Goan Stir fried beef and dal

The way we have been eating is been changing lately. We are trying to eat less carbs and when you eat less carbs you would have to eat something else which would make you full and keep you satisfied for a long time...TADAHHHH enter meat...

So during this week's grocery run, instead of getting ground meat I got sliced meat and I made this beef stir fry from the North West state of Goa and it was great. I served it with rice and Goan dal for the kids and for people who do not want to eat rice, I served it with Barley

Goan Stir Fry 

Goan style beef stir fry

Ingredients:

1. 1 lb stir fry meat
2. 1 medium small onion sliced into half circles
3. 1 large tomato chopped
4. 1/2 teaspoon salt or more to taste
5. 1 serrano chillie chopped fine
6. 1 tablespoon oil
7. 1 heaped teaspoon ginger garlic paste
8. 2 big pods of garlic chopped fine
9. 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
10. 1 tablespoon white vinegar

Marinate the meat with salt and pepper and vinegar and ginger garlic paste  for atleast 1 hr.

Heat a pan and fry the meat on low flame for 20-30 minutes.

In a different pan heat the oil and fry the onions till they start turning brown. Add the garlic and the chopped chillies and fry for a minute. Add the tomatoes and cook for 5 minutes. Add the meat into this pan and stir to combine. Simmer for 10 minute, give a taste test and garnish with cilantro and serve

Goan Masoor Dal (Lentils with Tomato)

Goan Masoor Dal

Ingredients:

1. 1/2 cup masoor dal
2. 2 tomatoes chopped fine
3. 1/2 teaspoon each of cumin and mustard seeds
4. few dried red chillies
5. few curry leaves
6. 1 tablespoon lemon juice (optional)
7. 1/2 tablespoon oil
8. 1/2 teaspoon each of turmeric, salt, hing
9. 1/4 cup sliced onions

Cook the masoor dal along with tomatoes with turmeric with 2 cups water for 30 minutes. In a pan heat the oil and fry the cumin and mustard seeds and the dried red chillies and curry leaves. Add the hing and fry for 20-30 seconds. Add the onions and fry till they start becoming dark. Add this to the dal and bring to a boil. Add salt and lemon juice if using and boil for 7-10 minutes. Garnish with cilantro and serve

Coconut Masoor Dal

I wanted not to cook today, especially any meat. I wanted to just eat dal on hot bed of steamed rice...yum yum yum. Simple pleasures of life.
Masoor dal or the red lentils are one of my favorite lentils. My mom did not cook them very often.

Anyway, the dal I made today is super delicious creamy dal with coconut milk. Enjoy with hot steamed rice or your favorite roti

Khopra Masoor Dal (Red lentils in coconut milk)

Coconut Masoor dal

Ingredients:

1. 1 cup masoor dal
2. 2 ripe tomatoes chopped fine
3. 1 medium small onion chopped fine
4. 2 large garlic cloves
5. 1 tablespoon oil
6. 1 cup coconut milk
7. 1/2 teaspoon each of cumin, urad dal, mustard seeds, hing, salt, chilly powder, coriander powder, turmeric
8. 3 dried red chillies, few curry leave

In a pressure cooker cook the dal with 2 cups water add turmeric for 4-6 whistles. Let the steam escape.

In the mean time heat oil in a pan and add cumin, urad dal, mustard seeds, red chillies and curry leaves and fry till they start to splutter. Add finely chopped garlic and hing and fry for 30 minutes. Add the rest of the powder ingredients and mix well. Add onions and fry till they become brown. Add tomatoes and cook for 5-7 minutes. Open the cooker after the steam has escaped and add it to the pan and mix well. Simmer for 5-7 minutes. Reduce the heat to low and add coconut milk and simmer further for 5 more minutes. Garnish with cilantro and enjoy hot hot :)