Indian Lentils With Coconut - 3 pts--Review

[Guest guest]

This is very easy and filling. I added a little fresh grated coconut--

my new favorite ingredient along with coconut milk!

 

Thanks!

Heidi

 

gourmet-garden-of-spicy-vegetarian-

eatin , " Chupababi " <alcovi wrote:

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> Indian Lentils With Coconut - 3 pts

> 1 teaspoon olive oil

> 1 cup chopped onion

> 4 cups water

> 1 pound dried small red lentils, washed and picked over

> 1 (13.5-ounce) can light coconut milk

> 1 bay leaf

> 1 teaspoon salt

> 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

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> 1. Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add

> chopped onion; sauté 5 minutes or until just beginning to brown.

Stir

> in the water, lentils, coconut milk, and bay leaf. Bring to a boil

> over medium-high heat; reduce heat to low. Simmer, stirring

> occasionally, 40 minutes or until the lentils are soft.

> 2. Remove and discard the bay leaf. Then stir in salt and pepper.

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> Yield: 10 servings (serving size: 1/2 cup)

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> NUTRITION PER SERVING

> CALORIES 196; FAT 3g (sat 1g,mono 0.0g,poly 0.0g); PROTEIN 13g;

> CHOLESTEROL 0.0mg; CALCIUM 25mg; SODIUM 129mg; FIBER 7g; IRON 3mg;

> CARBOHYDRATE 30g

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> Source: Mark Bittman for Health, MARCH 2006 The Best Recipes in the

> World

> Formatted by Chupa Babi in MC: 03.11.06

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> Prep: 5 minutes; Cook: 45 minutes.

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> ChupaNote: used 1/2 t. red pepper flakes instead of fresh ground

black

> pepper.

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