Asafoetida, aka "devil's dung"
Sure, we visit Kalachandji’s, the East Dallas vegetarian Indian food spot, year-round. But it’s most sublime for an al fresco lunch in the springtime.
Every now and then, my mom sends me the “recipe of the day” from the DMN.
Today, she sent this recipe for Kalachandji’s yellow mung dal soup, which is delicious. And it doesn’t seem that hard to make, although it calls for an ingredient I’d never heard of: hing. The interwebs tell me hing, or asafoetida, is also known as “devil’s dung”. Say what now?
OK, it’s also known as giant fennel. That sounds better. If you can’t find it at the grocery, it’s available online for $2.37.
