’il soit tendre et translucide, de 6 ร  8 minutes. Ajouter le curcuma et continuer de cuire 2 minutes. Ajouter les tomates, le sel de mer et la pรขte ail et gingembre. Faire revenir jusqu’ร  ce que les tomates soient en sauce, environ 2 minutes. Ajouter les pommes de terre cuites et la poudre de chili. Bien mรฉlanger. Rรฉduire le feu, ajouter le yogourt et le garam masala. Bien mรฉlanger, rรฉchauffer et retirer du feu. Garnir de coriandre fraรฎche, servir avec du riz, des quartiers de lime, naan, ou chapati, et de la raita. Bon appรฉtit!

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Indian Potato Cakes

Indian Potato Cakes
Indian Potato Cakes

These Indian Potato Cakes are decadent and so versatile. I eat them on top of a fresh salad or in a burger bun. The kids love them, too. After watching one of Bosh!‘s videos about Curry Potato Cakes, I figured I would apply the typical Indian cooking technique and make them the Livity Gardens’ way.

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Indian Potato Cakes

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 15 minutes
  • Total Time: 25 minutes
  • Yield: 6 cakes 1x

Ingredients

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  • 2 tablespoons grapeseed oil
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 1/2 teaspoon black mustard seeds (optional)
  • 3 large shallots, sliced thin
  • 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
  • 3 cups spinach
  • 1/2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 1 tablespoon garlic-ginger paste
  • 2 1/2 cups mashed potatoes (68 potatoes)
  • 1 cup frozen peas
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1 teaspoon garam masala
  • Flour for dusting the cakes

Instructions

In a large sautรฉ pan, heat 1 tablespoon of the grapeseed oil over medium-high heat. Add the cumin and mustard seeds, and cook for one minute. Add the shallots and sautรฉ while stirring for 2 minutes. Add the turmeric and cook covered, stirring often, about 4-5 minutes, until the shallots are golden and caramelized.

Add the spinach and the cilantro and cook, stirring, until the spinach is wilted, about 2 minutes. Add the water, the garlic-ginger paste, and the sea salt. Stir until well-combined. Add the potatoes, the peas, and the garam masala. Mix well until well-combined. Taste and adjust seasonings.

In a large skillet, heat the remaining tablespoon of grapeseed oil over medium-high heat. Roll out cakes using your hands and dredge in flour. Cook the cakes until a nice golden crust is formed on both sides, about 3 minutes per side. This should give you about 6 cakes. Bon appรฉtit!

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Galettes de pommes de terre ร  l’indienne

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 15 minutes
  • Total Time: 25 minutes
  • Yield: 6 galettes 1x

Ingredients

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  • 2 c. ร  soupe d’huile de pรฉpin de raisin
  • 1 c. ร  thรฉ de graines de cumin
  • 1/2 c. ร  thรฉ de graines de moutarde noire (en option)
  • 3 grosses รฉchalotes franรงaises, tranchรฉes mince
  • 1/2 c. ร  thรฉ de curcuma
  • 3 tasses d’รฉpinards
  • 1/2 tasse de coriandre fraรฎche, hachรฉe
  • 2 c. ร  soupe d’eau
  • 1 c. ร  soupe de pรขte gingembre et ail
  • 2 1/2 tasses de pommes de terre pilรฉes (6 ร  8 pommes de terre)
  • 1 tasse de pois verts surgelรฉs, dรฉcongelรฉs
  • 1 c. ร  thรฉ de sel de mer
  • 1 c. ร  thรฉ de garam masala
  • Farine pour enfariner les galettes

Instructions

Dans une grande poรชle, chauffer 1 c. ร  soupe de l’huile de pรฉpin de raisin ร  feu moyen-vif. Ajouter les graines de cumin et de moutarde noire, et cuire pendant 1 minute. Ajouter les รฉchalotes et faire revenir pendant 2 minutes. Ajouter le curcuma et continuer de cuire, ร  couvert et en brassant souvent, pendant 4 ร  5 minutes, jusqu’ร  ce que les รฉchalotes soient caramรฉlisรฉes.

Ajouter les รฉpinards et la coriandre, et cuire pendant 2 minutes. Ajouter l’eau, la pรขte gingembre et ail, et le sel de mer. Ajouter les pommes de terre, les pois et le garam masala. Bien mรฉlanger. Goรปter et ajuster les assaisonnements.

