Recipe: Tasty 11 - Daikon dal Mex style (vegan)

11 - Daikon dal Mex style (vegan). This dish combines the sweet, spicy flavours of Rajasthan with some heavenly warm, dark flavours from Mexico. This dish combines the sweet, spicy flavours of Rajasthan with some heavenly warm, dark flavours from Mexico. Rummaging in the kitchen I came across half a daikon lurking in the fridge and I always have an array of lentils and beans on standby as they are cheap, store ea.

Mooli Moong Dal is a popular Rajasthani dish. While other cuisines from different parts of India consider mooli or white radish just as a salad ingredient, it is often used in most Rajasthani recipes. Adding radish gives the otherwise simple moong dal a sharp and pungent taste. You can have 11 - Daikon dal Mex style (vegan) using 19 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of 11 - Daikon dal Mex style (vegan)

1. It's 1 cup of daikon diced.
2. Prepare 1 cup of green split lentils (or whatever lentils you have).
3. Prepare 1 tbsp of oil.
4. You need 2 of cloves.
5. You need of small piece of turmeric root grated or ½ teaspoon dried turmeric.
6. It's 1 of large bay leaf.
7. It's 1/2 tsp of cumin seeds.
8. Prepare 1 tbsp of ginger paste.
9. You need 1-2 of green chillies finely sliced.
10. Prepare 1 pinch of asafoetida (optional).
11. It's 1/2 tsp of chilli powder.
12. It's 6 of tomatoes roughly chopped (or a tin of tomatoes).
13. You need 1/4 cup of tomato puree.
14. Prepare 2 cups of water.
15. Prepare to taste of salt.
16. You need 2 cubes of dark chocolate.
17. It's of For Garnishing.
18. You need handful of fresh coriander roughly chopped.
19. Prepare 1 of red chilli, sliced.

Radishes are crunchy, low in calories ad high in potassium, vitamin C, folate (folic acid) and fiber. They are a natural decongestant (great for the winter months) and easy to grow and find just about anywhere in the world. Radishes come in a variety of colors, shapes, and sizes. Quick Pickled Carrots and Daikon are a sweet and sour vegetable condiment most commonly used on the Vietnamese banh mi sandwich.

11 - Daikon dal Mex style (vegan) instructions

1. Dice the daikon into cubes. Wash the lentils under running water until the water runs clear and set aside..
2. Heat a pan over medium flame and add the oil. Place the bay leaf, cloves and cumin seeds in the pan and when the seeds starts to crackle, add the ginger paste, green chilli and asafoetida. Saute the mixture for 5 minutes..
3. Add the daikon, lentils, chilli powder and mix them well until coated and cook for a further 2 minutes..
4. Add the tomatoes, tomato puree, water and salt. Place a lid on the pan and cook until the lentils are soft, adding more water if necessary..
5. Add in the chocolate and stir until melted..
6. Transfer the daikon dal into a bowl and garnish with coriander leaves and chilli. Serve with tacos or paratha..

The root vegetables are cut, brined, and can be eaten almost immediately. Their flavors will deepen with a few days in the refrigerator and can be enjoyed as you would any pickled vegetable. Vietnamese Quick Pickled Carrots and Daikon are super easy to make. Meanwhile, add a little oil to a frying pan and cook the onion for a few minutes. What more can anyone ask for, other than a hand-pressed corn tortilla, of course?

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