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Silken aamti broth with fish and noodles

Prep Time
40 minutes

Serves
4

Skill
Easy

Ingredients:

  •  fillet of your chosen fish
  • 2tbsp oil
  • 450 ml of tip aamti sauce
  • salt to taste
  • 200 ml fish stock
  • 75 gms of chosen noodles
  • chopped coriander leafs and green onions
  • charred lemon
  • tempered chilli

Instructions:

  • in a pan heat oil, add lemon and sear the fish add salt to taste lastly add chopped chili
  • Simultaneously, add fish stock and reduce it a bit, then add aamti sauce and noodles in a pot and cook until noodles are done

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Vindaloo lamb shank

Prep Time
40 minutes

Serves
4

Skill
Easy

Ingredients:

  •  1 lamb shank
  • 2tbsp oil
  • 450 ml tip goan vindaloo sauce
  • salt to taste
  • pickled mustard seeds
  • garlic crumbs
  • pickled beetroot

Instructions:

  • in a medium size pot, add oil and seat the meat and sauce, add salt, add water cover and let it braise for 1 hour 15 minutes on low heat (check the amount of gravy as you might have to add more water and adjust the salt)
  • for pickled mustard seeds  50 ml of water and 50 of white vinegar, add 1tbsp of sugar and 1tsp of tip chai spice in a pot and bring it simmer as the liquid reducing add 95 gms of mustard seeds mustard seeds, pour the whole mix in mason jar. For pickled beets, save the same pickling liquid.
  • for garlic crumbs take 100 ml oil in a small pot on high heat and add chopped garlic, fry till golden brown and strain the oil. Put stained crumbs on piece for kitchen paper to soak up extra fat.

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Butter chicken/paneer

Prep Time
40 minutes

Serves
4

Skill
Easy

Ingredients:

  •  250 gms chicken thighs/ paneer cubes
  • 450 ml tip butter sauce
  • 2tbsp oil
  • salt to taste
  • 1tbsp dried fenugreek leaves (kasturi methi)
  • pickled onion rings for garnish or on the side

Instructions:

  • sear the protein/ paneer cubes, add butter sauce (add minimum amount of water to adjust the consistency), and let it braise for 40 min on low heat.
  • adjust salt and add fenugreek leaves (rub it between your palm to powder them and activate its flavor)
  • Add Bengali 5 spice to the pot temper for 30 seconds then add onion to the same pot and cook until it’s translucent

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Malwani baigan (eggplant)

Prep Time
40 minutes

Serves
4

Skill
Easy

Ingredients:

  •  250 gms baby eggplant (cut in half)
  • 450 ml tip malwani sauce
  • 2tbsp of oil
  • salt to taste
  • sour pickled chili

Instructions:

  • sear eggplants add salt.
  • add sauce and let it braise for 15 min on low heat.
  • for sour pickled chili, use add 50 ml of water and 50 of white vinegar, add 1tbsp of salt, 1tsp of sugar and 1tsp of tip chai spice in a pot and bring it simmer. Put clean and half cut chili in a mason jar and add the liquid.

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Bengali Sablefish curry

Prep Time
40 minutes

Serves
4

Skill
Easy

Ingredients:

  •  1000 g Sable fish cutlets
  • 3+1 cups Veg stock or water
  • 3 tbsp of oil (mustard oil preffered )
  • 2 tbsp Bengali 5 spice
  • 15 gm Garlic chopped
  • 15 gm Ginger chopped
  • 200 gm diced Onion
  • 500 gm Tomato fine diced
  • 1tsp Tumeric
  • 2 tbsp Garam masala
  • Salt To taste
  • 1 tsp Chilli powder (optional)
  • ⅓ cup Cilantro chopped

Instructions:

  • Marinate the fish with turmeric and salt and keep aside
  • In a heavy bottom pot add oil on medium heat quick sear the fish on both the side remove and keep aside
  • Add Bengali 5 spice to the pot temper for 30 seconds then add onion to the same pot and cook until it’s translucent
  • Add ginger and garlic and cook for another 5 minutes
  • Add chopped tomatoes and cook for 5 minutes than add all the spices cook for a minute
  • Add veg stock or water to the pot cook for 10 minutes
  • When the tomato is cooked completely add 1 more cup of water
  • Add fish fillet, season with salt.
  • Boring to the boil and remove the pot from the heat
  • Garnish with cilantro and enjoy

