Carrot Lentil Loaf with Cilantro Masala Sauce
(click here for printable recipe)Ingredients:
2 cups Masoor dal (red lentils)
2 cups carrots, grated
2 tablespoons Greek yogurt
1 tablespoon Garam Maslala
1 teaspoon salt + 1/4 teaspoon salt
2 long hot chiles
2 tomatoes
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup cilantro, firmly packed
Put the lentils in a saucepan and cover with water. Boil until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain.
Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease a loaf pan.
Process the lentils in a food processor until you have a thick puree.
Transfer to a bowl and combine with the carrots, garam masala, teaspoon of salt and yogurt. Mix well. Press lentil-carrot mix into the loaf pan.
Clean the bowl of the food processor and add tomatoes, buttermilk, chiles, cilantro and remaining salt. Process well.
Pour about 1/2 of the sauce on top of the batter in the loaf pan.
Put the rest of the sauce in a saucepan and boil on high for 5 minutes and you will have a chunky, masala sauce to put on top.
Bake for 45 minutes. Cool for a few minutes and flip over onto a plate.
Slice & Serve with Masala Sauce on top. This is not as firm as most loaves so you will have to be very careful when slicing.
Looser than meatloaf, firmer than a mousse...terrine maybe? I'm not sure what the perfect term for this is...the only thing I do know is that it came out delicious!
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a vegetarian loaf!...nice one! love the sauce as a topping...looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteWow! This looks interesting!
ReplyDeleteNutritious lentils loaf, never tried tat before, simply loving this flavourful sauce.
ReplyDeleteLooks delicious too. Wish I could jut have a slice.
ReplyDeleteThat's another interesting use of carrots..never made loafs myself..will be interesting to try..
ReplyDeletevery interesting lentil loaf! love the cilantro sauce!
ReplyDeleteFusion cooking! Very interesting
ReplyDeleteMasoor dal baked with carrots ...lovely and very innovative Mireille. Love the color of the loaf and interesting idea of adding cilantro sauce. Love it.
ReplyDeleteSounds interesting.....looks healthy and protein packed.
ReplyDeleteNew & interesting nutritious loaf..YUmmy!
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Wow look at that combination of lentil, carrot and that flavorfull cilantro sauce great...
ReplyDeletethanks for comment on my Amaranth leaves tangy curry if you realy want to make this curry can replace amaranth leaves with spinach that taste good too.:)
This reminds me of the Gujju Handvo...lentil cake..looks interesting!!
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