I wanted something easy to make and eat, and my body is calling out for more vegetables. So, I decided to go for one of my old classic "broke veg*n" specials: makeshift dal! With red lentils this time.
I'm also on my own for the weekend, and this should help keep me in somewhat balanced ready food through several meals, without even needing to cook an absolute shit-ton of the stuff. (As difficult as it may be for me to downscale!) I also am a much bigger fan of concoctions like this than my partner. Good timing to gorge myself on lentil curry.
Was having trouble bringing myself to even peel and cut up some carrot to put in there. So, I remembered that we do have some of that frozen vegetable blend that's largely made up of two colors of carrots. Fuck it, we're going frozen veggies all the way other than the onion. And that's only because I don't actually have frozen chopped onions right now, unlike the chopped garlic and ginger there.
The other veggies I grabbed out are some cauliflower partly thawed to cut into smaller pieces because it needed that, and some leaf spinach in that mug over to the side. All to go in at different points.
Not pictured: the onion that's currently frying in some oil, probably half a can of crushed tomatoes, and some bottled lime juice to add a little extra oomph at the end. Also items like a pat of butter to cook in the rice, and extra salt etc. I considered using coconut milk too in the dal, but this size batch wouldn't need the whole thing and I have no other plans for the remainder. It'll be fine either way.
Definitely not claiming this is any kind of actual South Asian dish, but it should be fairly tasty and filling.