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[rajeshahuja]

Six ways with lentils: from vegetarian ragu to speedy dal

Six ways with lentils: from vegetarian ragu to speedy dal

  This article titled “Six ways with lentils: from vegetarian ragu to speedy dal” was written by Natascha Mirosch, for theguardian.com on Wednesday 22nd June 2022 17.30 UTC In the wild Abruzzo region of Italy, a rare variety of lentil grows in steep, narrow plots on the slopes of the Gran Sasso mountains. Watered by snow-fed streams and hand harvested by elderly farmers, the Santo Stefano lentil…

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[theothersimon]

#food #indian food and drink

[petermorwood]

I COULD MURDER A CURRY... Well, at least commit a certain amount of violence on one.

In other words, I wanted something curry-ish the other day without taking much trouble over it, so I threw this together from what was in the cupboard, fridge and freezer.

(There was rather less than I expected. That's been fixed.)

When I discovered we had no lamb or chicken it ended up as unintended vegetarian, and can as easily become vegan; just leave out the ghee. If my result is anything to go by, all variations will taste great.

NB #1, there's no salt; the preserved lemon has plenty.

NB #2, metric measurements are correct, Imperial are approximate, but this whole recipe was pretty vague from start to finish, so wing it.

That's what I did. For instance, preserved lemon is Moroccan not Indian, yet it worked just fine.

Lemon and lime lentil curry

Ingredients

1 tablespoon ghee or coconut oil (I used a 50-50 combination)

2 onions peeled and chopped fine

2 tablespoon hot curry powder

1 tablespoon mild curry powder (or 1 hot / 2 mild if preferred)

6 cloves of garlic peeled and chopped fine

2 400g / 14oz tins chopped tomatoes in juice

1 400g / 14oz tin kidney beans, drained and rinsed

250 g / 1 cup red lentils

250 g / 1 cup each of red, green, and yellow peppers, sliced and coarsely chopped (optional; we had them in the freezer)

2 heaped tablespoons lime pickle, chopped fine (hot or mild as preferred; Patak brand is good. I used home-made hot)

2 heaped tablespoons preserved lemon, chopped fine (again, I used home-made) *

1 tablespoon garam masala

* If you can't source preserved lemons, use the zest and juice of at least one fresh lemon (two might be better). If you've only got bottled lemon juice, add 125ml / 1/2 cup of it when the tomatoes go in.

Method

Heat your preferred cooking fat in a pan (a wok is even better), add the chopped onions, and cook until soft and translucent. If desired, cook until starting to brown (this may take up to 45 minutes).

Push the onions to one side, allow the fat to flow into the centre of the pan, add the dry spices, combine well with the fat and cook for about five minutes.

Add the garlic and cook for a further five minutes.

Add the kidney beans and lentils to this mixture, stir well, add the peppers, lime pickle and preserved lemon, and stir again.

Add the chopped tomatoes, and one tomato-tin full of water. (Also add the lemon juice (and zest), if that's what you're using instead of preserved lemons.)

Stir well, turn the heat right down, cover, and simmer for about 30 to 45 minutes. (This is where I'd have added 2 cubed chicken breasts, if I'd had them).

Check occasionally to ensure nothing is sticking, adding a little water if required. Taste during this process, and adjust the seasoning. (Which means, if you're using fresh lemon or bottled lemon juice, this is when to add some salt.)

When the lentils are done (I like them a little al dente), sprinkle on 1 tablespoon garam masala, stir it in then serve.

Accompany with Basmati rice, or chapatis (flour tortillas / wraps will do just fine), or naan bread, or any combination of these. I did a mix of 1/3 brown Basmati / 2/3 white Basmati.

@dduane pointed out that what with the carbs, protein, dietary fibre etc., this is also quite healthy. That's an unexpected bonus for something I just thought was no trouble to make, tasted good...

