chana masala

[nibot]

Ryan and Lisza drove up to Orange County yesterday and spent the day with my family. By all accounts it was a successful day. First Ryan won the lottery(!) and then we cooked up a yummy dinner. A chick-pea curry (something like chana masala), tilapia fillets, cucumber and tomato salad. The chick pea curry was quite delicious, cheap, and easy to prepare. The recipe (made up on the spot) consisted of:

- an onion or two (diced)
- two cans of chick peas (drained)
- can of tomato puree (or tomato paste + water)
- huge amount of curry powder
- juice from one lime
- salt
- a little sugar
- fresh cilantro/coriander
instructions: saute onions in oil, then combine (almost) everything and let simmer for a while; add fresh cilantro just before serving (of course)

I used at least a fifth of a big jar (200g) of "hot curry powder" (ingredients: coriander, tumeric, chili, mustard, ginger, cumin, fenugreek) i had bought at the persian grocery store.

Comments

[in-alaska.livejournal.com]

Yes that was a good day. I almost forgot about the lottery! And the cute little lion lamb! See you later.

[vortexshedding.livejournal.com]

YUM!!! lovely looking meal!

how did you prepare your tilapia? i bake mine and they come out kinda soggy, i've tried a couple of brands/ranges in price

[furzicle.livejournal.com]

So simple: I dredge the filets in Italian seasoned bread crumbs and fry in olive oil, just enough to coat the bottom of the pan. Use a good pan that you can get hot. Don't over cook, perhaps a few minutes on each side. I also think that buying fresh fish is important. I've had disappointments with frozen fish.