Dans une grande poรชle, rรฉchauffer l’autre cuiller ร  soupe d’huile de pรฉpin de raisin ร  feu moyen-vif. Former des galettes en utilisant les mains, saupoudrer lรฉgรจrement de farine. Cuire les galettes jusqu’ร  ce qu’une couche dorรฉe se forme, environ 3 minutes par cรดtรฉ. Bon appรฉtit!

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Toor Dal with Spinach

Toor Dal with Spinach
Toor Dal with Spinach

My Mother-in-law made this dal while at my mom’s house in Montrรฉal, over the summer. I did the measuring of everything as she was going, and noted the steps. I cooked it again this morning and it delivered! Dishes like this Toor Dal with Spinach offer such warmth and provide the palate with a rich balance of flavors. You get the heat from the peppers, the bitterness from the lime. It makes for something calming, yet vibrant. Check it out for yourself!

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For other heavily tried, tested and approved Indian spices, check out this Brinjal Fry (Indian Sautรฉed Eggplant) and this Mung Bean Curry.

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Toor Dal with Spinach

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 55 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour
  • Yield: 6 servings 1x

Ingredients

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  • 1 cup toor dal (split pigeon peas), rinsed well
  • 5 cups water (plus more, if needed)
  • 1 large onion, diced finely
  • 2 cups tomatoes, diced finely
  • 12 serrano peppers, minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
  • 2 teaspoons sea salt
  • 2 large handfuls of spinach (hard stems removed)
  • Lime juice, to taste (I usually use a whole juicy lime)

For the tempering:

  • 2 teaspoons grapeseed oil
  • 3 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 34 curry leaves (optional, but nice)
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon black mustard seeds (optional, but nice)

Instructions

In a large pot, bring the toor dal and 3 cups water to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-high and simmer until the peas have lost their crunch, but still needing additional cooking, about 20-30 minutes. Then add the onion, tomatoes, serrano peppers, turmeric, salt, and 2 more cups of water. Cook for an additional 20-25 minutes, until the onion is cooked through, and the peas are soft. Add the spinach and heat through over low heat for 5 minutes. While the spinach is cooking, make the tempering.

Heat the grapeseed oil up to almost the smoke point. Add the garlic and spices, making sure they sizzle on contact with the oil. Some will pop. This can take 1-3 minutes depending on your pan and oil used. Don’t burn the garlic, just a golden touch. Add the tempering to the dal. It will make a sound! Stir well, while heating gently for a few minutes. Add the lime juice, taste and adjust. Bon appรฉtit!

Notes

You can switch out the spinach for pretty much any other vegetable you want. Vegetables such as chayote, squash, chard, even cucumbers are sublime in here! Just add them earlier, shortly after the onion, tomatoes and peppers. Cook until you like their consistency.

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Toor Dal aux รฉpinards

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 55 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour
  • Yield: 6 portions 1x

Ingredients

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  • 1 tasse de pois cajan cassรฉs, rincรฉs et รฉgouttรฉs
  • 5 tasses d’eau (ou plus si nรฉcessaire)
  • 1 gros oignon, hachรฉ finement
  • 2 tasses de tomates, hachรฉes
  • 1 ou 2 piments serrano, รฉmincรฉes
  • 1/2 c. ร  thรฉ de curcuma
  • 2 c. ร  thรฉ de sel de mer
  • 2 grosses poignรฉes d’รฉpinards
  • Jus de lime frais, au goรปt

Pour le tempering:

  • 2 c. ร  soupe d’huile de pรฉpin de raisin
  • 3 gousses d’ail, hachรฉes
  • 1 1/2 c. ร  thรฉ de graines de cumin
  • 3 ร  4 feuilles de cari fraรฎches
  • 1 1/2 c. ร  thรฉ de graines de moutarde noire

Instructions

Dans une grande casserole, porter ร  รฉbullition les pois cajan et 3 tasses d’eau. Rรฉduire le feu ร  moyen-vif et laisser mijoter jusqu’ร  ce que les pois soient mi-cuits, environ 20 ร  30 minutes. ajouter ensuite les oignons, les tomates, les piments serrano, le curcuma, le sel de mer, et deux autres tasses d’eau. Laisser mijoter pendant 20 ร  25 minutes de plus, jusqu’ร  ce que les pois soient tendres. Ajouter les รฉpinards, retirer du feu et laisser reposer.

Pendant ce temps, chauffer l’huile de pรฉpin de raisin ร  feu vif. Ajouter l’ail et les รฉpices. Laisser les รฉpices grรฉsiller pendant 1 ร  3 minutes, sans brรปler l’ail. Ajouter le tempering au dal (vous devriez entendre un bruit!) Bien mรฉlanger, ajouter le jus de lime et ajuster les รฉpices, si nรฉcessaire. Bon appรฉtit!

