West Indian
Aamti (Goda-Masala Spiced Dal)
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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
The quantities follow this count.
How to cook it
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Rinse the toor dal and pressure cook it with the water and turmeric until soft, about 4 whistles, then mash lightly smooth.
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Heat the oil in a pan and add the mustard seeds, cumin seeds, peanuts, and dried red chilies, frying until the peanuts turn golden.
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Add the curry leaves, then stir in the goda masala for a few seconds until fragrant.
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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.
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Adjust the consistency with hot water to a pourable curry, finish with cilantro, and serve hot with rice or bhakri.
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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
Estimated, per serving
- Calories
- 260 kcal
- Protein
- 10 g
- Carbs
- 28 g
- Fat
- 12 g
- Fiber
- 6 g
- Sugar
- 5 g
- Sodium
- 580 mg
- Saturated fat
- 2 g
Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.
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.
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