Today was a great day! Kira and I went to Gurinder Walia's house for a lesson in Punjabi cooking!! Gurinder attends the Sikh Satsang of Indianapolis on Acton Road, a new FBCI partner. She taught us roti (flat bread), daal (lentils), tea, rice, yogurt, and paneer (cheese). It was all delicious and so easy (for Gurinder!). The recipe for daal was:
Daal
1 pound lentils (yellow and green)
enough water to cover the lentils to a depth of one finger knuckle
salt to taste
1 pinch chili pepper
1 table spoon tumeric
1 onion
1/3 cup fresh ginger
6 cloves garlic
tomato
garam masala
cilantro
Cook lentils, salt, pepper, and tumeric in pressure cooker or crock pot until lentils are done. Chop and fry onion, ginger, and garlic until brown. Chop and add tomato and garam masala to onion mixture. Add onion mixture to lentils and stir. Garnish with cilantro.
Daal is very common in South Asian cooking as it is very nutrious and vegetarian. There are many different types of daal made with the many varieties of lentils. Be sure to wash your lentils first!
Kira and I would like to thank Gurinder and Maninder Walia for having us to their house and teaching us so much. I didn't know how to cook anything beyond peanut butter and jelly, so I am very grateful for Gurinder's kind patience with me!
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