A couple of weeks ago, Naina brought a wonderful selection of dishes to Fiesta Friday, it consisted of several Rajasthani dishes, including a mixed lentil dal and ‘churma’, a crumb for sprinkling over the dal, almost like an Indian dukkah…check it out, it all looked beautiful…
Of course, it piqued my interest greatly, so I made the dal and churma this week for lunch with my lovely friend, and added a peanut butter chutney, and my own version of a gravy, plus some roasted cauliflower.
I’d like to share a few notes on the dishes of Naina’s that I made, as well as sharing the recipes for my ‘gravy’ and the peanut butter chutney.
I followed Naina’s recipe completely for the dal..
For the churma, I did make a couple of changes..the recipe calls for ghee, which I replaced with coconut oil. The recipe also calls for sugar added to the crumb which I replaced with some ground cinnamon and a sprinkle of salt to make a savoury version which is more to my taste.
The peanut butter chutney was inspired by Mallika Basu, a food writer that I follow on Instagram. She posted a quick peanut butter chutney which I based mine on, but it then grew..basically, I started adding more things! So this is how it began…
..but I translated teaspoons to tablespoons and made a bigger serving, plus I added garlic paste and some chilli powder.
It was so good over the cauliflower, in fact, I’m discovering it’s good over anything.
And finally, my gravy. I probably didn’t really need another dish, but I wanted some kind of sauce, plus I made enough to eat it for several more days which I always like. I do like to open my fridge and see a range of things that I’ve made that I can select from during the week.
Ingredients
2 tbsp Coconut oil
2 tsp Mustard seeds
2 tsp Cumin seeds
4 Cardamom pods
1 Cinnamon stick
1 Dried red chilli
4 small red onions, peeled and finely chopped
4 garlic cloves, peeled and chopped
1 tbsp Ginger paste
1 tbsp of my curry paste (garlic, ginger, green chillies, turmeric, cumin, coriander – more details soon)
2 tsp Ground cumin & coriander
1 tsp Turmeric
1/2 tsp Chilli powder
680g Passata + 1/2 cup water
1/2 tsp Amchoor powder
Melt the coconut oil in a large pan over a medium heat.
Add the mustard seeds, cumin seeds, cardamom pods, cinnamon & dried chilli.
When the seeds start to sizzle, add the chopped red onions and cook over a medium/low heat for 10-15 minutes.
Add the garlic, ginger paste and curry paste and cook for 1-2 minutes.
Add the cumin, coriander, turmeric and chilli powder and cook for a minute, then add the passata and water and cook over a medium heat for 10-15 minutes.
Finally add the amchoor powder, stir through and cook for a further few minutes.
Eat on its own or add your choice of vegetables and/or chicken. Or, like I did, throw over some of the leftover churma and enjoy..
I hope my Fiesta Friday family will enjoy my lunch feast, join in the fun with Mila and Hilda and share your dishes 🙂
Have a great weekend!
This looks amazing a must try for me! Such a different recipe for me and full of things I love. Have a great weekend!!
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Thank you so much, it was very tasty!
Have a great weekend xxx
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It sounds so good. You too xxx
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Absolutely gorgeous meal! a feast for the eyes and the palate…..
(love the “good over anything” endorsement…. perfect!)
I hope you are having a great weekend… mine is just starting
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Thank you 🙂 I love a ‘good with everything’ kind of dish!
All lovely here thank you, we even have some beautiful winter sunshine. Have a great weekend xx
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You are just awesome Elaine! I loved the spread :). All of it!!
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Thank you ☺️☺️☺️☺️ xx
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Awesome Elaine! Brilliant effort and spread
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Thank you ☺️☺️☺️
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Just lovely Elaine, the peanut butter spread piqued my interest :)Love your bowls, especially the copper ones. Have a lovely weekend.
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Thank you 😀😀 i do love the bowls, they make it look even better don’t they?!
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Such a wonderful selection of flavors and colors. Everything looks delicious! 🙂
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Thank you so much xx
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What a spread! And I definitely would love to open my fridge and see such a wonderful array of dishes.
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Thank you 😀😀
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What a brilliant looking meal! I must try all of this sometime. My he cauliflower and peanut butter spread would most definitely go over well with my boys.
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Cool 😀 I hope you like it x
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I am constantly amazed by your creativity Elaine. I love everything you made, it’s beautiful and a real feast for the mouth and eyes.
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Thank you so much 😀 I thoroughly enjoyed making it and eating it all!
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Everything looks so good Elaine. Thank you for sharing with us. Enjoy the rest of the weekend! 🙂 xx
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Thank you xxxx have a good week x
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Peanut butter chutney! I just had to read the ingredients several times. SO unusual and it sounds so delicious, just brilliant! Everything look so good and what a delicious feast, all of it! 🙂 Happy FF! 🙂
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Thank you so much! The peanut butter chutney became a bit of a creation, but it worked really well 🙂
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Mmm, your feast has my name written all over it! This is truly gorgeous! I am loving the idea of the peanut butter chutney too! 😀
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If only I could have shared it with you xx
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Lovely stuff, Elaine. Your fusions just get better and better. But you had me at peanut butter chutney anyway 😉
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Yay! Thank you xx I’m thinking: peanut butter and sriracha next??
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My daughter mixes up that combo all the time. A cheerful student food mash up to liven up a cheap meal xx
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Awesome Elaine….
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Thank you x
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My kind of Indian feast Elaine….☺️
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Yay! 😀😀
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You have made another great assortment of dishes. The peanut butter chutney on roasted cauliflower especially is a must-do.
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Thank you so much, I hope you enjoy it x
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Never thought of peanut chutney! 🙂 Sounds tasty and good to share! 🙂
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Thank you 🙂
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I follow Mallika Basu on Instagram, too. 😀 It started when I saw her video of Chicken Korma at Jamie Oliver’s Food Tube. The peanut chutney sounds really good so I would agree with you if you put it on top of everything. 😀 Happy Tuesday, Elaine. x
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Cool! We must both have great taste!!!
Thank you sweetie, and you xxx
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Gorgeous feast! I wish I was there. I love your mix up for the chutney and how great is it that you can use it on so many things? yay!
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I know! Thank you 🙂
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I would really love access to your fridge!! I’d just bring over my big spoon 🙂 If you ever come home and find your fridge is unexpectedly empty, it was me. I did it. Confessing in advance…
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Ha ha! And I’d love it! 😉
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Looks fantastic!! Happy Fiesta Friday xx
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😀😀😀 xx
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