Three basic recipes
Masala chai, dal and raita with ingredients from a Dutch supermarket.
Masala chai (2 cups). Bring a cup of water to the boil with two crushed cardamom pods, a slice of ginger, a clove and a small piece of cinnamon. Add two teaspoons of loose black tea (or two bags) and boil for two minutes. Pour in a cup of whole milk, bring back to the boil, simmer briefly, strain and sweeten to taste.
Dal (serves 4). Rinse 200 grams of red lentils and cook them for 20 minutes in 700 millilitres of water with half a teaspoon of turmeric and salt. In a small pan heat two tablespoons of oil or ghee, fry a teaspoon of cumin seeds until they crackle, add a chopped onion, two cloves of garlic and a finely sliced green chilli and fry until golden. Stir in a chopped tomato, fry briefly and pour everything into the lentils. Finish with fresh coriander and a squeeze of lemon.
Raita. Whisk a tub of whole yoghurt with a grated, squeezed cucumber, a pinch of salt and half a teaspoon of roasted cumin powder. A cooling side with any spiced dish. Not sure what an Indian ingredient is called in Dutch? Look it up in the ingredient translator under 'Handy tools'.
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Useful links
- Voedingscentrum voedingscentrum.nl
Safe and healthy cooking (in Dutch).