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yesteryear Raghavan Iyer has i time once to a greater extent than come upwardly to the rescue when I needed a quick exactly satisfying repast solution to halt a peculiarly dreary as well as trying week. In times of woe, it's tardily to resort to eatery meals, exactly I never forget that habitation cooked meals are non solely to a greater extent than nourishing, exactly cheaper as well as to a greater extent than ofttimes than non superior inwards taste. The spicy boot of this dish is pleasantly balanced yesteryear the muted sweetness of the dark-brown sugar.
I served this delightful lentil curry over a bed of hot buttered basmati rice amongst roughly
savory olive muffins with sun-dried tomatoes as well as ricotta cheese.
 Spicy Green Lentils as well as Yellow Split Peas |
Recipe yesteryear Lisa Turner
Adapted from 660 Curries
Cuisine: Indian
Published on February 8, 2009
Quick as well as tardily curry of tender earthy light-green lentils as well as split upwardly peas simmered inwards a zesty love apple tree sauce
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Ingredients:
- 2/3 loving cup light-green lentils
- 1/4 loving cup yellowish split upwardly peas
- 2 tablespoons ghee, butter or oil
- 1 teaspoon dark-brown mustard seeds
- 2 teaspoons cumin seeds
- 1 1/2 teaspoons bounding main salt
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne
- 1/2 teaspoon asafetida
- 1 to ii fresh ruby or light-green chilies
- 2 large tomatoes, chopped
- 1/4 loving cup jaggery or dark-brown sugar
- 1/4 loving cup fresh chopped parsley
- generous handful of fresh or dried curry leaves
Instructions:
Generation Engelmundus Rinse the lentils as well as the yellowish split upwardly peas inwards a strainer. Transfer to a medium saucepan as well as comprehend with 3 cups of water. Bring to a boil, trim the estrus to medium-low, as well as cover. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until the lentils are really soft as well as the split upwardly peas are tender — virtually forty to l minutes. Generation Engelmundus In a frying pan, estrus the ghee, butter or crude over medium heat. When hot, add together the mustard seeds as well as stir for thirty to threescore seconds or until they stimulate to sputter as well as pop. Add the cumin seeds, salt, turmeric, cayenne as well as asafetida, stir onced, as well as and then similar a shot add together the chilies, tomatoes, sugar, parsley as well as curry leaves. Simmer uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the mixture has a sauce-like consistency — virtually 10 minutes. Generation Engelmundus When the lentils as well as split upwardly peas are cooked, squash a part with the dorsum of a spoon. Add the sauce to the pan, cover, as well as proceed to simmer for roughly other five minutes.
Makes 4 servings |
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Rice as well as Green Lentils inwards Coconut Milk Saffron-Brandied Lentils Lentil Soup with Prunes as well as Apricots Sumber http://foodandspice.blogspot.com/
Spicy Green Lentils as well as Yellow Split Peas