Haven't stepped into Mustafa Centre, I would not know India, a part of it's neighbours eat varieties of lentils, beans! The Burrabazaar Area provision stores in Kolkata may stock them all but we live in the middle class Bengali neighbourhoods where the shops stock rajma, kabuli chana, kala chana; not hare chana or red lentil skin on! Each time I visit, I wish to buy a couple of those varieties of the lentils & beans; also the different varieties of gluten-free flours like an expensive teff flour? I hate wastage; when to cook all varieties, for whom; that minimal eater? I say, "tui amar guinea pig holina, blog takey dar korate ektu technically help korli na, kono interest nei tor amai ektu social mediai famous korer". To all my complaints, his answer is not to drag him into these. I think mentions make the family happy; whatever they say! That I do, also cook bean curries that we prefer with handmade breads! Like our father, his mother; T wants lentil curries occasionally! All of them enjoy "tok dal" / sour lentil curry! I have to have dal with rice meals; my gluten-allergic son was dependant on lentil curries when a toddler; also I didn't believe in tinned food for him. Until last year, he had rice and dal with love! Dal Curries matter in the family!
ALL DAY I PLAN, COOK, SAVOUR FOOD!
Since Diwali, I am not in control! I do not know why I am eating a lot of carb! Malpoa kills, in the past one week, I had perhaps 20-25 of them! Am I getting bored sitting idle all day? Do I miss son? I am curious about the changes in him after starting to live alone far off. Would he still say, "mumma tokey merey dui tukro korey debo beshi katha bolbi to! Kicchu janish na, kicchu parish na!" Lets see what he does when we meet! In all these excitement, I am unable to plan how to treat him, what he would want mumma to cook for him; if he would chat with us! When we meet I am to feed him Bengali platters! Today, I had been happily busy cooking for a client! Sitting idle is not what I look forward to; I am wanting to earn at a time when many a factors are not congenial to my wish; the first barrier is an unconfident self! I am a confident cook but to upgrade myself doing various courses is not my thing! Better I share a lentil soup recipe for you, I cook it good, it does not require much of skill!
WHAT IS PALONG ER DAL?
Palong Shaak is spinach green! Leafy Greens are a must cook in our family, in my kitchen too! I love it; the rest eat! The son creates a lot of trouble eating leafy greens ever since he turned a teen; may be because I fed him a lot in his child! The daddy used to love palong shaak! The child did not refuse the way the brother refused egg! Egg did not suit him; he puked, the mother kept forcing! A life without eggs is not an issue! My side of the family now eats egg but we are not so egg prone except for Bidisha! In the man's side, his sister dislikes egg! Spinach Dal is common in the Indian Sub-continent, if not much in Bengal! I cook items way! I do have a combined recipe of Dal Palak & dried Bombay Duck in the blog! I prefer complete freedom while cooking; not willing to follow ditto a recipe! I did my version of spinach dal this time using the regular kitchen spices; it is protein rich, vegan, gluten-free!
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Especially in winter times, we consume legumes alot. Red lentil and green lentil soups are our favourite. This recipe looks very different. Thanks for sharing. Have a wonderful Sunday to you Dear friend! Greetings.
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