Name: Figs in spiced yogurt
Yield: Serves 4–6
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 2.5 ml/½ tsp garam masala; 15 ml/1 tbsp lemon juice; 50 g/2 oz/4 tbsp ghee or unsalted butter; 5 ml/1 tsp salt, or to taste; 400 g/14 oz dried ready-to-eat figs; 1 large onion, finely chopped; 2.5 ml/½ tsp ground turmeric; 7.5 ml/1½ tsp chilli powder, or to taste; 15 ml/1 tbsp ground coriander; 250 g/9 oz/generous 1 cup thick natural (plain) yogurt

Preparation info

Serves
4–6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Complete Indian Regional Cookbook

By Mridula Baljekar

Published 2017

About

Anjeer Ka Salan is an excellent taste bud reviver with its savoury, sweet, sour and hot tastes combined in one. Dried ready-to-eat figs are easily available in supermarkets and health food stores, making this an all-year-round classic. This dish is especially good served as an appetizer.

Ingredients

400 g/14 oz dried ready-to-eat figs
250 g/9

Method

Soak the figs in a bowl of salted water for 10–15 minutes, then rinse well. (See Cook’s Tip). Slice each fig into three pieces and set aside.
Whisk the yogurt in a small bowl until it is smooth, th