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Lamb neck Vindaloo

Prep Time
2:30 hours

Serves
2

Skill
Easy

Ingredients:

  •  1 pound Lamb neck
  • 2 cups Veg stock or water
  • 2 tbsp of oil 
  • 450 gm (1 jar) Vindaloo sauce
  • 2 cups Veg stock or water
  • Salt To taste
  • 1 tsp Chilli powder (optional)

Garlic chilli tadka

  • 2 tbsp of Oil
  • 3 cloves Garlic chopped
  • 3 pc Red chilli whole dried
  • ½ tbsp Cumin seeds
  • 3 tbsp Chopped cilantro and mint

Instructions:

  • Preheat the oven at 300 degrees
  • In a heavy bottom pot or dutch oven add oil and sear the lamb neck until its golden brown on all side.
  • Add veg stock to the pot along with vindaloo sauce and bring it to boil.
  • Put the lid on the pot and let it braise in the oven for about 2-3 hours or until the meat is tender
  • Season with salt

For Garnish – Garlic chilli tadka

  • In a pan add oil on a medium flame
  • When oil is hot add cumin seeds, garlic and chilli toast for 10 seconds
  • Remove from the heat and add cilantro and mint to the pan
  • Add the tadka on the top of the curry for garnish

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Malvani Oxtail curry 

Prep Time
2:30 hours

Serves
2

Skill
Easy

Ingredients:

  •  1.2 lb Oxtail pieces
  •  100 gm Potatoes nugget
  • 2 tbsp of oil 
  • 4 Garlic cloves
  • 2 cups Veg stock or water
  • 450 gm Aai’s Malvani gravy
  • 1 tbsp Lemon juice
  • Salt To taste
  • 1 tsp Chilli powder (optional)

Instructions:

  • Preheat the oven at 300 degrees
  • In a heavy bottom pot or dutch oven add oil and sear the oxtail until its golden brown on all side.
  • Add garlic clove and potato sear for 2 minutes
  • Add veg stock to the pot along with Malvani sauce and bring it to boil.
  • Put the lid on the pot and let it braise in the oven for about 2 hours or until the meat is tender
  • Season with salt, lemon juice and garnish with cilantro.

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Malvani Fish fry with The Indian Pantry Malvani Masala

Prep Time
30 mins

Serves
2

Skill
Easy

Ingredients:

  •  1 Whole seabass Deboned
  •  2 tbsp of Malvani Masala
  • 2 tbsp of Olive oil 
  •  4-5 Kokum
  • 1 tbsp of lemon juice
  • Salt To taste
  • Semolina flour or cornmeal to coat

Instructions:

  1. Add Malvani masala, olive oil, kokum or lemon juice, salt in a bowl mix well
  2. Marinate the fish and keep it aside for 15-20 minute
  3. Sprinkle semolina flour or cornmeal and coat evenly
  4. Heat non-stick pan on a minimum heat add oil and sear the fish until it is golden-brown on both sides and cooked up to the temperature. 

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Malvani Prawns Masala with The Indian Pantry Malvani Masala

Prep Time
25 mins

Serves
2

Skill
Easy

Ingredients:

  • 15 deveined Jumbo Prawns
  • 2 large Chopped onion
  • 1  Chopped Roma Tomato 
  • 1 tbsp Chopped Garlic
  • 1 tbsp Chopped Ginger
  • ½ tsp Red chilli powder
  • ½ tsp of Turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp of Coriander powder
  • 1 tbsp of The Indian Pantry Malvani Masala
  • TT Salt
  • ⅓ cup of Chopped cilantro

Instructions:

  • Marinate the prawns with 1tsp Malvani masala, 1 tbsp lime juice, salt and keep it aside 
  • On a medium flame heat a large pan add onions and cook until it turns light brown 
  • Add chopped ginger and garlic cook for another 2 minutes
  • Add chopped tomato and all the spices saute for 30 seconds and than add ⅓ cup water, cook for another 5 minutes 
  • Add prawns and cook for another 8-10 minutes 
  • Add salt to taste, squeeze a lime wedge and stir in chopped cilantro
  • Enjoy it with rice or any Indian flatbread

