Dal

i went and checked a bunch of veg cookbooks out from the library, but the vegan cookbooks were checked out :-( However, a lot of the recipes in the cookbooks are vegan already, yay! I also got a cool raw food book too. Using the stove makes my house too hot, so raw may be the way to go, along with the grill and the slowcooker.

From the moosewood Sunday book, I made lentil dal and had it over brown rice.

Slightly adapted:

1.5 C brown lentils
4 C water
1/4 tsp cayenne
1/4 tsp turmeric
1/2 tsp salt
2 tbsp oil
1/2 tsp cumin seeds or 1/4 ground cumin
1 C chopped onion
1 tsp grated fresh ginger
1 tbsp lemon juice
1/2 tsp garam masala

Simmer lentils and water along with turmeric, chiles and salt for about 20-30 mins, until tender.
When the lentils are almost done, sautee the onion in the oil, and add the cumin and ginger. Cook until onions start to brown. Add the lentils, lemon juice, garam masala, and mix well. Enjoy.

It was delicious. So delicious, in fact, that I had the remainder of the lentils for breakfast. :-)

Totally core if the oil, spread through the 4 serving recipe is your healthy oil for the day. Yay!


Oh yeah, and the dresses went to a nice lady from my town.