seeking a recipe

[Guest guest]

First, I am posting this request in several groups and aplogize in advance to

everyone who receive this more than once.

 

A vegetarian Indian restaurant opened across the street from where I work.

The food is fabulous and really inexpensive. I have become addicted to

something that I would love to have a recipe for. I don't know the name; it is

lentil balls in a sweetish yoghur saucet, served with a good shake of masala

spices and a river of red chutney. I have one Indian cookbook, and this is not

in there.

 

If anyone is in Chicago, it is in West Rogers Park at the corner of Devon and

Francisco.

 

Robin

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

We eat indian food all of the time, and since we don't eat dairy, I can't give

you info on this dish. I can tell you that the people in the Indian markets we

have been to have been very helpful. I'd try asking the owner of an

international foods or indian food store for suggestions. I'm sure that

getting the name of the dish from the restaurant would help too. They may be

able to suggest a market for you to try. Good luck

 

robin koloms <rkoloms wrote: First, I am posting this

request in several groups and aplogize in advance to everyone who receive this

more than once.

 

A vegetarian Indian restaurant opened across the street from where I work. The

food is fabulous and really inexpensive. I have become addicted to something

that I would love to have a recipe for. I don't know the name; it is lentil

balls in a sweetish yoghur saucet, served with a good shake of masala spices and

a river of red chutney. I have one Indian cookbook, and this is not in there.

 

If anyone is in Chicago, it is in West Rogers Park at the corner of Devon and

Francisco.

 

Robin

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Hey, Robin,

 

I would just ask what it's called and look around online for a recipe. I

have several pretty thick Indian cookbooks, so if you get the name but you

can't find a recipe online, let me know and I can try to see if one of the

books has it. Most of the restaurants on Devon Street are pretty open with

sharing information about the dishes, I think.

 

Marla

 

> First, I am posting this request in several groups and aplogize in advance to

> everyone who receive this more than once.

>

> A vegetarian Indian restaurant opened across the street from where I work.

> The food is fabulous and really inexpensive. I have become addicted to

> something that I would love to have a recipe for. I don't know the name; it

> is lentil balls in a sweetish yoghur saucet, served with a good shake of

> masala spices and a river of red chutney. I have one Indian cookbook, and

> this is not in there.

>

> If anyone is in Chicago, it is in West Rogers Park at the corner of Devon and

> Francisco.

>

> Robin

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

I have asked three people who work there the name of the dish; it is very long

and goes in one ear and out the other.

 

Beth Martin <parunnergal wrote: We eat indian food all of

the time, and since we don't eat dairy, I can't give you info on this dish. I

can tell you that the people in the Indian markets we have been to have been

very helpful. I'd try asking the owner of an international foods or indian food

store for suggestions. I'm sure that getting the name of the dish from the

restaurant would help too. They may be able to suggest a market for you to try.

Good luck

 

robin koloms <rkoloms wrote: First, I am posting this request in

several groups and aplogize in advance to everyone who receive this more than

once.

 

A vegetarian Indian restaurant opened across the street from where I work. The

food is fabulous and really inexpensive. I have become addicted to something

that I would love to have a recipe for. I don't know the name; it is lentil

balls in a sweetish yoghur saucet, served with a good shake of masala spices and

a river of red chutney. I have one Indian cookbook, and this is not in there.

 

If anyone is in Chicago, it is in West Rogers Park at the corner of Devon and

Francisco.

 

Robin

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Robin,

It is called " Dahi Vada " . I make it all the time (especially during parties

at home). Here is my version of it:

 

Urad Daal - 1 cup (this is white colored lentil and you get it in Indian

Stores)

Split Moong Daal - 3 cups (this is yellow colored lentil and you get it in

Indian Stores)

 

Soak the above ingredients overnight. Remove water. Blend the two lentils using

very little water (do it in small batches so you dont need to add much water to

blend it.

The paste should be consistency of gello pudding and not runny (basically the

thicker it is, the easier it is to work with).

