Aloo Gobi

This is my version of Aloo Gobi, a traditional dish from the Indian subcontinent. It is made with potatoes (aloo) and cauliflower (gobi) and a wonderful array of spices. Tomatoes are sometimes added. You may omit the carrots and the spinach as well, but I liked the color and texture that they both provide. For this recipe, you will need garlic-ginger paste and garam masala. Make sure you either make those in advance if you don’t have them on hand. The recipes for those are easy and on point.

Aloo gobi takes its roots in the Mughal Empire.ย Mughals were an Islamic imperial power and descendants of the Timurids of Turkistan. During the First Battle of Panipat in 1526, Babur, a Central Asian ruler and a descendant of the Mughal conqueror Genghis Khan, invaded India and defeated the Lodi Empire of Northern India.ย This paved the way for Mughal rule in India. During that time, new spices and cooking techniques were introduced. Mughlai cuisine is strongly influenced by Central Asia, more specifically by Turkish and Persian cuisine. The food is usually rich, aromatic and spicy. Mughlai cuisine gave us dishes like the kormas, kebabs, biryanis and pulaos, amongst many others. All favorites! I am giving thanks for Indian food in all its regional nuances.

Aren’t vegetables so inspiring? How they spread through continents and make their way to our kitchens! For more wonderful Indian recipes like this aloo gobi, check out this South Indian Eggplant Fry (Brinjal Fry) and this Indian Eggplant Dip.

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Aloo Gobi

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 25 minutes
  • Total Time: 35 minutes
  • Yield: 46 servings 1x

Ingredients

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  • 3 small potatoes, peeled and cubed
  • 6 tablespoons olive oil, divided
  • 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 45 curry leaves (optional)
  • 1 large onion, diced small
  • 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
  • 1 small cauliflower, thinly sliced, including the stem
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1 tablespoon garlic-ginger paste
  • 3 cups spinach, packed
  • 1 small carrot, grated
  • Juice of 1 lime
  • 1 tablespoon garam masala
  • Fresh cilantro, to garnish

Instructions

Steam or boil the potato cubes until they are tender but still retain their shape. In a large skillet with a cover, heat up 3 tablespoons olive oil, over medium-high heat. Add the mustard seeds and when they start to pop, add the cumin seeds and the curry leaves. Let cook 1 minute. Add the onion and sautรฉ for 2 minutes. Add the turmeric, mix well, cover and cook until the onion is well browned, about 8-10 minutes. Remove to a small bowl and set aside. Add the last 3 tablespoons of oil to the same skillet and increase the heat slightly. Add the cauliflower and sprinkle generously with sea salt. Sautรฉ while stirring until the cauliflower starts to take on some color, 6-7 minutes. Return the onion to the skillet and lower the heat to medium-high. Add the garlic-ginger paste and the potatoes and cook for 2 minutes. Add the spinach, carrot and 1/2 cup water. Cover and cook until the spinach is wilted, about 2 minutes. Uncover, add the lime juice and garam masala and stir well. Remove to a serving platter, garnish with cilantro and serve. Bon appรฉtit!

Keywords: Indian, cauliflower, potato, fry, spinach

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Cari de Chou-Fleur et Pommes de Terre (Aloo Gobi)

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 25 minutes
  • Total Time: 35 minutes
  • Yield: 4 ร  6 portions 1x

Ingredients

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  • 3 petites pommes de terre, pelรฉes et coupรฉes en cubes
  • 6 c. ร  soupe d’huile d’olive, sรฉparรฉes
  • 1/2 c. ร  thรฉ de graines de moutarde noire
  • 1 c. ร  thรฉ de graines de cumin
  • 4 ร  5 feuilles de cari (en option)
  • 1 gros oignon, hachรฉ finement
  • 1/2 c. ร  thรฉ de curcuma
  • 1 petit chou-fleur, hachรฉ finement
  • 1 1/2 c. ร  thรฉ de sel de mer
  • 1 c. ร  soupe de pรขte gingembre et ail
  • 3 tasses รฉpinards frais
  • 1 petite carotte, rรขpรฉe
  • Jus de 1 lime
  • 1 c. ร  soupe de garam masala
  • Coriandre fraรฎche, pour garnir

