Remember the 'soup bin' I asked you to start in the freezer? Here's an example of how you can not waste and make delicious, quick food at the same time.Presenting the 'Jagmaan Broth' - so-called because it is made when he comes home unexpectedly! Nothing to look at, but a full and good meal nevertheless. No oil except what you'll get from the pickle masala.
Total time - Under 10 minutes (using a pressure cooker)
Serves 2
Ingredients:
Frozen trimmed stalks of broccoli or cauliflower (a generous handful)
Frozen chopped greens from spring onions (a generous handful)
Three cupped handfuls of Pink Masoor daal
Optional: a chopped tomato, a chopped carrot
Salt &chilli powder to taste
Quarter spoon haldi
Ghee - half to one teaspoon if you are so inclined
Method:
Wash daal twice or three times till water is clear
Throw in all the veg and haldi
Cover with water till it the water is just one pip of your index finger above the daal level. Less is more in the case of water. It's only 2 pressure whistles and you can always add more later if you need to - but you can't take it out...
Pressure cook for 2 whistles. Leave on the hob for another 3-4 minutes, then remove.
Open pressure cooker lid after checking there is no steam in it still. There should be no hiss when you lift the weight (here I must add - if you don't know how to use a cooker, please learn at the earliest - or don't use a cooker. It can be dangerous if you open it before time.)
Add salt and chilli to taste and/or
Flavour with the masala of any pickle you have at home. I use Anand Adyar Bhavan rice pastes - curry leaves in this case. So if anyone is going to India - persuade them to get a few for you. Or get some on your next trip. I'm not sure if they sell overseas.
Serve with Steamed Basmati Rice. Tilda do a great steamed rice which you have to just microwave or stir fry. I prefer boiling it for 2 minutes. Makes the rice wonderfully soft. One pack serves one hungry beta :-) So get two!
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