And didn't involve committing even a minor felony, though a slice of apple tort to follow would have been nice... :->

#food and drink #indian food #curry #vegetarian curry #lentils #I COULD MURDER A CURRY #GNU Terry Pratchett

[creepyscritches]

The way I am a bottomless pit for the paneer butter masala the restaurant down the street makes... I put myself in a food coma last night from it (no survivors) and I'm already like "Man I could go for some butter masala and garlic naan"

Maybe this means I should learn to cook this dish next 🤔

#Creepy chatter #I tried it w chicken but honestly how can you enjoy chicken when you know you could have had freshly made paneer #My partner has been fucked up on that lamb vindaloo grind #And it smells soooo good but he likes things spicy and christ alive be nice to me but I am so weak #Specifically to indian heat. God. Like pharoahs curse this heat will burn the tongue for generations. #Southern hot food? Girlies I love to burn my fucking face and sippy ice cold water #The flavor of the pain is so good idk how to describe it. I only drink ice water w hot wings #Ice water makes Indian heat worse and I too lactose intolerant to slam all the lassi I need to survive #I think the difference is southern food usually has like vinegar based spice and Indian food is more oil based heat? #Idk I'm weak to lingering spicy

[hussyknee]

Whenever Brits are like "tea is our national drink, our culture, our personality, our mental health" I think of our hill country blanketed in a patchwork quilt of human suffering and ongoing violent colonialism and want to smash all their tea cups. Your genocidal leaf juice is nothing to be proud of. The present day tea pluckers are the descendants of the Indians you enslaved and they still live in unthinkable poverty in the line houses you built to house them like cattle. The families whose farmlands you robbed have been starving for generations. Every sip of your leaf juice is soaked in blood and you drink it like vampires.

Tea will never belong to you. It's our legacy of grief, and your shame.

Drink your tea and shut the fuck up.

#sri lanka #'but my parents were immigrants!' 'and you're living in a genocidal country that's still sucking the marrow from the global south. so.' #'but my parents were indians!' 'ok? drink your chai and think about the stateless south indian tea pluckers? what is your point?' #if you live in britain you enjoy the fruits of its empire even if you're at the bottom of the food chain #that's why middle class Asians and Africans migrate to europe even if it means they have to earn a living on minimum wage #you can't share a race and country with sue braverman and tell me that your origins can make you any less complicit #british culture #tea #british empire #colonialism #british colonialism #colonization #extractive colonialism #tourism #capitalism #indigenous rights #indian ocean slavery #slavery #white supremacy #knee of huss #food culture #cash crops #monoagriculture #ecocide

[capricioussun]

I like to imagine Stretch is a lightweight when it comes to everything except caffeine. He'd take one hit off a blunt and in five minutes forget he has legs. He’d drink one martini and have trouble walking a straight line. He'd consider taco bell spicy. They always start him at the lowest possible dose on any prescription medication. But coffee? Half a pot and maybe he can function like he’s fully awake.

This is inverted for Edge and Rus of course, with Rus landing on the high end of average and Edge just straight up being unaffected. Except caffeine. Never give either of them espresso or they won't even sit down for a minimum of three days. Thankfully Rus doesn't really like the taste and Edge just drinks decaf.

#exaggerated for comedic effect of course but I do really enjoy hcing stretch as being super easily affected by stuff #edge would make like. indian food for dinner one time and Stretch wouldn't be able to stop crying or caughing for like an hour minimum #probably even just from the smell of it cooking poor guy #edge could probably eat lava and consider it slightly zesty there's something wrong with him #Rus also totally will drink coffee and make that everyone else's problem just bc he can <3 #sun spots #us stretch #ut rus #uf edge

[morethansalad]

Vegan Falooda (Indian Rose-Infused Milkshake)

#vegan #desserts #drinks #milkshakes #veganized #falooda #indian cuisine #beets #agar agar #basil seeds #rosewater #dates #oat milk #whipped cream #pistachios #street food #💗

[life-spire]

@ brunchand_beyond

See more delicious food.