Instructions

Cuire ร  la vapeur ou bouillir les cubes de pommes de terre jusqu’ร  ce qu’ils soient juste tendres. Dans une grande poรชle avec un couvercle, faire chauffer 3 c. ร  soupe d’huile d’olive ร  feu moyen-รฉlevรฉ. Ajouter les graines de moutarde. Lorsqu’elles commencent ร  pรฉtiller, ajouter les graines de cumin et les feuilles de cari. Laisser cuire 1 minute. Ajouter l’oignon et faire revenir 2 minutes. Ajouter le curcuma, mรฉlanger et cuire jusqu’ร  ce que l’oignon soit bien rรฉduit et dorรฉ, environ 8 ร  10 minutes. Retirer dans un petit bol et rรฉserver. Ajouter les 3 c. ร  soupe d’huile ร  la poรชle et augmenter le feu. Ajouter le chou-fleur et assaisonner gรฉnรฉreusement de sel de mer. Faire revenir, tout en brassant, pendant 6 ร  7 minutes, jusqu’ร  ce que le chou-fleur commence ร  prendre de la couleur. Ajouter l’oignon, prรฉalablement cuit, ร  la poรชle et remettre le feu ร  moyen-รฉlevรฉ. Ajouter la pรขte gingembre et ail et les pommes de terre, et cuire 2 minutes en brassant. Ajouter les รฉpinards frais, la carotte et 1/2 tasse d’eau. Couvrir et cuire pendant 2 minutes pour faire tomber les รฉpinards. Retirer le couvercle, arroser de jus de lime et ajouter le garam masala. Bien mรฉlanger, retirer du feu et transfรฉrer sur une assiette de service. Garnir de coriandre fraรฎche et voilร ! Bon appรฉtit!

Keywords: chou-fleur, pommes de terre, Inde

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Cauliflower and Edamame Fry

Another beautiful treasure from my Mother-in-law. This Cauliflower and Edamame Fry is easy to make, satisfying and complete. Cauliflower has been having a moment for the last few years, and this recipe places it front and center. The addition of edamame makes this dish a complete and filling one. Try it today!

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Cauliflower and Edamame Fry

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 25 minutes
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 6 servings 1x
  • Cuisine: India

Ingredients

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  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 10 whole cloves
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 1 teaspoon black mustard seeds
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 10 curry leaves (optional)
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 1 head cauliflower, separated into small florets
  • 12 ounces edamame, boiled according to package directions
  • 2 teaspoons garlic-ginger paste
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon red pepper powder
  • 2 teaspoons sea salt
  • 1 tablespoon garam masala

Instructions

Heat the oil in a large skillet. Add cloves, cinnamon, mustard seeds and cumin seeds. Mix well and sautรฉ 1 minute. Add curry leaves, onion and turmeric. Sautรฉ until the onion is translucent and starting to caramelize, about 5-7 minutes.

Add cauliflower, stir well and cook, covered, 10-12 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add sea salt and garlic-ginger paste. Mix well, cover and continue cooking for 3-4 minutes. Add the edamame, red pepper powder and garam masala. Mix well and cook, uncovered, for an additional 2 minutes. Serve with rice and raita and any other curries. Bon appรฉtit!

 

Keywords: cauliflower, edamame, fry, curry

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Chou-fleur et edamame ร  l’indienne

  • Author: Karine K

Ingredients

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  • 2 c. ร  soupe d’huile d’olive
  • 10 clous de girofle
  • 1 bรขton de cannelle
  • 1 c. ร  thรฉ de graines de moutarde noire
  • 1 c. ร  thรฉ de graines de cumin
  • 1 c. ร  thรฉ de poudre de curcuma
  • 10 feuilles de cari (en option)
  • 1 oignon, en dรฉs
  • 1 tรชte de chou-fleur, dรฉfaite en petits fleurons
  • 12 onces de fรจves edamame, bouillies selon les directives sur l’emballage
  • 2 c. ร  thรฉ de pรขte de gingembre et ail
  • 1 1/2 c. ร  thรฉ de poudre de piment chili
  • 2 c. ร  thรฉ de sel de mer
  • 1 c. ร  soupe de garam masala

Instructions

Dans une grande poรชle, chauffer l’huile. Ajouter les clous de girofle, le bรขton de cannelle, les graines de moutarde et les graines de cumin. Bien mรฉlanger et sauter pendant 1 minute. Ajouter les feuilles de cari, l’oignon et la poudre de curcuma. Sauter jusqu’ร  ce que l’oignon soit translucide et caramรฉlisรฉ, environ 5 ร  7 minutes.

