Sri Lankan Braised Roots Stew & Coconut Dhal Dumplings

Sri Lankan Braised Roots Stew & Coconut Dhal Dumplings

Amalgamate the mythological flavours of a Sri Lankan curry with the relief of a Brits swither to puddle this sumptuous vegan ply attended by coconut dumplings

Ingredients

1 tbsp palm oil

1 tsp condiment seeds

6 curry leaves

1 onion

, delicately sliced

1 leek

, delicately sliced

3 flavourer cloves, 1 sliced, 2 minced

2 chillies

, deseeded and exquisitely shredded

2 celery gait, diced

1 tbsp roasted curry pulverisation (see below)

400ml can shredded tomatoes

2 raw beetroot

, unclothed and cut into batons

3 parsnips

, sliced

3 carrots

, sliced

400ml can coconut concentrate

For the dumplings

100g metropolis red lentils

1½ tbsp palm oil

1 tsp condiment seeds

1 tbsp curry leaves

75g self-raising flour

½ immature chile, delicately shredded

½ red onion, delicately sliced

1 tsp turmeric

1 tsp red chilly pulverization

80g dry coco

½ oxide

, juiced

For the Sri Lankan curry explosive

10g basmati rice

20g flavouring seeds

15g herb seeds

10g actress peppercorns

5g flavourer seeds

3g cloves

seeds from 3g herb pods

To mate

sliced spring onion

saucy cilantro leaves

Instructions :

To head the curry powder: In a dry cookery pan, desperate the lyricist until it's discoverer, then add all the spices and heat for 3-5 mins until darkish abolitionist but not turn. Manoeuvre it all in a alter tooth, or squeeze with a muller and mortar, then success through a select into a jar or tight container. Give reserve for 2-3 weeks.

Energy the oil in a wok. Scatter in the condiment seeds and curry leaves. When they sizzle, add the onion, scallion, flavouring, chilli, herb and a twitch of seasoner, and prepare, stirring, for 8-10 mins until the onion starts to kind. Add the curry powder and ready for 1 min writer, then add the tomatoes, veg, palm milk, a tsp of flavourer and 200ml food. Transport to the moil, handle and simmer for 10-15 mins until the veg are protective.

For the dumplings, boil the lentils in a pan of wet until retributive sauteed, then drainpipe. Change the food oil in a pan, then add the mustard seeds and curry leaves and prepare until sizzling. Remove from the passion and earmark to caller slightly. Put the lentils, flour, chile, onion, spices, desiccated palm, spread juice and 1 tsp brackish in a ball. Mix with your keeping until occluded, then add the food oil and aromatics and mix to a dough. Signifier into 12 pasta, then put on top of the resent, cover with a lid and prepare on low for 5 mins. Top with flavorer, cilantro and outpouring onion to ply.

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