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Ingredients

• ✓ mustard oil
• cilantro
• lemon
• sugar
• salt
• cayenne pepper
• ginger paste
• garlic
• green chile
• tomato
• black peppercorn
• green cardamom
• cinnamon stick
• clove
• potato
• red onion
• water
• mustard seed
• salt
• turmeric
• dungeness crab

Instructions

1. 1 Rub the crabs with 1 teaspoon of the turmeric and 1/2 teaspoon salt; let them marinate for 1 hour. Combine the mustard seed and hot water in a small bowl and let stand for 10 minutes. Use a mortar and pestle to grind the seeds into a coarse paste.
2. 2 Heat the oil in a wok or kadhai over medium heat. Add the crabs and stir fry until they change color, about 4 minutes. Remove the crabs from the oil and set aside.
3. 3 Add the sliced onions to the wok and cook and stir over medium heat until the onions are translucent, about 5 minutes. Raise the heat to high, add the potatoes, and cook, stirring constantly, for about 2 minutes. Add the cloves, cinnamon stick, cardamom pods, and peppercorns, and stir for thirty seconds.
4. 4 Stir in the tomatoes, ginger paste, and garlic paste. Halve three of the chiles and add them to the wok. Cook and stir for an additional minute or two over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium; add the remaining 1 teaspoon turmeric, the cayenne pepper, and the mustard paste and stir to combine. Add the crabs to the wok and pour in just enough water to cover the vegetables. Bring the water to a boil and stir in the sugar and salt to taste.
5. 5 Cover the wok, reduce the heat, and simmer until the potatoes are tender and the water is reduced by half, about 10 minutes. Remove the lid, stir, and simmer until the gravy is thickened, about 5 minutes more.
6. 6 Squeeze the lemon wedge over the finished dish. Garnish with chopped cilantro and sliced green chile and serve hot, with rice.

By keka1980

Ingredients

• ✓ mustard oil
• cilantro
• spinach
• black pepper
• salt
• bay leaf
• ajwain
• soy sauce
• yogurt
• tomato
• vegetable broth
• mushroom
• green bell pepper
• turmeric
• cumin
• lemongrass
• ginger root
• garlic
• green chile pepper
• onion
• egg noodle

Instructions

1. 1 Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rapid boil. Add egg noodles and boil until tender yet firm to the bite, 7 to 9 minutes. Drain, rinse, and drain again. Set aside.
2. 2 While the egg noodles cook, heat mustard oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion and fry until light brown, about 5 minutes. Add chiles, garlic, ginger, lemongrass, cumin, and turmeric; sauté for 1 minute. Add bell pepper and mushrooms; stir-fry for 6 minutes. Add broth, tomatoes, yogurt, soy sauce, ajwain, bay leaf, salt, and pepper; cook until vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes.
3. 3 Add egg noodles and simmer for 3 minutes. Stir in spinach and cook for 1 to 2 minutes. Garnish with chopped cilantro.

By Joy Atkinson

Ingredients

• ✓ mustard oil
• green chile pepper
• garlic
• ginger
• salt
• turmeric
• vegetable oil
• potato
• water
• chickpea flour
• salt
• turmeric
• vegetable oil

Instructions

1. 1 Combine the chiles, garlic, ginger, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/8 teaspoon turmeric, and 2 teaspoons vegetable oil in a food processor or mortar and pestle and process into a fine paste. (Add a tablespoon of water if you need more liquid.) Set aside.
2. 2 Place the potatoes in a saucepan with the water and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to low, cover the pan, and cook the potatoes until they're soft and easily pierced with a fork, about 15 minutes. Reserve the cooking water.
3. 3 Mash the potatoes while they're still warm, using some of the cooking water to get a smooth consistency. Mix in 1 tablespoon green chile paste, chickpea flour, 2 1/2 teaspoons salt, 1 teaspoon turmeric, and mustard oil. Add enough reserved potato-cooking water as needed to make a soft dough. Taste the dough for heat level and seasoning (the dough will taste raw, but should be salty and spicy; the flavors will mellow slightly during cooking). Add more salt and chile paste if desired.
4. 4 Heat the cooking oil in a deep pan over medium-high heat. Use a potato ricer (or sev machine, if you have one) to press noodles into the oil. Fry until golden brown and crisp, about two minutes. Use a skimmer or slotted spoon to transfer the noodles to a paper towel-lined bowl. Repeat until all noodles are fried. Store in an airtight container for up to two weeks.

By Doughgirl8