Food and Drink
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newham.com / 14 January 2008
Delicious Keralan daal curry
Why not try this traditional recipe for Keralan daal curry.
A traditional Keralan dish served at all festive occasions on a banana leaf and accompanied by other vegetarian curries.
Ingredients
- One cup of moong daal (washed)
- Five and a half cups of boiling water
- One cup of freshly grated coconut
- Half a teaspoon of cumin
- Half a teaspoon of turmeric
- 1-2 cloves garlic
- 2 green chillies
- One small stem of curry leaves
- Ghee or butter
- Salt to taste
Method
- Roast the daal on the hob until slightly brown.
- Add the water and simmer.
- When three-quarters cooked (around 30 minutes) take off the heat.
- In a separate pan, add the garlic, coconut, cumin, tumeric and chopped chillies. Grind the mixture to a paste.
- Mash the daal into the paste and add a few curry leaves.
- Bring to the boil and add two teaspoons of ghee or butter.
- Serve accompanied with rice and poppadoms
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