Coco Bananas Dhal Recipes

COCO - BANANA'S KENYAN DENGU

Steps:

• Boil the mung beans until they are tender.
• Meanwhile, heat oil in a pan and add the onion, garlic, capsicums and chilli.
• Cook until the vegetables are soft.
• Mash the mung beans with a potato masher and add the onion mixture.
• Add the tomato puree and pumpkin mash and cook for 10 minutes.
• Season to taste and serve.

COCOA BANANA BARS

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.
• Beat the butter and sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Add the egg and the vanilla and beat until well combined. Stir in the mashed banana, set aside.
• Stir together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a separate large bowl, and make a well in the center. Pour the banana mixture into the well and stir just until combined.
• Remove half of the batter from the bowl. Mix the cocoa powder into the batter remaining in the bowl and stir well. Spread the cocoa batter in the bottom of the prepared pan. Spoon the remaining batter on top and use a knife to swirl the batter into a marbled design.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the edges are golden, about 25 minutes. Allow to cool before cutting into 24 pieces.

BANANA DAHL

Steps:

• Fry the onion, garlic and ginger in the oil over a gentle heat for approx ten minutes until golden.
• Add the turmeric and fry for a further 1 minute.
• Add the lentils and fry for 2 minutes.
• Add the warmed stock and bring to the boil then simmer for 15 minutes.
• Add the spices and seasoning and simmer for a further 10 minutes.
• If using banana or plantain add it a coupe of minutes before serving to allow to warm through.
• Serve with warm chapattis or naan bread.

NEXT LEVEL DHAL MAKHANI

Steps:

• Tip the dhal into a sieve and rinse under cold water several times until the water runs clear. Put in a large bowl or pot and cover in double their volume of warm water. Stir in the bicarbonate of soda and leave to soak at room temperature for at least 12 hrs.
• Drain the dhal (but don't rinse), tip into a pan and cover with 1.5 litres water. Add the sliced ginger, whole chilli and turmeric, then bring to the boil, skim off any scum that rises to the top and reduce the heat. Simmer uncovered for 1 hr until very tender, or cook in a pressure cooker for 20 mins. Remove the ginger and chilli.
• Heat the butter in a separate pan over a medium-high heat until it has foamed up and turned nut-brown. Pour half into a small container and set aside. Return the pan and remaining butter to the heat and add the cumin seeds, fenugreek leaves, ground coriander, garlic, grated ginger and tomato purée and cook for 2 mins more. Stir the spice mixture into the cooked dhal, then add the kidney beans along with the liquid from the can and season generously with salt.
• Roughly mash the dhal mixture with a potato masher until some of the pulses are crushed. Cook, stirring, over a very low heat for 15-20 mins until the dhal is thick and creamy. Stir through most of the reserved brown butter, the garam marsala and half the cream. Tip the dhal into a serving dish and drizzle over the remaining cream and brown butter. Scatter over the chopped chilli and ginger matchsticks and serve.

COCO - BANANA'S DHAL

Steps:

• Begin boiling legume and cook until soft and mushy and absorbed all the water.
• Keep adding more water if necessary.
• Meanwhile, heat the oil in a fry pan, and combine spices of choice, onion, garlic and ginger and cook until fragrant.
• Add the onion mixture to the legumes and cook on low for 20 minutes or so.
• Stir in the lemon juice and serve over rice.