 

Beat the mixture of blended " lentils " with a bubble whisk to get it light and

fluffy (about 5 minutes). The mixture turns slightly pale yellow when you beat

well.

Add Salt and black pepper and finely chopped ginger.

 

Heat oil and drop 1 tbsp of lentil paste. Fry till slightly done (dont wait till

it it gets brown).

The amount of lentil paste makes more than 50 fried lentil balls.

 

Once you have it fried, you can use it to assemble when you are ready to serve.

 

To serve:

Take Warm water (not boiling).

Add pinch of salt.

Drop friend lentil ball. Remove it after a minute or two and squeeze the water

out. Doing this will remove ny excess oil from frying.

 

In a separate bowl, beat yogurt.

Drop lentil ball in it enough to cover them and little more.

 

Garnish with:

Roasted and crushed cumin seeds (see below).

Tamarind chutney (this is sweet and sour chutney you get in Indian stores but

very easy to make at home. I will send recipe if anyone is interested).

Cayanne pepper.

Salt.

 

Roasted Cumin:

Take whole cumin

On a hot skillet, roast cumin till dark brown (it will start to smell good).

Crush in grinder or a morter/pestel.

 

Enjoy. Let me know if you have any questions.

 

Laks

 

 

 

Beth Martin <parunnergal

 

Wednesday, June 13, 2007 4:08:03 AM

Re: seeking a recipe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We eat indian food all of the time, and since we don't eat dairy, I

can't give you info on this dish. I can tell you that the people in the Indian

markets we have been to have been very helpful. I'd try asking the owner of an

international foods or indian food store for suggestions. I'm sure that

getting the name of the dish from the restaurant would help too. They may be

able to suggest a market for you to try. Good luck

 

 

 

robin koloms <rkoloms > wrote: First, I am posting this

request in several groups and aplogize in advance to everyone who receive this

more than once.

 

 

 

A vegetarian Indian restaurant opened across the street from where I work. The

food is fabulous and really inexpensive. I have become addicted to something

that I would love to have a recipe for. I don't know the name; it is lentil

balls in a sweetish yoghur saucet, served with a good shake of masala spices and

a river of red chutney. I have one Indian cookbook, and this is not in there.

 

 

 

If anyone is in Chicago, it is in West Rogers Park at the corner of Devon and

Francisco.

 

 

 

Robin

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

ah I know how that goes. could you have someone write it down for you on a

piece of paper 'for spelling' then you could google it..?

Renee

 

robin koloms <rkoloms wrote:

I have asked three people who work there the name of the dish; it is

very long and goes in one ear and out the other.

 

Beth Martin <parunnergal wrote: We eat indian food all of the time,

and since we don't eat dairy, I can't give you info on this dish. I can tell you

that the people in the Indian markets we have been to have been very helpful.

I'd try asking the owner of an international foods or indian food store for

suggestions. I'm sure that getting the name of the dish from the restaurant

would help too. They may be able to suggest a market for you to try. Good luck

 

robin koloms <rkoloms wrote: First, I am posting this request in

several groups and aplogize in advance to everyone who receive this more than

once.

 

A vegetarian Indian restaurant opened across the street from where I work. The

food is fabulous and really inexpensive. I have become addicted to something

that I would love to have a recipe for. I don't know the name; it is lentil

balls in a sweetish yoghur saucet, served with a good shake of masala spices and

a river of red chutney. I have one Indian cookbook, and this is not in there.

 

If anyone is in Chicago, it is in West Rogers Park at the corner of Devon and

Francisco.

 

Robin

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Thank you so much for sending this! I will file this away until fall (no a/c at

our house). How do you prepare the yoghurt?

 

lakshmi rao <laks_class12 wrote: Robin,

It is called " Dahi Vada " . I make it all the time (especially during parties at

home). Here is my version of it:

 

Urad Daal - 1 cup (this is white colored lentil and you get it in Indian Stores)

Split Moong Daal - 3 cups (this is yellow colored lentil and you get it in

Indian Stores)

 

Soak the above ingredients overnight. Remove water. Blend the two lentils using

very little water (do it in small batches so you dont need to add much water to

blend it.

