Delicious UK – (10)October 2019

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byMeeraSodha;

photographsby

David Loftus

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Donʼtmissour16-page

Collector’sEdition

vegetarian Christmas special

114 deliciousmagazine.co.uk

Paneertomato and

kalesaag

SERVES 4. HANDS-ON TIME 50 MIN

ForyearsI wantedtolove

kale,butI justcouldn’t.Eachbite

tastedlikehedgerow:stubborn

andspiky.Butasvoicesaround

theworldgrewinsupportofkale,

sodidmydesiretofinda wayto

maketheunlovablelovable.The

resultisthis:it’sa recipeforfour,

butI couldeasilyeatthewhole

thingmyself.Thekaleisblitzed

tosmithereens,thenbraised

untilsoft.Itstandsupasa ‘saag’

byitselfbutisallthebetterfor

some added fried paneer.

• 400gkale,woodystemsdiscarded,
  leavesroughlychopped


• 4 tbsprapeseedoil


• 450ghard paneer, cut into 2cm
  cubes


• 2 onions,finelychopped


• 4 garliccloves,crushed


• 2cmfreshginger,finelygrated


• 2 greenchillies,finelychopped


• 400gcanchoppedtomatoes


• 1½tspgroundcoriander


• 1½tspgroundcumin


• ½tspground turmeric


• 1 tspsalt


• 1 tspbrownricesyrup(see
  Know-howonp111)


• 400mltincoconutmilk


• Wholemealchapatis or naan
  bread to serve

YOU’LLALSONEED...

• Food processor

1 Whizzthechoppedkaleintolittle

bitsinthefoodprocessor.You’ll

probablyneedtodothisin2 batches

andstophalfwaythrougheachto

pushdownthebiggerbitswitha

spatulaorspoon.Transfertoa

largebowlandleavetooneside.

2 Ina largenon-stickfryingpan

(witha lid),heat2 tbspoilover

a mediumheat.Whenhot,addthe

paneercubesandfryfora couple

ofminutesoneachsideuntil

theyʼregoldenallover.Remove

toa plateandsetaside.

3 Putanother2 tbspoilintothe

samepanandsetbackover

a mediumheat.Whenhot,add

thechoppedonionsandcook

for 10 minutesuntilsoftenedand

sweet,thenaddthegarlic,ginger

andchillies.Cookfor5 minutes,

thenaddthetomatoes,stirring

everynowandthenfor8 minutes,

untiltheyʼvereducedtoa thick

paste.Addthecoriander,cumin,

turmeric,saltandbrown rice

syrupandmixwell.

4 Addthewhizzedkaletothepan

inbatches,stirringbetweeneach

handful.It mayseemasif thereis

toomuchkaleatfirst,butit willwilt

andcookdownquickly.Addthe

coconutmilk,stir,thencoverwith

thelid.Leavetocookovera low

heatfor 15 minutes,thenputthe

paneerbackintothepanandcook

foranother 10 minutes.If thesaag

seemsdryatanypoint,adda little

water,a fewtablespoonsata time.

5 Tastetocheckthattheflavours

havebeddedinandthekaleis

tenderbeforeyoutakeit offthe

heat.Servethekalesaagwithhot

wholemealchapatis or fluffy

naanbread.

PERSERVING775kcals,61.2gfat

(35.2gsaturated),31gprotein,

20.5gcarbs(16.4gsugars), 1.8g

salt, 8.8g fibre

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