Simple recipes please

cyberhippie

Hi Guerik
I caugth this one last week on the BBC it seemed very simple top make!!

Ingredients
300g/10oz urad dal lentils
20g/1oz vegetable oil
1 tsp ginger paste
1 tsp garlic paste
75g/3oz tomato purée
pinch salt
pinch white pepper
pinch red chilli powder
pinch garam masala
25g/1oz butter
2 tsp single cream



Method
1. Wash the lentils thoroughly then place them in a pan with plenty of water. Place over a high heat and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 25-30 minutes until tender. Drain.
2. Heat the oil in a large pan. Add the ginger paste and garlic paste and cook for one minute.
3. Add the tomato purée and remaining spices and cook for a further 2-3 minutes.
4. Add the cooked, drained lentils and cook for 30 minutes.
5. Stir in the butter and cream and serve.

guerik

Shukriya hippie-ji!

KSivani

Jag does a magnificent job in his blog: go to http://www.route79.org/journal/ and on the right you'll see a section labeled "Food." Each link there goes straight to a recipe illustrated with step-by-step photographs. And best of all, the end results are tasty!

- Sivani

poon123

To make simple Daal makhni (Black lentils).Wash and soak one cup full of lentils overnight. Next day rinse well.In a pressure cooker add to the lentils ,chopped onion,ginger garlic paste (1 tablespoon), garam masala (2 tspoon) 1 chopped green chilly,salt,chopped coriander,2tablespoon of tomato puree,butter 1oz.( I usually use olive oil which is more healthy), pressure cook for apx 25-30 min. Mash the lentils add cream boil for 10-15 min.. heat oil add cumin seeds,chilly powder and add to the lentils. Enjoy with some hot chapati or rice.