Notes

Vous pouvez remplacer les รฉpinards par tout autre lรฉgume vert, comme de la bette ร  carde, de la chayote, des courgettes, ou mรชme du concombre. Ajouter les lรฉgumes plus tรดt pendant la cuisson, si nรฉcessaire.

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Mushroom Curry

Mushroom Curry
Mushroom Curry

Ah, curries! When my Mother-in-law visits us in Arizona, or when we visit Chicago, I always take the opportunity to cook with her and write down recipes to pass down to future generations. It’s always such a treat, and every time, I feel like she’s letting me in on some major secrets! This Mushroom Curry satisfies my cravings for Indian food and for mushrooms. It is quick to make, and can be served over rice or any other grain. I like it served over sorghum, a gluten-free grain, native to Africa, and used extensively in Indian cuisine.

Indian cuisine is one of the most intricate and evolving types of cuisine, thanks to its 8,000-year history, characterized by various cultural groups and regional traditions. For more traditional Indian recipes: Brinjal Fry (Indian Sautรฉed Eggplant), Toor Dal with Brussels Sprouts, Chickpea Chole, Curry Fried Potatoes with Heirloom Tomato Sauce.

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Mushroom Curry

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Total Time: 25 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x

Ingredients

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  • 1/4 cup grapeseed oil
  • 10 whole cloves
  • 1/2 stick cinnamon
  • 1 large onion, chopped small
  • 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
  • 1 heaping tablespoon garlic-ginger paste
  • 2 tomatoes, chopped small
  • 1 lb mushrooms, chopped small
  • 1 heaping teaspoon sea salt
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 3/4 tablespoon garam masala
  • Fresh cilantro, to garnish

Instructions

Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the cloves and cinnamon stick, and sautรฉ 1 minute. Add the onion and turmeric, and sautรฉ until the onion is caramelized, about 7-10 minutes. Add the garlic-ginger paste and sautรฉ one more minute. Add the tomatoes, stir well, cover, and cook 2-3 minutes, stirring once or twice.

Add the mushrooms and stir. Add the salt and chili powder and mix well. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, for 4-5 minutes, until the mushrooms are tender, but with a little bite. Add garam masala, turn off the heat, and done! Serve with some fresh cilantro. Bon appรฉtit!

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Curry de champignons

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Total Time: 25 minutes
  • Yield: 4 portions 1x

Ingredients

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  • 1/4 tasse d’huile de pรฉpin de raisin
  • 10 clous de girofle
  • 1/2 bรขton de cannelle
  • 1 gros oignon, hachรฉ
  • 1/2 c. ร  thรฉ de curcuma
  • 1 grosse c. ร  soupe de pรขte gingembre et ail
  • 2 tomates, hachรฉes
  • 1 livre de champignons, hachรฉs
  • 1 c. ร  soupe de sel de mer
  • 1 c. ร  thรฉ de poudre de chili
  • 3/4 c. ร  soupe de garam masala
  • Garniture: coriandre fraรฎche

Instructions

Chauffer l’huile dans une casserole moyenne ร  feu moyen-vif. Ajouter les clous de girofle et la cannelle et faire sauter pendant une minute. Ajouter l’oignon et le curcuma, et faire revenir jusqu’ร  ce que l’oignon soit tendre et caramรฉlisรฉ, environ 7 ร  10 minutes. Ajouter la pรขte de gingembre et ail et faire revenir pendant une minute. Ajouter les tomates, bien mรฉlanger, couvrir et cuire pendant 2 ร  3 minutes, en brassant quelques fois.

Ajouter les champignons, le sel de mer et la poudre de chili. Mรฉlanger, couvrir et cuire, en brassant de temps ร  autre, pendant 4 ร  5 minutes. Ajouter le garam masala et bien mรฉlanger. Retirer du feu et servir garni de coriandre fraรฎche. Bon appรฉtit!

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South Indian Potato Fry

South Indian Potato Fry
South Indian Potato Fry

This South Indian Potato Fry recipe is warming, comforting and easy to make. It follows the same steps as the South Indian Eggplant Fry I posted last week. Same technique, with a slightly longer cooking time and different ingredients. Personally, I feel like that’s one of the fabulous things about Indian cuisine; if you master the different techniques, you can pretty much fry, curry, korma, or pulao anything!