Ajouter le chou-fleur, bien mรฉlanger, couvrir et cuire pendant 10 ร  12 minutes, en brassant de temps en temps. Ajouter le sel de mer et la pรขte de gingembre et ail. Bien mรฉlanger, couvrir et continuer de cuire pendant 3 ร  4 minutes. Ajouter les fรจves edamame, la poudre de chili et le garam masala. Mรฉlanger et cuire pendant 2 minutes. Servir avec du riz et de la raita, ou tout autre curry. Bon appรฉtit!

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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

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  • 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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Toor Dal with Brussels Sprouts

Toor Dal with Brussels Sprouts
Toor Dal with Brussels Sprouts

I’m sharing another Indian treasure today. My mother-in-law showed me how to make this Toor Dal with Brussels Sprouts last time she was in Arizona. I thought it was such a wonderful way to make Brussels sprouts. Serve with naan and raita for a taste of India, right in your kitchen.

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

For another fabulous dal recipe, check out this Toor Dal with Spinach.

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Toor Dal with Brussels Sprouts

  • Author: livitygardens
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 30 minutes
  • Total Time: 35 minutes
  • Yield: 68 servings 1x

Ingredients

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  • 1 cup toor dal, rinsed and drained
  • 2 lbs Brussels sprouts, trimmed and halved, steamed 2 minutes
  • 1/4 cup grapeseed oil
  • Small handful curry leaves
  • 1/2 teaspoon black mustard seeds
  • 2 teaspoons cumin seeds, divided
  • 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon sea salt, or to taste
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon red chili powder
  • Cilantro for garnish

Instructions

Cook the toor dal half way in a medium pot, in 2 cups of water, about 20 minutes. Drain and set aside. In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the mustard and 1 teaspoon cumin seeds and sautรฉ 1 minute. Add curry leaves, sautรฉ 1 minute. Add the steamed Brussels sprouts and mix well. Add turmeric and salt, cover and cook for 5 minutes. Using a mortar and pestle, pound the garlic with 1 teaspoon cumin seeds. Add to the skillet, along with the toor dal and red pepper powder. Mix well, sautรฉ 5 minutes and serve, garnished with fresh minced cilantro. Bon appรฉtit!

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Toor dal avec choux de Bruxelles

  • Author: livitygardens
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 30 minutes
  • Total Time: 35 minutes
  • Yield: 6 ร  8 portions 1x

Ingredients

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  • 1 tasse de lentilles toor dal ou pois jaunes cassรฉs, rincรฉes et รฉgouttรฉes
  • 2 livres de choux de Bruxelles, parรฉs et coupรฉs en deux, blanchis
  • 1/4 tasse d’huile de pรฉpins de raisin
  • Petite poignรฉe de feuilles de cari
  • 1/2 c. ร  thรฉ de graines de moutarde noires
  • 2 c. ร  thรฉ de graines de cumin, sรฉparรฉes
  • 1/2 c. ร  thรฉ de curcuma
  • 1 1/2 c. ร  thรฉ de sel de mer, ou au goรปt
  • 3 gousses d’ail
  • 1 1/2 c. ร  thรฉ de poudre de chili
  • Coriandre fraรฎche pour garnir

Instructions

Cuire les lentilles toor dal dans 2 tasses d’eau, dans une casserole moyenne, ร  couvert, pendant 20 minutes. ร‰goutter et rรฉserver. Dans une grande poรชle, chauffer l’huile ร  feu moyen-รฉlevรฉ. Ajouter les graines de moutarde et 1 c. ร  thรฉ de graines de cumin. Sauter pendant 1 minute. Ajouter les feuilles de cari et cuire 1 minute. Ajouter les choux de Bruxelles blanchis et bien mรฉlanger. Ajouter le curcuma et le sel de mer, couvrir et cuire pendant 5 minutes. ร€ l’aide d’un mortier et pilon, รฉcraser les gousses d’ail et 1 c. ร  thรฉ de graines de cumin. Ajouter ร  la poรชle, ainsi que les lentilles et la poudre de chili. Bien mรฉlanger et cuire pendant 5 minutes. Servir garni de coriandre fraรฎche. Bon appรฉtit!

