Guisadong repolyo (sautéed cabbage)

Toor dal (yellow lentils)

• 1/4 WHITE CABBAGE, cut
• 3 CLOVES GARLIC, mashed
• 250 GRAM PORK, diced
• 250 GRAM CHICKEN LIVERS, diced
• 1 ONION, chopped
• 3 TBSP SOY SAUCE

• 150 GRAM YELLOW LENTILS
• 2 CARROTS, cut in cubes
• 1/2 TSP TURMERIC
• 3 CARDAMOM PODS, split and seeds taken out
• 1/2 TSP CUMIN SEEDS
• 2 ONIONS, coarsely chopped
• 200 GRAM CAULIFLOWER, cut
• 1 EGGPLANT, cut in cubes
• 200 GRAM FRENCH BEANS, cut
• BUNCH OF GREEN CORIANDER

Fry the onion and the garlic 5 minutes in oil. Add the pork and fry until it is brown on all sides. Add the chicken liver and fry for a few minutes. Stir in the cabbage, the soy sauce and 1/2 cup of water and simmer for 5 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste.

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Fry the onion 5 minutes, add the carrots, the egg plant, the turmeric, the cardamom seeds and the cumin seeds and fry 5 minutes more. Add the lentils, 400 gram water, salt and pepper to taste, the cauliflower and the beans and simmer for 15 minutes. Sprinkle with coriander.

This is a Tibetan recipe. On 12 November 764, Tibet conquered the Chinese city Chang’An, the long time capital of the Tang Dynasty for 15 days. The city nowadays known as Xi’an. Click on culinary calendar for more links between cooking and worldwide history.