It is important to note here (and for the South Indian Eggplant Fry) that the potatoes are not “fried” but rather sautรฉed in oil in a large skillet. Indians use the term fried, because as opposed to a curry, which is cooked mostly in a sauce, the fried dishes cook in oil. But there’s nothing deep fried here, rest assured!

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Don’t forget to consult my other authentic Indian recipes, like this Toor Dal with Brussels Sprouts or this Chickpea Chole.

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South Indian Potato Fry

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 30 minutes
  • Total Time: 35 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x

Ingredients

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  • 2 lb potatoes, scrubbed
  • 2 onions, cut into small dices
  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 2 curry leaves (optional)
  • 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
  • 1 large heirloom tomato cut into small cubes (with seeds and skin)
  • 11 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon chili powder (or to taste)
  • 1 teaspoon garlic-ginger paste
  • 1 teaspoon garam masala

Instructions

Put the potatoes in a large pot ofย water and bring to a boil. Let the potatoes boil until fork-tender but not too tender that they fall apart. You want a nice structured potato. Drainย the potatoes and place underย cold running water for a few moments. Onceย the potatoes are cool enough to handle, cut them into cubes.

Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the mustard seed and let cook 2 minutes. Add the cumin seeds and curry leaves, if using, and sautรฉ 1 minute. Add the onion and sautรฉ while stirring for a minute. Add the turmeric, sautรฉ, stirring frequently, about 3 minutes, until the onion is translucent. Cover and cook, stirring often, until the onion is golden and caramelized, 7-8 minutes.

Add the potato cubes to the skillet. Mix thoroughly until the potatoes are coated with the spice and onion mixture. Cover and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking. Add the tomatoes and 1 to 1 1/2 teaspoon sea salt, stir well, and continue cooking, covered, for an additional 5-6 minutes. Add the chili pepper, the garlic-ginger paste, and the garam masala, and stir well. Continue cooking until the potatoes are nice and tender, about 2-3 minutes. Remove to a serving bowl. Garnish with fresh cilantro. Bon appรฉtit!

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Pommes de terre sautรฉes du sud de l’Inde

  • Author: Karine K

Ingredients

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  • 2 livres de pommes de terre, lavรฉes
  • 2 oignons, hachรฉs
  • 1/3 tasse d’huile d’olive
  • 1/2 c. ร  thรฉ de graines de moutarde noire
  • 1 c. ร  thรฉ de graines de cumin
  • 2 feuilles de cari (en option)
  • 1/2 c. ร  thรฉ de curcuma
  • 1 grosse tomate (environ deux tasses), hachรฉe
  • 1 ร  1 1/2 c. ร  thรฉ de sel de mer
  • 1/2 c. ร  thรฉ de poudre de chili (ou au goรปt)
  • 1 c. ร  thรฉ de pรขte de gingembre et ail
  • 1 c. ร  thรฉ de garam masala
  • Garniture: coriandre fraรฎche

Instructions

Dรฉposer les pommes de terre dans une grande casserole et couvrir d’eau. Porter ร  รฉbullition et laisser cuire jusqu’ร  ce que les pommes de terre soient cuites, sans toutefois se dรฉfaire. Vous voulez une pomme de terre qui se tient. ร‰goutter et rincer ร  l’eau froide. Retirer la peau avec les mains et couper en cubes.

Chauffer l’huile dans une grande poรชle ร  feu moyen-vif. Ajouter les graines de moutarde et cuire 2 minutes. Ajouter les graines de cumin et les feuilles de cari, et cuire une minute. Ajouter les oignons et faire revenir, en remuant, pendant une minute. Ajouter le curcuma et faire revenir, en remuant, pendant 3 minutes, jusqu’ร  ce que l’oignon soit translucide. Couvrir et cuire, en remuant souvent, jusqu’ร  ce que l’oignon soit dorรฉ et caramรฉlisรฉ, environ 7 ร  8 minutes.

Ajouter les cubes de pommes de terre. Bien remuer afin de couvrir les pommes de terre du mรฉlange d’oignons et รฉpices. Couvrir et cuire pendant 5 minutes, en remuant de temps ร  autre. Ajuster le feu afin de prรฉvenir que les pommes de terre ne collent. Ajouter les tomates et le sel de mer. Bien remuer et continuer de cuire, couvert, pendant 5 ร  6 minutes. Ajouter la poudre de chili, la pรขte de gingembre et ail, et le garam masala. Bien remuer et continuer de cuire pendant 2 ร  3 minutes, jusqu’ร  ce que les pommes de terre soient tendres. Transfรฉrer dans un bol de service et garnir de coriandre fraรฎche. Bon appรฉtit!

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