#food #foods #delicious #yum #yummy #curry #naan #indian #indian food #rice #meal #meals #restaurant #drink #drinks #li_fooddrinks #curators on tumblr

[queen-beefcake-sqx]

I got a job!? And it doesn’t leave me feeling miserable at the end of the shift? And everyone’s really nice and wants to train me a ton? What is this?????

#say more sadie #I’m working at an Indian food place and they’re so cool #the dining room isn’t sectioned so every server handles every table on a different job #I ran out so many soups and drinks

[everythingwithwasabi]

Ashwagandha Sleep Tonic

#drinks #vegan #indian food #nuts #fruits #cinnamon #flowers #comfort food #recipe

[rajeshahuja]

How to turn beetroot leaves into a delicious dal

How to turn beetroot leaves into a delicious dal

  This article titled “How to turn beetroot leaves into a delicious dal” was written by Tom Hunt, for The Guardian on Saturday 18th June 2022 05.00 UTC Today’s dish is from my book Eating for Pleasure, People & Planet, in which I write: “The streets of Paharganj in Delhi are home to some of the most delicious foods I’ve ever eaten. I love exploring on foot, tasting treats from stall to stall,…

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[the-brown-man]

Jan '23 - END

#january #2023 #photoset #food #drink #the wilderness #birmingham #outing #photograph #desi #dinner #dessert #wife #indian #fine dining #restaurant #birthday #picture #vegan #vegetarian #honestly i thought id be out my comfort zone #but surprisingly not

[sugarstarskitchen]

I launched FFXIV and 5 minutes into new content I was already drooling. Zero’s curry looked delicious 🤤 I made my first garlic naan today with some chicken tikka masala since I was super lucky and had all the ingredients at home! I did order Kashmiri chili powder for next time though. Still, craving satiated and I have leftovers too! The second picture is the game version of what I saw. Now, let’s see if I can play some more and not drool every time. 🤣

#food #homemade #naan bread #garlic naan #naan #chicken #chicken tikka masala #indian food #FFXIV #ff14 #final fantasy xiv #final fantasy 14 #foodblogger #food and drink #bread

[july-19th-club]

having the most delicious dinner rn i buy this shahi paneer mix and eat it over basmati but there's always extra sauce left, so today i did red bell peppers and fried them with a little cumin and fennel seed (overkill, but i like when the little toasted seeds burst between your teeth) and then scrambled two eggs into the sauteed peppers and THEN just as the eggs were done cooking i put the leftover sauce and some feta on them and mixed it around so the feta would melt a bit and stuck it all in a bowl with the last of the basmati and oh my god dude . there's STILL sauce left over too so i could do it all over again tomorrow

#you better believe im eating it all with a good old pair of chopped stick too . not a traditionally indian food utensil but who gives a shit #absolutely nothing missing but maybe a few fresh cilantro leaves for garnish but i didnt have any . not even parsley #highly recommend esp with a g&t which is what im drinking to wash down the sauce . nice n cooling to offset the chili

[sennqu]

gulab jamun, the dessert of desserts that you are...

#ku blarghs #every time i eat at an indian restaurant i will be ordering gulab jamun #usually i also get a glass of lassi but today the restaurant i went to had iced chai on the menu #it was a good thing i ordered the iced chai instead though #because the food ended up being spicier than expected #and my mom doesn't drink lassi. but she could drink the iced chai

[foodiesrack]

Home made Falooda recipe

A rich creamy Indian street food dessert recipe made from milk, rose syrup and dry fruits. The falooda recipe includes preparing the necessary ingredients in advance and serve as needed. In addition, the recipe has a large fan following from children to adults.

Link: https://www.foodiesrack.com/falooda-recipe/

#falooda #food and drink #dessertlover #foodiesrack #foodgasm #indian food #foodie #foodblogger #foodlover #chefsofinstagram #foodstagram #home cooking #homemade #yummy yummy #try it out #street style #ice cream #ramzan #foodiesofindia #tumblr stuff #recipe blog #food blog #easy recipes #easy recipe blog