i made this a while ago, the dāl can be seen in the background. it’s delicious! ingredients: 1 tsp ghee 1/2 tsp mustard seeds 1/2 tsp cumin seeds 1/4 tsp ground cardamom 1/4 tsp chili flakes 2 curry leaves 1 onion 3 cm ginger 1 clove of garlic 1/ tsp sugar 125 g red lentils 30 g coconut flakes 100 ml coconut milk 100 ml water 1/4 tsp turmerik 1/4 tsp salt, [...]
i always get a bit confused by the many variants of indian bread. chapati, puri, nan, roti,… i’m making this version for a while now, and i think it is close to chapati (but the dough was originally for the paratha in jaffreys book) ingredients: 100g flour (type 405) 100 g flour (type 1050) 1/4 tsp salt 2 tbsp [...]
i’m planning for another indian dinner and so i made paneer today. it’s very easy, just bring milk to boil, add lemon juice and stir until the milk curdles. strain on musselin cloth and rinse with cold water. press into a solid form and you’re done. (if you need more detailed instructions – there are [...]
we had indian food tonight, consisting of green lentil dāl with spinach, bombay curry with tomatoes and coconut milk, carrot raita, rice and naan bread. bread, curry and raita were made with recipes from the grosses buch der asiatischen kueche (but i found similar versions on the internet 1,2,3). the bread started as a disaster, [...]
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masaledar sem – würzige grüne bohnen
Freunde von uns haben sich eine Einladung zum indischen Essen gewünscht. Da das Ganze gleichzeitig ein Hochzeitsgeschenk ist geh ich mal lieber auf Nummer sicher und probiere vorher die Gerichte aus, die ich bisher noch nicht gekocht habe. Es ist ja gerade Bohnensaison, also fiel die Wahl für das “trockene” Gemüsegericht auf die würzigen Bohnen aus [...]