By :
Aarti Ubhe
Chef at Urban Tadka YVR

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Malvani Lobster sukka with The Indian Pantry Malvani Masala

Prep Time
30 mins

Serves
2

Skill
Easy

Ingredients:

  • 2 – 1pound each Live Lobster
  • 2 large Chopped onion
  • 1 Chopped Roma Tomato 
  • 1 tbsp of Chopped Garlic
  • 1 tbsp of Chopped Ginger
  • ½ tsp of Red chilli powder
  • ½ tsp of Turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp of Coriander powder
  • 1 tbsp of The Indian Pantry Malvani Masala
  • Salt  TT
  • ⅓ cup of Chopped cilantro

Instructions:

  1. Clean the lobster and keep it aside
  2. On a medium flame heat a large pan add onions and cook until it turns light brown
  3. Add chopped ginger and garlic cook for another 2 minutes
  4. Add chopped tomatoes and all the spices saute for 30 seconds and than add ⅓ cup water, cook for another 5 minutes
  5. Add cleaned lobster along with the head and cook for another 5-8 minutes with lid on
  6. Add salt to taste, squeeze a lime wedge and stir in chopped cilantro
  7. Enjoy it with rice or any Indian flatbread

By:
Aarti Ubhe
Chef at Urban Tadka YVR

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Malvani Prawns with desiccated coconut in The Indian Pantry Malvani masala

Prep Time
30 mins

Serves
2

Skill
Easy

Ingredients:

Part A (Marination)

  • 700gms of Prawns
  • 1tsp of Turmeric
  • 1tbsp of  The Indian Pantry Malvani Spice
  • 1tsp of Red chili powder
  • 4  tsp  of Lemon juice
  • 1tsp of salt

Part B (paste)

  • 8 Red chilli
  • 1.5 cup Desiccated coconut
  • 2 tbsp of The Indian Pantry Malvani masala
  • 1 medium roughly chopped Onion 
  • 1 tsp of Coriander seeds
  • 6 Garlic cloves

Part 3 (Tempering)

  • 2 tbsp of Oil
  • 5 minced Garlic
  • ½ tsp of Sichuan pepper ground
  • ½ tsp of Black pepper ground
  • Salt to Taste
  • ½ cup of cilantro

Instructions:

  1. Mix all the marination ingredients together, cover and keep aside
  2. In the blender place all the ingredients from part B and blend it together with a touch of water into a fine paste. Make sure you don’t make it too watery.
  3. Heat a deep bottomed pot heat oil on a medium flame, add garlic with crushed sichuan pepper and black pepper fry until garlic is light brown
  4. Add the prawns and fry it on both sides, than add the coconut & onion paste along with ½ cup water and cook on medium flame until oil separates or around 5-8 minutes.
  5. Squeeze a lime wedge and add chopped cilantro
  6. Mix well, add salt according to the taste and serve hot over rice.

By:
Natch122

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Lingcod with Bok Choy in Creamy Coconut Aamti

Prep Time
20 mins

Serves
4

Skill
Easy

Ingredients:

  • 4-5oz each Lingcod fillet
  • 2 heads of Bok choy
  • 2 tbsp of Coconut oil
  • 1 Lime wedge
  • 1 pack 450ml of Creamy coconut Aamti

Instructions:

  1. Season both sides of the lingcod pieces with salt and pepper, and some turmeric if desired.
  2. Heat 1 tbsp coconut oil in a saucepan over medium-low heat.
  3. Add the fish pieces and fry on each side for a minute each. Remove from the pan and keep aside.
  4. Pour the Aamti sauce into the same pan, increase the heat to medium and wait for it to come to a simmer.
  5. Once it is simmering, slide the cod pieces into the pan carefully. Let them cook for about 5 minutes in the simmering sauce.
  6. While the fish is simmering, heat a pan with 1 tbsp coconut oil over medium heat. Add the bok choy. Once the bok choy begins to change colour, turn the pieces over, add a spoonful of water and cover with a lid. Cook the boy choy with the lid on for another minute or until it has softened, but is still bright green.
  7. Squeeze half the limes into the sauce and gently stir. Garnish with cilantro. Serve with hot rice and lime wedges.

