Tonight's Dinner

[Guest guest]

This was tonights dinner. Another great recipe from Naomi's Home

Companion, far from a vegetarian cookbook but it has some nice

vegetarian recipes. This is one of them:

 

* Exported from MasterCook *

 

Trilogy's Curried Lentils (adapted for Microwave)

 

Recipe By : RisaG/Naomi Judd

Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Beans/Legumes/Pulses

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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3 tbsp olive oil

2 cups brown lentils -- I used green lentils

1 cup onion -- chopped

3 tbsp garlic -- chopped

2 carrots -- trim/quarter/slice

3 tbsp curry powder

1/2 tsp ground cumin

1/2 tsp chili powder

1/4 tsp salt

2 14 oz cans vegetable stock -- + water=4 cups

1 tbsp fresh cilantro -- chopped

 

In a microwaveable dish (large enough for all the lentils and their

growth when cooked), place the onion, garlic and lentils and 1-1/2 tbsp

olive oil. Cook on HIGH, uncovered, for 2 minutes just to cook the

onions a bit. Add the carrots and spices. Cook for another 2 minutes

just to soften the carrots a bit and to cook the spices a bit. Then add

the liquid and cover the whole dish with plastic wrap. Place in

microwave and cook on HIGH for 20 minutes. When it beeps, take it out

and stir. Taste for seasonings. If done, then take out of microwave. If

not, add a 1 cup more water and cook for another 20 minutes. When fully

cooked, lentils should be soft but not mushy. Stir in cilantro.

 

Serve right away with some basmati rice and any condiments you like -

raita, chutneys of all kinds, paratha bread or chapati, pita or naan.

All would be fine.

 

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NOTES : The original recipe called for cooking the lentils on the

stovetop for 45 minutes.

 

Original recipe from Naomi's Home Companion by Naomi Judd, p. 67. It is

from her defunct Nashville restaurant called Trilogy. Notes from the

book " We owned and operated our own restaurant named Trilogy - which

refers to three art forms closely related, recognized as Nashville's

best. "

 

RisaG