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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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Indian Eggplant Dip

Indian Eggplant Dip
Indian Eggplant Dip

This Indian Eggplant Dip is my new favorite dip! In India, they would refer to this as a “pickle”. It’s a side dish, usually very spicy, that you use as a garnish to rice and curries. But this recipe is so good, I made a dip out of it. It’s fabulous with crackers. But no worries, I also serve it with rice and curries. This Indian Eggplant Dip is simple, quick, and satisfying.

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

If you enjoy eggplant in Indian recipes, try this Brinjal Fry (Indian Sautรฉed Eggplant).

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Indian Eggplant Dip

  • Author: Karine K

Ingredients

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  • 4 tablespoons grapeseed oil
  • 2 medium eggplants (about 4 cups), roughly chopped
  • 12 serrano peppers, depending on the heat desired, chopped
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon sea salt (or to taste)
  • 45 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, minced

Instructions

Rinse eggplant cubes and drain very well. Heat the grapeseed oil in a large sautรฉ pan over medium-high heat. Add the eggplant, mix well to coat in oil, cover and cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add serrano peppers and salt, mix well, cover and cook for an additional 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, making sure to adjust the heat accordingly. Remove to a food processor. Add the garlic, the cumin seeds, and the lemon juice. Process until desired consistency. I personally like having little chunks. Remove to a bowl and fold in the cilantro. You can garnish with more lemon juice and some fresh minced onions. You can serve along with a spread of curries and other Indian dishes, but I love my pickle the most with naan or as a condiment with my Vegetable Biryani.

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Trempette d’aubergine ร  l’indienne

Ma nouvelle recette prรฉfรฉrรฉe! Ce plat, fait avec des aubergines du jardin bien chaudes de soleil et presque juteuses, est un rรชve. Pendant les vacances des fรชtes, j’en avais encore cinq ou six belles aubergines dans le jardin, qui tentaient tant bien que mal de se protรฉger du premier froid. Mes beaux-parents รฉtaient ร  la maison et ma belle-mรจre a toujours une sublime recette ร  partager. Chacune est un trรฉsor en elle-mรชme, mais celle-ci, si simple et savoureuse, a gagnรฉ mon coeur. Vous voudrez la manger avec et sur tout. Promis.

  • Author: Karine K

Ingredients

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  • 4 c. ร  soupe d’huile de pรฉpin de raisin
  • 2 moyennes aubergines (environ 4 tasses), hachรฉes grossiรจrement
  • 12 piments serrano, selon la tolรฉrance, hachรฉs
  • 1 1/2 c. ร  thรฉ de sel de mer (ou au goรปt)
  • 56 gousses d’ail, hachรฉes
  • 1 c. ร  thรฉ de graines de cumin
  • Jus de 1 citron
  • 1/4 tasse de coriandre fraรฎche, รฉmincรฉe

Instructions

Rincer les cubes d’aubergine et bien รฉgoutter. Dans une grande poรชle, chauffer l’huile ร  feu moyen-รฉlevรฉ. Ajouter l’aubergine, bien mรฉlanger, couvrir et cuire pendant 5 minutes, en remuant de temps ร  autre. Ajouter les piments serrano et le sel de mer, mรฉlanger, couvrir et cuire ร  nouveau 10 minutes de plus, en remuant occasionnellement. S’assurer d’ajuster la tempรฉrature du feu pour s’assurer des lรฉgumes dorรฉs, mais pas brรปlรฉs. Retirer du feu et transfรฉrer dans le bol d’un robot culinaire. Ajouter l’ail, les graines de cumin et le jus de citron. Pulser jusqu’ร  l’obtention d’un mรฉlange homogรจne, mais grossier. Transfรฉrer dans un bol et incorporer doucement la coriandre fraรฎche. Vous pouvez garnir de plus de jus de citron et d’oignon cru hachรฉ finement, si dรฉsirรฉ. Vous pouvez servir en accompagnement avec autres plats indiens. Personnellement, j’aime mon pickle avec du naan ou avec mon Biryani aux lรฉgumes.

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Quick, simple and delicious Indian Eggplant Pickle

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!

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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

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  • 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

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  • 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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