Nishma Shah of award-winning vegan educators & caterers Shambhu's will teach you how to make a healthy and delicious South Indian dosa meal, which happens to be gluten-free and will provide a mix of highly nutritious and delicious pulses in your diet.

This live interactive class will include:

• How to make a versatile wholesome split pigeon pea sambhal, also known as daal which can be batch cooked 
• How to flavour the sambhal using a combination of particular spices to enjoy as a hearty soup or with masala dosa or otherwise with rice to create a Gujarati dish
• How to make a thin dosa using a fermented rice and split urid bean mix.
• How to make the classic potato-based masala for a masala dosa
• How to make two delicious accompaniments: coconut and onion chutneys
• Opportunity to ask Nishma questions
• Recipe handout

For ingredients and equipment needed see below

About Nishma

Nishma Shah is founder and chef of award-winning London-based plant-based food business, Shambhu's. She provides plant-based catering and teaches plant-based cookery in a number of settings. She has taught for Made In Hackney since 2016 leading classes in Southern Indian, Gujarati, Mughlai, Sri Lankan and East African Cuisines.

INGREDIENTS LIST  

TOMATO & ONION CHUTNEY

• 200g onions
• 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 4 tablespoons tomato passata
• 5 curry leaves (fresh or dry)
• 1/2 teaspoon chilli flakes (or whole dry chilli)
• 1 tablespoon oil
• Salt to taste

COCONUT CHUTNEY

• 100g desiccated coconut 
• 200 millilitres coconut water
  
• 1 green chilli
• 2 curry leaves (optional)
  
• ¼ teaspoon cumin powder
  
• 6 sprigs fresh coriander (stalks and leaves)
  
• 2 tablespoons lemon/lime juice (~½ lime/lemon)
  
• Salt to taste

SPLIT PIGEON PEA SAMBHAL

• 100 grams split pigeon peas
  
• 100 grams potatoes
• 50 grams carrots
• 50 grams onions
• 50 grams peas
• 20 grams red peanuts
• 10 grams fresh ginger

Tempering:

• 1 tablespoon oil (rapeseed or coconut)
• ½ teaspoon black mustard seeds
• ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
• 10 fenugreek seeds (optional)
• 3 cinnamon shards, ~1-inch long
• (e.g. cut from a whole cinnamon stick)
• 5 cloves
• 1 teaspoon chilli flakes, or 1 fresh chilli
• 5 curry leaves (optional)
• ½ teaspoon turmeric
• 5 tablespoons tomato passata
• 3 tablespoons lime/lemon juice
• 10 grams jaggery
• 3 sprigs fresh coriander (for decoration) (optional)

Potato masala (for Masala dosa)

• 100 grams onions
• 300 grams red potatoes
• 1 tablespoon lemon/lime juice
• 1 tablespoon cashew nuts
• Salt to taste
• 5 curry leaves
• ½ teaspoon turmeric
• 1 tablespoon oil (rapeseed or sunflower)
• 3 cinnamon shards, ~1-inch long (e.g. cut from a whole cinnamon stick)
• 6 cloves
• 1 green chilli / 1 teaspoon chilli flakes
• ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
• ¼ teaspoon mustard seeds
• ½ teaspoon aesofetida (optional)
• 4 sprigs fresh coriander (for decoration)

RED RICE DOSA 

• 100 grams split urid beans (huskless) - you can buy these from Asian stores or supermarkets (Natco or TRS brands), or online. If you cannot get hold of urid beans in time for the class, you can make an alternative pancake using gram flour and follow this  recipe: https://veganuary.com/recipes/savoury-gram-flour-pancakes/ NOTE this is a different process to dosas which you could then watch as a demo only during the class
• 200 grams red rice (or brown basmati rice)
• Salt and black pepper to taste
• 500 millilitres water for soaking the urid beans
• 1 litre water for soaking rice
• 500 millilitres water for the batter

EQUIPMENT LIST

• Pan
  
• Scales
  
• Knife
  
• Measuring spoons
  
• Lime squeezer
  
• Wooden spoon
  
• Shallow non-stick frying pan
  
• Measuring jug
  
• 1 cup measurement
  
• Blender for grinding the bean and rice mix (ahead of class)
  
• Spatula
  
• Mixing spoon
  
• Plate to keep the dosa in
  
• Food processor to blend the chutney mix
  
• If using fresh coconut: Grater, hammer to open the coconut
  
• Tea towel
  
• A jug/mug

Fee*: £20 Standard / £10 Concessions**/ £5 Unwaged 

*All funds raised go towards our community meal service providing free nutritious, tasty meals to households who need them during these challenging times. 

**Concessionary rate available for students, pensioners and low waged

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Refunds: we require a minimum of 24 hours' notice for any cancellations or transfers once you have booked onto a class.

For information: classes@madeinhackney.org / 020 8442 4266

Location: Zoom, details to be provided via email (usually the day before the class). Check your junk mail if need be!