Aloo Gobi
Potato Cauliflower Vegetable Curry
- medium
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- 4 small turnips
- 125g Chana Dal
- 1 small onion, sliced
- 2 cloves of garlic, sliced
- 3 ripe tomatoes
- 1 or 2 green chillies
- 4cm piece of ginger
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 4 cm piece cassia bark
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 1 tsp coriander seeds
- ½ tsp red chilli powder
- ½ turmeric powder
- 1tsp or to taste salt
- handful fresh coriander, chopped
Method
- Clean the chana dal and soak it in water for 3-4 hours before hand.
- Peel, wash and cut turnips into small pieces.
- Put the soaked dal and turnip pieces into a prerssure cooker, add 2 cups water, salt and then close the cooker and begin to heat.
- After the first whistle reduce the heat and leave it to simmer about 4 minutes, then remove from the heat. Leave to cook and DO NOT open until the pressure has been releases.
- Meanwhile roughly chop the tomatoes and chillies and ginger.
- Place the cumin, mustard and coriander seeds in a frying pan and roast until they turn a shade darker and become frgrant. Crush the spices in a pestle and mortar or a spice grinder.
- Then put the tomatoes, green chillies, ginger into a blender to make a fine paste.
- Heat oil in a frying pan and add the cumin and cassia. Once fragrant add the sliced onions and garlic until they just start to brown.
- Stir in the turmeric powder, salt and ground spices once this becomes fragrant stir in the tomato mixture and leave to cook until you have a thick masala sauce.
- Open the cooker, and check the dhal is well cooked by squeezing the chana between your fingers. If they are cooked stir in the masala sauce into the dhal.
- If you want to loosen it a little add enough hot water to get the consistency you want.
- Add the chopped coriander and garnish with a little butter.
Francesca
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