Ok the spices and herbs aren't cheap but buy them in bulk first and it's a good investment

  • unsuresenior [he/him]
    ·
    4 years ago

    My calories are like 60% from dal and lentils at this point.

    If you want some veggies I would take any veg you have and make a sabzi (basically a spiced stir fry) and have that on the side. Adds some variety day to day.

    And if you're veg you can use ghee as the base oil for most North Indian food and it adds something extra.

    • ShitPosterior [none/use name]
      ·
      4 years ago

      Ghee is fucking amazing - Costco near us started carrying it & we buy 6 jars at a time. Revolutionized home cooking. Also feels good as hell to have some shelf stable butter.

      I'm gonna get a few cases of it to have a multi-year supply on hand.

      Highly recommend

      Ghee folks, it's good.

      • grylarski [they/them]
        ·
        4 years ago

        It's also ridiculously easy to make from leftover milk fat, just needs electricity

    • the_river_cass [she/her]
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      4 years ago

      south indian daal fry is a grate dish to eat with naan or chapati as well

        • the_river_cass [she/her]
          ·
          4 years ago

          hey, sometimes a girls gotta eat what's in her fridge, even if it's not traditional. tastes plenty good and takes less time to make than chapati (assuming you're not making naan from scratch, anyway).