pepperhead212
Executive Chef
I was in the mood for some Indian type dish, so I threw together something in the Instant Pot, using those mustard greens (something still coming from the garden), and some beans and turkey, from the freezer. I do a lot of these in the IP, with the only extra pot being the little pot for the tarka - a small 1 qt saucepan that is great for these tarkas.
I started with some chopped onion in a little oil on sauté mode, then added a tb of minced garlic, along with some sambar masala and vidaloo masala, to cook a minute, then turned it off, and added some water, to stop the cooking.
I then put about 2 qts of mizuna and komatsuna leaves in the VM, added 3 c water, and liquefied the mixture. I added this to the IP, then rinsed out the VM with 2 c water, and added that to the IP, along with 1 c rinsed toor dal. I brought it to a boil on sauté mode, and meanwhile, toasted 1/2 c hulled millet, and added that to the mix. I added salt to taste (about 1½ tsp, with more later), and set it to pressure cook 10 min. After this, the pressure released in 15 minutes, and I added 12 oz thawed long beans and 12 oz thawed, cooked turkey, and 1/4 c red lentils (to thicken it some), and let it cook on slow cook high, for about 25 minutes. Meanwhile, I made the tarka, to temper the dish at the end:
2 tb vegetable oil
1 1/2 tsp black mustard seed
1 tsp whole cumin seed
5 or 6 dry Thai peppers
about 12 fresh curry leaves
1/2 tsp asafoetida
I heated oil in a small saucepan over medium heat, until shimmering; added the mustard seed and covered with splatter screen. When mustard seed stopped popping, I added the peppers and cumin and cooked 10 or 15 seconds. Added the leaves and asafoetida, cooked about 10 seconds, then added this mix to the curry. I added a little more salt, stirred in about 4 tb chopped cilantro, and the dish was done. Served with some pickles on the side, in place of chutney.
Mustard greens sambar curry, before adding the beans and turkey. by pepperhead212, on Flickr
Finished mustard greens sambar curry. by pepperhead212, on Flickr
I started with some chopped onion in a little oil on sauté mode, then added a tb of minced garlic, along with some sambar masala and vidaloo masala, to cook a minute, then turned it off, and added some water, to stop the cooking.
I then put about 2 qts of mizuna and komatsuna leaves in the VM, added 3 c water, and liquefied the mixture. I added this to the IP, then rinsed out the VM with 2 c water, and added that to the IP, along with 1 c rinsed toor dal. I brought it to a boil on sauté mode, and meanwhile, toasted 1/2 c hulled millet, and added that to the mix. I added salt to taste (about 1½ tsp, with more later), and set it to pressure cook 10 min. After this, the pressure released in 15 minutes, and I added 12 oz thawed long beans and 12 oz thawed, cooked turkey, and 1/4 c red lentils (to thicken it some), and let it cook on slow cook high, for about 25 minutes. Meanwhile, I made the tarka, to temper the dish at the end:
2 tb vegetable oil
1 1/2 tsp black mustard seed
1 tsp whole cumin seed
5 or 6 dry Thai peppers
about 12 fresh curry leaves
1/2 tsp asafoetida
I heated oil in a small saucepan over medium heat, until shimmering; added the mustard seed and covered with splatter screen. When mustard seed stopped popping, I added the peppers and cumin and cooked 10 or 15 seconds. Added the leaves and asafoetida, cooked about 10 seconds, then added this mix to the curry. I added a little more salt, stirred in about 4 tb chopped cilantro, and the dish was done. Served with some pickles on the side, in place of chutney.
Mustard greens sambar curry, before adding the beans and turkey. by pepperhead212, on Flickr
Finished mustard greens sambar curry. by pepperhead212, on Flickr