By :
Mithalee Rawat
Founder & CEO, Shorba Bone Broth Inc.

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Malvani Lamb ribs curry in The Indian Pantry Malvani Masala & Malvani Gravy

Prep Time
30 mins

Serves
2 – 3

Skill
Easy

Ingredients:

  • 400 gms of Lamb ribs
  • 2 tbsp of Malvani masala
  • 1 jar (450ml) Malvani gravy
  • 2tbsp Oil
  • 3 tbsp of Cilantro
  • Salt- to taste
  • Water – ½ cup

Instructions:

  1. Heat the oil in a medium pot over medium-high heat, sear the meat until its brown
  2. Add Malvani masala to the pot cook mix well and cook for 30 seconds
  3. Add the Malvani gravy and water to the pot, turn the heat to medium and let it slow cook for 20-30 minutes or until the meat is tender
  4. Add salt if needed garnish with salt and enjoy with rice or roti.

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Chicken Vindaloo in Goan Vindaloo Sauce

Prep Time
30 mins

Serves
2 – 3

Skill
Easy

Ingredients:

  • 2 tbsp coconut oil
  • Chicken Drumsticks – 4 skin on
  • ½ cup of Coconut milk
  • 1 pack of Aai’s Malvani GravChicken – 1 lb
  • Goan Vindaloo Sauce – 450 grams
  • Oil- 2 tablespoonsy
  • Turmeric powder – 1/4 teaspoon
  • Salt- to taste
  • Water – 1 cup or as required

Instructions:

  1. Heat a large pan to medium heat and add the oil. Add the Goan Vindaloo Sauce and sauté it for about 2-3 minutes.
  2. Add the chicken along with the salt and turmeric powder and cook another minute,stirring.
  3. Add 1 cup of water (or chicken broth for extra flavor) and stir until the mixture thins out and becomes a sauce. You can add more water if needed. Reduce the heat and let it simmer for 20-25 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through.

NOTES:

  • If you have time, you can marinate the chicken in the sauce and refrigerate the chicken for at least 1 hour, or even overnight.
  • You can keep the base curry the same and   make it with your choice of protein. The only difference will be the time of cooking as different proteins require different cooking times.

SUGGESTED SERVINGS:

Serve with chapati, rice,   naan or bread and Bhakari. Goan Poee is a great accompaniment too.

By:
Mithalee Rawat
Founder & CEO, Shorba Bone Broth Inc

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Chicken Drumsticks with Panch Phoron Broccolini in Aai’s Malvani Gravy

Prep Time
25 mins

Serves
2

Skill
Easy

Ingredients:

For Chicken Drumsticks

  • 2 tbsp coconut oil
  • Chicken Drumsticks – 4 skin on
  • ½ cup of Coconut milk
  • 1 pack of Aai’s Malvani Gravy

For Panch Phoran Broccolini

  • 1 bunch of Broccolini
  • 2 tsp of Bengali 5 spice ( Panch Phoran )

Instructions:

For Chicken in Aai’s Malvani Gravy

  1. Heat 1 tbsp coconut oil in a saucepan on medium heat.
  2. Fry the chicken drumsticks for about 2-3 minutes, browning the skin. Remove and set aside.
  3. Pour Aai’s Malvani Gravy into the pan and bring to an energetic simmer. Add ½ cup water and the chicken legs. Simmer the chicken legs for 15 minutes or till cooked through.
  4. Add the coconut milk to the gravy and stir to incorporate.

For Sauteed Broccolini in Bengali 5 spice

  1. Blanch or steam broccolini till bright green – 1 to 2 minutes.
  2. In a frying pan, heat 1 tbsp coconut oil over medium heat.
  3. Add in the spice blend and roast for 30 seconds to a minute. When the spices become fragrant, add the broccolini to the pan, toss well with the “tadka” (spices roasted in oil) and season with salt and pepper.

