South Indian Lentil Cakes with Raita

Name: South Indian Lentil Cakes with Raita
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Indian, Asian
Ingredients: 59 milliliters basmati rice; 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 237 milliliters from pea tendrils, arugula, or spinach, chopped; 59 milliliters finely chopped peeled seeded cucumber; 0 teaspoons cumin seeds; 59 milliliters chopped fresh cilantro; 1 teaspoon chopped peeled fresh ginger; 3 Tbsps chopped fresh mint; 1 head garlic; 1 garlic clove, minced; 1 jalapeño, seeded, minced; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 118 milliliters mixed dried legumes (such as lentils and whole mung beans); 1 teaspoons (or more) fresh lemon juice; 237 milliliters plain low-fat yogurt; 4 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil, divided; 118 milliliters peas (from about 8 ounces peas in pods), chopped; 59 milliliters chopped scallions

The recipe South Indian Lentil Cakes with Raitan is ready in around 45 minutes and is definitely a great gluten free and vegetarian option for lovers of Indian food. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains approximately 15g of protein, 16g of fat, and a total of 374 calories. This recipe covers 21% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have basmati rice, cucumber, from pea tendrils, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 450°F.

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Cut top 1/2" offhead of garlic; discard.

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Garlic

Place garlic on asheet of foil.

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Garlic

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Aluminum Foil

Drizzle with oil; sprinkle withsalt and pepper. Wrap in foil. Roast untiltender, about 45 minutes.

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Pepper

Wrap

Cooking Oil

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Aluminum Foil

Let cool. Squeezecloves from skins, keeping cloves intact.

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Clove

Stir cumin in a small dry skillet overmedium heat until deep brown, 2-3 minutes.

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Cumin

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Let cool. Finely grind in a spice mill.

Mix yogurt, cucumber, cilantro, mint,jalapeño, and 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice in a mediumbowl. Stir in cumin. Season with salt,pepper, and more lemon juice, if desired.

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Lemon Juice

Cilantro

Cucumber

Pepper

Yogurt

Cumin

Mint

Salt

Rinse legumes; place in amedium bowl with rice.

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Legumes

Rice

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Bowl

Add water to coverby 3".

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Let legumes and rice soak at roomtemperature for 3-5 hours.

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Rice

Drain legumes and rice; transfer to a foodprocessor.

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Rice

Add garlic, ginger, and jalapeño.Process until grainy paste forms (add 1-2tablespoons water if necessary).

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Ginger

Water

Transfer to a largebowl; mix in tendrils and next 6 ingredients.

Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large nonstick skilletover medium-high heat. Spoon 4 scant1/4-cupfuls of batter into skillet, flatteningwith the back of a measuring cup into1/4"-thick cakes. Reduce heat to medium;sauté until golden brown and cookedthrough, adding 1 more tablespoon oil when cakesare flipped, about 4-5 minutes per side.Repeat with remaining oil and batter. Divideraita among plates; top with a roastedgarlic clove.

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Place 2 cakes on each plate.

343 calories, 19 grams fat, 35 grams carbohydrate

Bon Appétit

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Servings:

59milliliters

basmati rice 1teaspoon

freshly ground black pepper 237milliliters

from pea tendrils, arugula, or spinach, chopped 59milliliters

finely chopped peeled seeded cucumber 0teaspoons

cumin seeds 59milliliters

chopped fresh cilantro 1teaspoon

chopped peeled fresh ginger 3Tbsps

chopped fresh mint 1head

garlic 1

garlic clove, minced 1

jalapeño, seeded, minced 1teaspoon

kosher salt 118milliliters

mixed dried legumes (such as lentils and whole mung beans)1teaspoons

(or more) fresh lemon juice 237milliliters

plain low-fat yogurt 4Tbsps

extra-virgin olive oil, divided 118milliliters

peas (from about 8 ounces peas in pods), chopped 59milliliters

chopped scallions

Recommended wine: Gruener Veltliner, Riesling, Sparkling Rose

Indian works really well with Gruener Veltliner, Riesling, and Sparkling rosé. The best wine for Indian food will depending on the dish, of course, but these picks can be served chilled and have some sweetness to complement the spiciness and complex flavors of a wide variety of traditional dishes. You could try Weingut Hirsch Heiligenstein Gruner Veltliner. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.1 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 32 dollars per bottle.