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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Indian Subcontinent >> Indian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. TO MAKE THE LENTIL CAKES: Soak the dal overnight in 4 cups of water, then drain off the water. | 2. Mix the drained dal with remaining lentil cake ingredients and whiz them in a blender until you have a smooth creamy paste (add a little extra water to achieve this consistency if necessary). | 3. Heat just over half of the oil (from the curry sauce list of ingredients) in a large frying pan (or karai); fry the lentil mixture over a medium heat until it leaves the side of the pan and a ball forms (sounds strange, but you’ll know it when you see it). | 4. Spread the lentil mix onto a greased plate, to a depth of ½ inch; leave this to cool and set. | 5. When set, cut the dal into 1 inch squares; then heat the rest of the oil in a frying pan over a medium high heat and fry the dal squares a few at a time, until golden brown; set aside. | 6. CURRY SAUCE: Fry the potatoes in a large lidded frying pan until lightly browned; set aside. | 7. Lower the heat to medium and in the same pan add the cumin seeds and bay leaves, let them sizzle for a few seconds; add the turmeric, chilli, coriander, salt and tomatoes and fry for two minutes; add water and bring to the boil. | 8. Add the potatoes, cover and cook for 10 minutes then add the fried dal squares; cover again and cook until the potatoes are tender (approximately 5-10 minutes). | 9. Add the ghee, if using, and sprinkle on the garam masala; remove from heat and serve hot. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
channa dal	5	ounces	washed	126.0833	0.0	28.05	0.7083
water	4	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
salt	3/4	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
turmeric	1/2	teaspoon	ground	4.68	1.0071	0.1452	0.0488
gingerroot	1/2		grated	2.4	0.5331	0.0546	0.0225
coconut	2	tablespoons	desiccated	35.4	1.5230000000000001	0.33299999999999996	3.3489999999999998
green chilies	2			194.3028	48.0	0.0	0.0
water	1/2	cup		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
oil	3/4	cup		1346.85	0.0	0.4305	152.9505
potato	3		cut	-	-	-	-
cumin seed	1/2	teaspoon		3.9375	0.4645	0.187	0.2338
bay leaf	2			-	-	-	-
turmeric	1	teaspoon	ground	4.68	1.0071	0.1452	0.0488
chili powder	1/2	teaspoon		3.807	0.6709999999999999	0.1817	0.1928
cumin	1 1/2	1/2	ground	3.9375	0.4645	0.187	0.2338
coriander	1	teaspoon	ground	5.364	0.9898	0.2227	0.3199
salt	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
tomato	2		chopped	80.4198	17.3796	3.9316	0.8936
water	1 1/2	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
garam masala	1/2	teaspoon		126.0833	0.0	28.05	0.7083

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.