Tenderstem broccoli, paneer and carrot sambhal recipe
Tenderstem, carrots and paneer tossed in mustard seeds, turmeric and lemon juice and served with soft, fluffy poodla (spicy chickpea flour pancakes). Pink Lady apple Raita and a green salad make great accompaniments. Sambhal is a traditional Gujarati dish and the light spicing means children can enjoy new flavours and help out with some of the preparation.
Tip: If you’re short on time you can replace the poodla with ready made chappatis/tortillas or naan bread. Alternatively you can serve the sambhal with rice. If you want to get ahead you can make a batch of poodla and freeze them. They defrost in seconds in microwave.
Ingredients
For the sambhal- 250 g Tenderstem
- 2 large carrots, grated
- 225 g paneer cheese, cut into 1cm cubes
- 1 large lemon's zest and juice
- 2 tbsp vegetable or sunflower oil
- 1.5 tsp small black mustard seeds
- 5 curry leaves
- 1.5 tsp table salt
- 2 tsp cumin powder
- 2 tsp coriander
- 2 tsp red chilli powder
- 1 Pink Lady apple, cut, cored and grated
- 100 g plain yoghurt
- 2 tbsp crushed cumin seeds or ground cumin
- 1 tsp salt
- 150 g chickpea (gram) flour
- 2 tbsp fine semolina
- 150 g plain yoghurt
- 2 tsp crushed ginger
- 1 green chilli, finely chopped (optional)
- 1.5 tsp salt
- 0.5 tsp turmeric powder
- 2 tsp cumin seeds
- 0.5 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 3 fresh coriander sprigs, chopped
- 80 ml warm water
- 1 splash vegetable or sunflower oil, for frying
Details
- Cuisine: Indian
- Recipe Type: Main
- Difficulty: Medium
- Preparation Time: 15 mins
- Cooking Time: 30 mins
- Serves: 4
Step-by-step
- Steam the Tenderstem for 5 minutes and then transfer to a bowl of iced water.
- To make the poodla: mix all the ingredients together to make a batter – use a balloon whisk to get rid of any lumps of flour.
- Heat a tsp of oil in a flat, preferably non-stick, frying pan. Ladle in a few tablespoons of the batter and then smooth over into a round with the back of the spoon. Leave to cook for a few minutes until the edges start crisping up and the top looks dry in places and then flip over and cook the other side for a few minutes.
- They should be golden brown colour and have a few little holes in surface. Repeat until you’ve used up all the batter. This should make 4 dinner plate-sized poodla.
- When your poodla are ready, put the oil in the wok and add the mustard seeds. Place over a medium heat. When the seeds start to fizzle and pop add the curry leaves, quickly followed by the paneer.
- Sauté the paneer for a minute or so until some of the edges start to brown. Pour over the lemon juice and then add the grated carrots and spices. Give it a good mix through to distribute the spices and then finally add the Tenderstem and lemon zest.
- Gently stir to warm the Tenderstem through. You can garnish with some chopped coriander.
- To make the raita; cut, core and grate the apples. Pour the yoghurt, cumin and salt over the grated apples and mix together well. Serve a good spoonful on the side of your sambhal and poodla.
This recipe was devised by Urvashi Roe for www.tenderstem.co.uk
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