West Indian
Aamti (Goda-Masala Spiced Dal)
Aamti (Goda-Masala Spiced Dal) is West Indian home cooking, eaten at lunch and dinner. On the plate it is the dish at the centre, the protein alongside, and the soup. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.
Ingredients
- 1 cup toor dal
- 4 cups water
- 1/2 tsp turmeric
- 1 tbsp tamarind pulp
- 1 tbsp jaggery
- 1.5 tsp goda masala
- 2 tbsp peanuts
- 2 tbsp grated fresh coconut
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
- 2 dried red chilies
- 8 curry leaves
- 2 tbsp chopped cilantro
- 1 tsp salt
How to cook it
- Rinse the toor dal and pressure cook it with the water and turmeric until soft, about 4 whistles, then mash lightly smooth.
- Heat the oil in a pan and add the mustard seeds, cumin seeds, peanuts, and dried red chilies, frying until the peanuts turn golden.
- Add the curry leaves, then stir in the goda masala for a few seconds until fragrant.
- Pour the cooked dal into the pan along with the tamarind pulp, jaggery, grated coconut, and salt, and simmer for 10 minutes so the flavors come together.
- Adjust the consistency with hot water to a pourable curry, finish with cilantro, and serve hot with rice or bhakri.
Serve it with
A West Indian dinner is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Aamti (Goda-Masala Spiced Dal), read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.
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The cooked vegetable
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What it is eaten with
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The sharp little thing
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Something cool and fresh
Safe at your table
Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Aamti (Goda-Masala Spiced Dal) carries peanuts, sesame, and coconut. It is free of the remaining 7 allergens on that list.
| Allergen | In this dish | Cook this instead |
|---|---|---|
| Peanuts | Yes | Akoori (Parsi Spiced Scrambled Eggs) |
| Tree nuts | No | |
| Dairy | No | |
| Gluten | No | |
| Shellfish | No | |
| Eggs | No | |
| Soy | No | |
| Fish | No | |
| Sesame | Yes | Akoori (Parsi Spiced Scrambled Eggs) |
| Coconut | Yes | Akoori (Parsi Spiced Scrambled Eggs) |
These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.
What it brings to the plate
Bands, not numbers. Dinejot does not weigh anybody's food, so it says light, moderate or hearty and stops there. This dish was read and set by hand.
- Calorie band
- Moderate
- Protein
- Medium
- Protein quality
- Partial
- Food groups it covers
- Pulses and Nuts and seeds
- How this was set
- Hand audited
When to cook it
Aamti (Goda-Masala Spiced Dal) takes about 40 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is a fair bit of work. It is eaten at lunch and dinner. Nothing in the calendar rules it out, so it is a year round dish.
Watch someone make it
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More to cook
Cooked from the same things
Other dishes built on toor dal, goda masala, and coconut.
From the same kitchens
More cooking from West India.
Does the same job on the plate
Swap any of these in when you want a meal the same shape.
Cook this with your whole family
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