We tried a Madhur Jaffrey keema peas recipe using minced chicken (but we skipped the samosa): https://bigsislittledish.com/2011/01/03/turkey-or-chicken-keema-baked-samosas/ This turned out OK, but we prefer Shubhra Ramineni’s keema recipe (and there, we used minced turkey). Our modifications: we used 1 lb (not 1 1/4 lb) mince and increased the peas to 1 cup. We also removed…… Continue reading Indian minced chicken with peas (keema peas)
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South Indian vegetable lentil tamarind soup (sambhar)
I love masala dosa, and this weekend I had a craving for sambhar (the soup that accompanies the crispy dosa). We used MTR sambhar mix as a shortcut, but this recipe ended up still being quite involved and multistep. https://www.indianhealthyrecipes.com/andhra-sambar-recipe-how-to-make-south-indian-sambar/ Our modifications: First, we made the mistake of buying tamarind concentrate and tamarind powder instead… Continue reading South Indian vegetable lentil tamarind soup (sambhar)
South Indian hot lentil rice mixture (bisi bele bhath or bisi bele huli ana)
This is one of my favorite dishes from Nirvana, a local vegetarian Indian restaurant that closed many years ago. At Nirvana, they called it bisi bele huli ana. After consulting a few online recipes, we tried this recipe: https://hebbarskitchen.com/bisi-bele-bath-recipe-bisibelabath-rice/ Our modifications: first, based on tips from https://www.indianhealthyrecipes.com/bisi-bele-bath/, as a shortcut we used MTR brand bisibele… Continue reading South Indian hot lentil rice mixture (bisi bele bhath or bisi bele huli ana)
Padma Lakshmi’s Indian red lentil stew (dal tadka)
We love Padma Lakshmi, and we will miss seeing her as host of Top Chef. We decided to try her dal recipe: https://www.padmalakshmi.com/dal-recipe It was delicious and comforting. In her video demonstration of this recipe on Instagram, she mentioned adding amchoor (green mango) powder for tartness at the end. We substituted with about 1 tsp… Continue reading Padma Lakshmi’s Indian red lentil stew (dal tadka)
Kichidi (Indian rice and split mung bean porridge), version 3
There are endless varieties of kichidi. We tried this recipe from Hebbars’ Kitchen: https://hebbarskitchen.com/moong-dal-khichdi-recipe/ It was well-balanced and delicious, but we found that the diced onion was still crunchy (probably due to cooking on low heat, per the instructions). So the next time we will saute the onions on medium heat until translucent. Note: In…… Continue reading Kichidi (Indian rice and split mung bean porridge), version 3
Indian cauliflower curry with coconut milk
We had a craving for a cauliflower curry (as opposed to aloo gobi), so we tried this: https://www.indianhealthyrecipes.com/cauliflower-curry-recipe/ This was pretty tasty. We made minor modifications: first, we ran out of curry leaves, so we used about 5 bay leaves instead. For the chili powder, we used 1/2 tsp sweet paprika and 1/4 tsp cayenne.…… Continue reading Indian cauliflower curry with coconut milk
Dry Indian mung bean stew recipe (moong dal)
We recently stocked up on dried split mung beans (moong dal) and were intrigued by this recipe: https://indianambrosia.com/dry-moong-dal-recipe/ This was an easy, healthy, and satisfying meal. Our modifications: first, for the oil we used a combination of ghee (for flavor) and canola. Second, we used 1 medium red onion plus 1 regular shallot for 1.5… Continue reading Dry Indian mung bean stew recipe (moong dal)
South Indian legume and rice dry porridge (pongal)
We wanted to try a new porridge. We tried this recipe, but it turned out not to be soupy at all: https://www.onegreenplanet.org/vegan-recipe/pongal-south-indian-rice-lentil-porridge-vegan/ Its texture is more like the mung bean filling of Korean sweet rice cake (dduk). The flavors are nice, and it is tasty as a drier rice and mung bean dish. This recipe… Continue reading South Indian legume and rice dry porridge (pongal)
Kichidi (Indian savory rice and legume porridge), version 2 and our favorite recipe
After a few days of heavy, rich meals, we made this masala kichidi recipe to cleanse a bit: https://www.funfoodfrolic.com/masala-khichdi-recipe/ This is our favorite kichidi recipe to date. Our modifications: first, we used 1/2 cup white jasmine rice and 1/4 cup pink masoor dal (i.e., red lentil), soaked in water for 15 mins; and 1/4 cup… Continue reading Kichidi (Indian savory rice and legume porridge), version 2 and our favorite recipe
Indian dal with beet greens
We had a few bunches of fresh beet greens leftover from making a beet (root) recipe for Thanksgiving. We decided to try this recipe: https://www.spiceupthecurry.com/beet-greens-dal/ For the moong dal, we used 1/2 cup split yellow peas. We found this recipe decent, but not outstanding. The beet greens involved multiple rinses of water to flush out… Continue reading Indian dal with beet greens
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