Dal Saag and Aloo Gobi Recipe?

Mirtos

Does anyone have a good Dal Saag or Aloo Gobi Recipe? These are the only things that drag us to the takeaway, but I know I could make them if I could just track down a recipe!Oh. and chapatti and naan bread recipes too if you have them please!

Queenie

(from Indexed Collection - Main Courses )

Aloo Saag - by Lucie

Curry Recipes - by bigmuffins

Indian Take-Away Recipes by Curry Queen

Mirtos

Thanks Queenie. I'd seen those, but they aren't the dishes I'm after. Anyone else have any suggestions?

mirakl

DAL SAAG
Ingredients

COLUMN 1
250 gms Moong Dal
2 cups Spinach chopped
1/2 bunch Dill chopped
3 bunches Fenugreek chopped
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp Turmeric powder
1 tsp Red Chilily powder
1 tsp Ginger / Garlic
2 - 3 cups Water
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COLUMN 2
1 Onion chopped
1 tsp Cummin seeds
8 Red Chillies
1 tsp Garlic crushed
1/4 cup Oil or Ghee
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COLUMN 3
1/2 bunch Coriander leaves chopped
3 - 5 Green Chillies chopped

instructions

Pick out any stones that might be in the dal. Cook the dal with all the ingredients listed under column 1 till the dal is tender. Mash the dal lightly on the sides of the pot with the back of a wooden spoon. In a small saucepan, heat the oil and put in all the ingredients listed under column 2. Stir for 1 - 2 minutes. Pour this over the dal and garnish with the items listed under column 3.

mirakl

Aloo Gobi

1 Cauliflower 3/4 ts Turmeric
4 Potatoes 1 ts Red Chili Powder
1/4 c Oil 3 Tomatoes
1 ts Cumin seeds 1 ts Garam Masala
Ginger, fresh, 1" 2 ts Coriander powder
3 Garlic cloves

Cut cauliflower into flowerets. Cube potatoes. Heat oil and saute cumin
seeds for about a minute. Add garlic and ginger, stir and add potatoes.
Bhoona, add turmeric and chili powder, and bhoona again. Add tomatoes and
simmer for about 5 minutes. Add cauliflower and high heat for about a
minutes. Lower heat, cover and let simmer for about 15 minutes. Curry
should be damp-dry.

mirakl

Chipatis
3 c whole wheat flour
1 ts salt
1 c water
1 tb ghee

Sift flour and salt together in a bowl. Make a well in the center
and add ghee and water. Knead 10 minutes to make a pliable dough,
form into a ball, cover and allow to rest at least 1 hour, or
over night.

Divide dough into 20-24 portions. Roll into 6 inch circles and
allow to rest 5 minutes.

Heat griddle or cast iron fry pan very hot.

Place a chipati on the griddle or fry pan, fry for 1 minute. Flip
over and fry for 1 minute.

Makes 20-24 Chipati

mirakl

Naan bread
Makes 6
4 c All-purpose flour
1 tb Sugar
1 tb Baking powder
1/2 ts Salt
1/4 ts Baking soda
2 Eggs
1 c Milk
4 -6 tsp ghee

Combine dry ingredients and stir well until blended. Make a shallow
well in center, drop in the eggs, and stir them into the mixture.
Stirring constantly, add the milk slowly until all ingredients are
combined. Gather the dough into a ball and place on a large baking
sheet or jelly roll pan. Knead the dough by pressing it and pushing
it forward several times.
Do until dough is smooth and can be gathered into a soft sticky ball.
Sprinkle a little flour over and under it if it sticks to your hands.
Moisten your hands with a tsp of ghee and gather the dough into a
ball and place it in a bowl. Place a towel over the bowl and let rest
in a warm place for 3 hours. Pre-heat two large ungreased baking
sheets at 450 degrees. Divide dough into 6 equal portions.
Moistening hands with ghee occasionally, flatten and form each
portion into a teardrop-shaped leaf, wide at base and tapered at the
top. Each leaf should be 6 inches long and 3 1/2 inches across at its
widest point, and 3/8 inch thick. Arrange on baking sheet and bake in
middle of oven for 6 minutes or until firm to the touch. Then broil
for a minute or so to brown the tops lightly (My note: not necessary
if using a baking stone!) Serve hot or at room temperature. Ghee is
clarified butter. You melt it and remove the solids. However, if
you're not a purist, plain melted butter can be used.

Sorry all my recipies tend to be in american measurements, I invested in cup measures and can't go back now!

fluffyscruffy

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Mirtos

I love you all! Thank you so so much. Ohhhh! I'm so excited now, my mouth is watering :drool:

Mirtos

for some reason it wont let me 'thank' ppl with the thanks button - but thanks mirakl and fluffy.

Mirtos

mirakl what's bhoona mean? don't worry about american measurements - can work it out.x