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

Dal Tadka and Patta Gobi Phugina

Cabbage is one of those vegetables which becomes delicious when paired with any other vegetable or meat. Today it was scrambled eggs with Cabbage. And with it I also made my new favorite lentil recipe-the Tadka Dal and yummy hot dinner was ready

Dal Tadka (Split peas and lentil soup)

Tadka Dal

Ingredients:

1. 1/2 cup Chana dal or yellow split peas
2. 1/2 cup Masoor dal
3. 1/2 cup roughly chopped onions
4. 1/2 cup chopped tomato
5. 1/2 cup plain yogurt beaten
6. 1 tablespoon finely chopped onions
7. 1 tablespoon oil
8. 2 garlic pods chopped fine
9. 1/2 teaspoon each of cumin, urad dal, mustard seeds, asafoetida
10. 3 dried red chillies broken
11. few curry leaves
12. 1/2 teaspoon each of coriander powder, garam masala, salt or to taste

In a pressure cooker cook the chana dal and masoor dal along with tomatoes and onions for 4-5 whistles with 2 cups water. Mash then after the steam from the cooker escapes.

In a pan heat the oil and fry the cumin, mustard seeds and urad dal, red chillies and curry leaves till they splutter. Add finely chopped onions and fry till they become brown. Add garlic and fry till they become a little brown. Add this to the dal along with all the spices and yogurt and 2 cups of water Bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes. garnish with cilantro and enjoy

Cabbage Fry 

Cabbage Fry

Ingredients:

1. 1/2 medium sized cabbage chopped fine about 4 cups
2. 2 medium tomatoes chopped fine, about 1/2 cup
3. 1/2 cup chopped onions
4. 1 serrano chilli chopped
5. 1/2 teaspoon each of ginger garlic paste, salt, chilli powder, turmeric, coriander powder
6. 2 tablespoons oil

In a pan heat the oil and fry the onions till they become translucent. Add green chillies and ginger garlic paste and fry for a minute. Add tomatoes and cook covered for 5 minutes. Add all the powdered ingredients mix well and add the cabbage. Stir well and cover and cook for 15 minutes. Garnish with Cilantro and enjoy

Patta Gobi Phugina (Scrambled eggs with Cabbage)

Scrambled eggs with Cabbage

Ingredients:

1. 3-4 cups cabbage fry 
2. 2 large eggs well beaten

In the pan you cooked cabbage fry for 15 minutes, add the beaten eggs and stir well to combine in the process scrambling the eggs. Cover and cook for 3 minutes. garnish with cilantro and enjoy