• Mustard seed was:legumes

    From Dave Drum@1:229/452 to Dale Shipp on Mon Sep 6 09:51:26 2021
    Dale Shipp wrote to Jim Weller <=-

    Two things about this recipe.

    First -- By "pop the mustard seeds" does she mean to just put them in,
    or (more likely) "heat them to bring out the flavor".

    I have an answer for the first - from "The Spruce Eats" ... "there are
    some dishes, particularly in Indian cuisine, that use the black mustard
    seeds for spice and texture. The seeds are sauteed in oil until they pop"

    Since the dish is a "Dal" that implies an Indian dish.

    Second -- she served it over what?

    My guess is that it would be a good sauce over many things.

    Dals are generally serve over rice or other starch.

    MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

    Title: Instant Pot Spinach Dal
    Categories: Vegan, Beans, Herbs, Vegetables, Chilies
    Yield: 3 servings

    1/4 c Toor dal; AKA split pigeon
    - peas/lentil
    1/4 c Masoor dal; AKA red lentil
    1 tb Vegetable oil
    3 cl Garlic; chopped
    1 Green chile; chopped
    1/2 ts Cumin seed
    1/4 ts Mustard seed
    1 lg Tomato chopped
    5 oz Spinach; chopped (1 1/2 c
    - fine chopped spinach)
    1/4 ts Turmeric powder
    1 1/2 c Water
    1/4 ts Garam masala
    Juice of 1/2 lemon
    Salt
    Cilantro; garnish

    Wash and rinse the dals. Set aside. Press saute mode on
    Instant Pot. Add oil and once it's hot add cumin seeds
    and mustard seeds. Let them crackle.

    Add chopped garlic, green chili and saute till the
    garlic starts turning golden brown in color.

    Add chopped tomato and mix. Cook for a minute.

    Then add chopped spinach and mix.

    Add salt, turmeric powder and cook the spinach-tomato
    mixture for 1-2 minutes.

    Now add the rinsed dal and give a stir.

    Add water, mix and close the lid of the Instant Pot.

    Cancel saute mode. Select manual and cook on high
    pressure for 10 minutes. Once 10 minutes are up, wait
    few minutes (6-7 minutes) and then release the pressure.

    Adjust salt and add garam masala, cilantro and lemon
    juice. Also adjust consistency of the dal at this point.

    Serve spinach dal hot with boiled rice!

    RECIPE FROM: https://www.cookwithmanali.com

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