The paste should be consistency of gello pudding and not runny (basically the

thicker it is, the easier it is to work with).

 

Beat the mixture of blended " lentils " with a bubble whisk to get it light and

fluffy (about 5 minutes). The mixture turns slightly pale yellow when you beat

well.

Add Salt and black pepper and finely chopped ginger.

 

Heat oil and drop 1 tbsp of lentil paste. Fry till slightly done (dont wait till

it it gets brown).

The amount of lentil paste makes more than 50 fried lentil balls.

 

Once you have it fried, you can use it to assemble when you are ready to serve.

 

To serve:

Take Warm water (not boiling).

Add pinch of salt.

Drop friend lentil ball. Remove it after a minute or two and squeeze the water

out. Doing this will remove ny excess oil from frying.

 

In a separate bowl, beat yogurt.

Drop lentil ball in it enough to cover them and little more.

 

Garnish with:

Roasted and crushed cumin seeds (see below).

Tamarind chutney (this is sweet and sour chutney you get in Indian stores but

very easy to make at home. I will send recipe if anyone is interested).

Cayanne pepper.

Salt.

 

Roasted Cumin:

Take whole cumin

On a hot skillet, roast cumin till dark brown (it will start to smell good).

Crush in grinder or a morter/pestel.

 

Enjoy. Let me know if you have any questions.

 

Laks

 

 

Beth Martin <parunnergal

 

Wednesday, June 13, 2007 4:08:03 AM

Re: seeking a recipe

 

We eat indian food all of the time, and since we don't eat dairy, I can't give

you info on this dish. I can tell you that the people in the Indian markets we

have been to have been very helpful. I'd try asking the owner of an

international foods or indian food store for suggestions. I'm sure that getting

the name of the dish from the restaurant would help too. They may be able to

suggest a market for you to try. Good luck

 

robin koloms <rkoloms > wrote: First, I am posting this request in

several groups and aplogize in advance to everyone who receive this more than

once.

 

A vegetarian Indian restaurant opened across the street from where I work. The

food is fabulous and really inexpensive. I have become addicted to something

that I would love to have a recipe for. I don't know the name; it is lentil

balls in a sweetish yoghur saucet, served with a good shake of masala spices and

a river of red chutney. I have one Indian cookbook, and this is not in there.

 

If anyone is in Chicago, it is in West Rogers Park at the corner of Devon and

Francisco.

 

Robin

 

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[Guest guest]

I stopped there after work to bring some goodies home to my sister. I was

chatting with another customer who was Indian and spoke perfect Englisht. I

asked him the name and he asked the person behind the counter. They spoke for

about a minute and he told me that the employee has no idea what it is called.

 

Thank you, everyone, for the great suggestions.

 

Renee Carroll <renecarol25 wrote:

ah I know how that goes. could you have someone write it down for you

on a piece of paper 'for spelling' then you could google it..?

Renee

 

robin koloms <rkoloms wrote:

I have asked three people who work there the name of the dish; it is very long

and goes in one ear and out the other.

 

Beth Martin <parunnergal wrote: We eat indian food all of the time,

and since we don't eat dairy, I can't give you info on this dish. I can tell you

that the people in the Indian markets we have been to have been very helpful.

I'd try asking the owner of an international foods or indian food store for

suggestions. I'm sure that getting the name of the dish from the restaurant

would help too. They may be able to suggest a market for you to try. Good luck

 

robin koloms <rkoloms wrote: First, I am posting this request in

several groups and aplogize in advance to everyone who receive this more than

once.

 

A vegetarian Indian restaurant opened across the street from where I work. The

food is fabulous and really inexpensive. I have become addicted to something

that I would love to have a recipe for. I don't know the name; it is lentil

balls in a sweetish yoghur saucet, served with a good shake of masala spices and

a river of red chutney. I have one Indian cookbook, and this is not in there.

 

If anyone is in Chicago, it is in West Rogers Park at the corner of Devon and

Francisco.

 

Robin

 

 

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