Vegetarian Curry Bible


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The Vegetarian Curry Bible  
Vali Ambat  
Vegetarian Bobotie  
by Lee Cox  
Ingredients  
by Sunita  
Ingredients  
1 cup toor dhal  
1 1/2 cups chopped spinach  
7-8 red chillies  
1 lemon sized ball of tamarind  
tbsp coconut  
1 tsp jaggery  
oil and butter  
2 medium onions, chopped  
100g/3½oz macadamia nuts (unsalted peanuts can also be used)  
50g/2oz blanched almonds  
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped  
2 cayenne chillies (the small green ones), de-seeded and finely chopped  
2.5cm/1in fresh ginger, peeled and chopped, or grated finely  
2 large carrots, chopped  
2 tsp spice mix (see tip) or curry powder  
2 slices of white bread soaked in 100ml/4fl oz milk  
100g/3½oz ready-to-eat dried apricots, quartered  
juice of half a lemon (zest it before you cut it in half)  
4 lemon leaves, (bay leaves work just as well) or the zest of 1 lemon  
salt and pepper to season  
Salt to taste  
1 tsp mustard seeds  
1 sprig curry leaves  
1 small onion, chopped finely  
2 tbsp cooking oil for seasoning  
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Pressure cook the dhal with the spinach and salt till done.  
Blend to a smooth paste the red chillies, tamarind and coconut.  
Add the blended mixture to the dhal-spinach.  
Mix well.  
Add the required amount of water, jaggery and bring to a boil.  
Season with the chopped onion, mustard and curry leaves in oil.  
For the custard topping:  
150ml/5fl oz milk, plain yoghurt, or sour cream  
2 small eggs  
salt and pepper  
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Preheat the oven to 190C/375F/Gas 5.  
Fry the onions over a low to medium heat in a little oil and butter until  
they are transparent but not brown. It should take 5-10 minutes.  
Put the macadamia nuts and the almonds in the oven on a baking tray.  
Add the garlic, chillies, ginger, carrots and curry powder, and cook,  
stirring all the time for another 2 minutes. Take the nuts out of the oven  
and roughly chop them.  
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