SUGGESTED SERVINGS:

Serve the Malvani chicken gravy over hot rice eat with Chapati (whole wheat bread) alongside the broccolini.

By:
Mithalee Rawat
Founder & CEO, Shorba Bone Broth Inc

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Vindaloo Rub Pork ribs with Goan Vindaloo Masala

Prep Time
1 Hour

Serves
2

Skill
Easy

Ingredients:

  • 2 pound of Baby Back Pork Ribs
  • 3 tbsp Vindaloo masala
  • Salt To taste
  • 2 tbsp Lime juice

Instructions:

  1. Remove the membrane (remember this ensure fall of the bone ribs)
  2. Generously season the ribs with salt and vindaloo masala 
  3. Cover the ribs with aluminum foil 
  4. Bake the ribs at low-temperature 300F for 2 hours until they are tender 
  5. Squeeze a lime wedge and garnish with chopped cilantro 

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Chicken in Bengali 5 spice

Prep Time
50 mins

Serves
2

Skill
Easy

Ingredients:

  • 2tbsp of Oil
  • 300 gms of Chicken thighs bone inn
  • 1tbsp of The Indian pantry’s Bengali 5 spice
  • 1 medium chopped Onion 
  • 1 medium chopped Tomato
  • 1tsp of Turmeric
  • 1tsp of Red chili powder
  • 1tsp of The Indian Pantry’s Garam masala
  • 1 inch chopped Ginger 
  • 4 cloves Chopped Garlic 
  • 3 tbsp of Cilantro to garnish
  • Pinch of salt

Instructions:

  1. Heat oil in a medium pot on a low flame, temper the bengali 5 spice for 15-20 seconds or until it is golden brown. (don’t over temper it otherwise it will be burned & bitter)
  2. Add onions and cook until it is translucent. 
  3. Add chopped ginger and garlic and cook for another 2-3 minutes, then add chopped tomatoes. 
  4. Cook the tomatoes for 5 minute then add remaining spices. 
  5. Saute and cook the mixture for 2 minutes then add chicken and ¼ cup of water mix well, cover the pot with lid cook it at low medium flame for 15-20 minutes or until chicken is cooked completely 
  6. Keep stirring the stew every 3-4 minutes, season with salt as per the taste. 
  7. Garnish with chopped cilantro, and enjoy with steam rice.

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Chicken with Aai’s Malvani Gravy

Prep Time
25 mins

Serves
3 – 4

Skill
Easy

Ingredients:

  • 2 tbsp of oil
  • 1 lb Bone-in Chicken
  • 1 tbsp of Chopped ginger
  • 1 tbsp of Chopped garlic
  • ⅓ cup Chicken stock/water
  • 450 gms (1 pack)  Aai’s Malvani Gravy
  • 1 tsp of Red chilli powder ( optional)
  • 1 tsp of The Indian Pantry Garam Masala (optional)
  • 3 tbsp of Cilantro
  • Pinch of salt

Instructions:

  1. Heat oil in a medium pot, saute ginger & garlic until the raw flavours are gone.
  2. Add chicken saute for a minute, then add chicken stock or water cover the pot with a lid, and allow to cook on low-medium flame for 10-15 minutes.
  3. Add red chilli powder & garam masala (optional) if you like your food spicy and then add Aai’s, Malvani Gravy (450 gms).
  4. Bring it to boil and let it simmer for 5 min on low-medium flame or until chicken is tender you can add more chicken stock/ water depends on how you like the consistency of the gravy.
  5. Add salt if needed, garnish with cilantro.
  6. Enjoy your Malvani Chicken over rice or with chapati ( whole wheat bread)

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Butternut Squash and Tofu Curry with Malvani masala

Prep Time
25 mins

Serves
3 – 4

Skill
Easy

Ingredients:

