Chayote dal with yellow split peas and a tarka, in a pressure cooker
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Ingredients
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- 330 g chayote
- 5 whole greens of green onions
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1 whole sliced onion
- ¼ tsp salt
When hot, add the oil, then the sliced onion and a quarter teaspoon of salt; stir on high until golden brown, lowering the heat if they darken too much.
- hot water
- 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
Add a splash of hot water, the ginger garlic paste and the chayote; stir.
Ginger garlic paste and chayote
- ½ tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp curry powder
- ⅓ cup yellow split peas
Add another splash of water, the turmeric and curry powder, then the rinsed yellow split peas.
Spices and split peas
- 1 tsp salt
- ¼ tsp garam masala powder
- 1 cup hot water
Add a teaspoon of salt, the garam masala and a cup of hot water; cancel the saute mode.
- tomatoes
- ½ cup hot water
Back on saute high, add the tomatoes, the green onion greens and half a cup of hot water; simmer.
- 1 tbsp ghee
- 1 tsp Bengali five spices
- 1 whole dry red chilli
For the tarka, heat about a tablespoon of ghee over medium heat; lower the heat and add the five spices, letting the seeds splutter on medium-low; add the dry red chilli.
Pour the tarka into the bubbling dal, cover immediately for a few seconds to infuse, then switch off.