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learnteach ([personal profile] learnteach) wrote2007-01-10 05:16 pm
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Yummy food.

So, last night I made Curried Lentils.  And they are yummy.  Yay!

Content free posting--good!
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[identity profile] ornerie.livejournal.com 2007-01-11 02:34 am (UTC)(link)
recipe please? :)

bottom of post.

[identity profile] learnteach.livejournal.com 2007-01-12 01:41 am (UTC)(link)
Yep. Why were we thinking of Indian food at the same time?

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[identity profile] ornerie.livejournal.com 2007-01-12 06:11 am (UTC)(link)
its the post holiday "I want something not American" cravings :)

(Anonymous) 2007-01-11 05:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Content free would be "I had food. It was good." As soon as you named the food you were no longer content free. And yes..if you're going to rave about the food.. and you cooked it.. you better be prepared to cough up the recipe.

Recipe

[identity profile] learnteach.livejournal.com 2007-01-12 01:40 am (UTC)(link)
Well, it goes like this (Cue Alice's Restaurant movie) I've been buying a lot of Trader Joe's food, the indian dishes for lunch. And you really need a carb to stack them on top of to make the thing satisfying. And while TJ's sells rice in a bag, I thought "Lentils!"

So down to the local veggie market I hie, and buy the last of the bin--literally, the last of the bin--of the lentils. About a pounds worth, or four small scoops.

Take it home. Throw it in a pan. Add water to the midlevel. Scoop off any floaty bits.

Put it on the stove, high heat to boil. Cube up and onion and a red (boiling potato) and disk up a carrot. Throw the carrot and onion in immediately.

Let this come to a rolling boil, reduce to simmer, skim off all the foam. Think about it. Wait on the spud. Rummage in the cabinet. Realize that I threw out all the indian mix with chickpeas spice (Masala) because I last bought it when Tink lived with me. Frown. Discover packet of curry from the local market--organic in all but name, grown in Fremont (Local!) by Afghani and Jain farmers--put in about a two teaspoons. Realize that this is for me, no one else, add 1/2 teaspoon chili powder from same people. Stir. Add spud. Wander away for a 1/2 hour. Come back, skim foam, taste lentil--lentil done.

Let cool, fridge, pack in ziploc 2 cup screwtop. Eat at school yesterday, cold.

Next time: Add 2 cloves garlic, more veggies of any kind, but especially PEAS!

mmmmm
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