  • 3 tbsp of Oil 
  • 1tsp of Cumin seeds 
  • 1tsp of Mustard seeds 
  • 6-8 Curry leafs
  • 2tbsp Garlic 
  • 2tbsp Ginger 
  • 100gms of Butternut squash (cubes) 
  • 2 Shallots (cubes) 
  • 100gms of Carrots (cubes)
  • Tuofu (cubes)
  •  100gm of Spinach (rough chopped)
  • 1pc of Green chilli chopped
  • ½ tsp of Tumeric
  • 2 tbsp of Malvani masala
  • 400ml of Coconut milk
  • 200 ml of Water
  • 10gms of Cilantro roughy chopped
  • Salt  to Taste

Instructions:

  1. Sear tofu until golden brown and keep it aside
  2. Heat the oil in a medium pot on medium heat
  3. Add oil, when the oil starts to smoke a bit add cumin seeds and mustard seeds
  4. As soon as mustard seeds start to pop add curry leaf, chopped green chilli and chopped ginger garlic and saute for 30 sec
  5. Add malvani masala and turmeric cook for masala for 40 seconds then add all the chopped vegetables except for spinach and cilantro
  6. Sautee for another 3-4 minutes then add coconut milk and water
  7. Cook for 8-10 minutes on medium heat or until all the vegetables are cooked trough
  8. Add the tofu and spinach and cilantro mix well and cook for another 2 minutes
  9. Season to the taste squeeze half a lime and enjoy with roti or rice

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Jackfruit Vindaloo in Goan Vindaloo Sauce

Prep Time
25 mins

Serves
3 – 4

Skill
Easy

Ingredients:

  • Jackfruit – 450 grams
  • Goan Vindaloo Sauce- 450 grams
  • Oil- 2 tablespoons
  • Turmeric powder – 1/4 teaspoon
  • Salt – to taste
  • Water- as required or 1 cup

Instructions:

  1. If you are using canned jackfruit, drain the brine, rinse the jackfruit well in fresh waterand chop it into small chunks, if the pieces are large.
  2. Heat a large pan to medium heat and add the oil. Add the Goan Vindaloo Sauce andsaute it for about 2-3 minutes.
  3. Add the jackfruit pieces along with the salt and turmeric powder and cook anotherminute, stirring.
  4. Add1 cup of water and stir until the mixture thins out and becomes a sauce/ gravy. Youcan add more water if needed. Reduce the heat and let it simmer for 20-25 minutes,until the jackfruit is cooked through.

Serving Suggestions:

Serve with chapati, rice, naan or bread and Bhakari. Goan Poee is a great accompaniment too.

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Spinach & Chickpea in Aai’s Malvani Gravy

Prep Time
25 mins

Serves
2

Skill
Easy

Ingredients:

  • 1 minced Shallot 
  • 2 cloves minced Garlic 
  • 1 tin Chickpea
  • 8-10 Baby potatoes
  • 1 small box(hand full) of Baby spinach
  • ⅓ cup of Coconut milk
  • 2 tbsp of Avocado oil

Instructions:

  • Boil the potato cut in half separately and keep it aside 
  • Saute shallot in avocado oil until translucent
  • Add garlic and chickpeas, making sure garlic doesn’t burn
  • Add boiled potato and then the good stuff – Aai Malvani Gravy – add and stir everything in
  • Simmer a few minutes then add the box of spinach
  • Continue cooking until spinach wilted, then add coconut milk
  • Simmer 3 to 5 more minutesServed over basmati rice, finish with fresh cilantro and a
    squeeze of lime

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KiKi’s Kitchen

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Red Lentils in Bengali ‘5’ spice

Prep Time
25 mins

Serves
2

Skill
Easy

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup Red Lentils
  • 3 cups Water
  • 1 tsp tumeric
  • 2 tbsp Garlic chopped
  • 1 tbsp The Indian pantry’s Bengali 5 spice
  • 1 chopped Green chilli
  • 1 tbsp Oil
  • 2 tbsp chopped Cilantro
  • Pinch of salt

Instructions:

  1. Add lentil, water and turmeric in a pot and cook until it is completely cooked.
  2. In a pan heat oil and temper spices on low flame, add chopped garlic and chilli when whole spices are slightly brown.
  3. Add the tempered spices into the pot of cooked lentils.
  4. Add some water if needed.
  5. Add salt check the seasoning and let it simmer for 2-3 minute
  6. Garnish with cilantro and serve it hot with rice.