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While unpacking my foodtuffs into the pantry, I kept coming across bags of lentils. Evidently, in my squirrelly instincts to stock up against Brexit, I kept forgetting I had lentils and bought more. This is fine; lentils are good for protein and fibre, and I have discovered that, added to salad, lentils keep you full longer than just leaves and veg and stuff. But it's not quite salad weather yet, so I went in search of a good dhal recipe which I could throw in the slow cooker and get more or less for free.
I started with this one but made some adjustments for what I had, and what I ended up with was so good I had second helpings even though I wasn't hungry, just because it tasted so good. I don't usually do that with my own cooking! So here is my version, in case you also have a Brexit stash to work through:
( Improvised Dhal )
The one thing I didn't have, which I knew I would need more of, was the ground coriander. Last night I had mulled making the trip in to Cambridge today, as I needed a few other things as well, but this morning I was really tired, and as I had to drop some things in the postbox by the village shop I thought I might as well check to see what they had in there, as all I really needed was the coriander.
Well it turns out, the lady who runs the shop is Chinese, so I won't need to make regular trips into Cambridge for Asian food as expected! There were lots of noodles in stock as well as giant bags of rice (proper rice!) and frozen dumplings. My neighbour, whose gardening gloves I returned later, said she'll order in anything you ask for, so that's my rice vinegar and Chinkiang vinegar sorted – the other things I'd have gone into town for. I was too late for it today, but on Tuesdays the fish man comes with his van and you can get fresh seafood right there! Village Lyfe 4Eva.
I started with this one but made some adjustments for what I had, and what I ended up with was so good I had second helpings even though I wasn't hungry, just because it tasted so good. I don't usually do that with my own cooking! So here is my version, in case you also have a Brexit stash to work through:
( Improvised Dhal )
The one thing I didn't have, which I knew I would need more of, was the ground coriander. Last night I had mulled making the trip in to Cambridge today, as I needed a few other things as well, but this morning I was really tired, and as I had to drop some things in the postbox by the village shop I thought I might as well check to see what they had in there, as all I really needed was the coriander.
Well it turns out, the lady who runs the shop is Chinese, so I won't need to make regular trips into Cambridge for Asian food as expected! There were lots of noodles in stock as well as giant bags of rice (proper rice!) and frozen dumplings. My neighbour, whose gardening gloves I returned later, said she'll order in anything you ask for, so that's my rice vinegar and Chinkiang vinegar sorted – the other things I'd have gone into town for. I was too late for it today, but on Tuesdays the fish man comes with his van and you can get fresh seafood right there! Village Lyfe 4Eva.
