Recipe - General Indian Recipe

1 cup Lentils (the green brown
colored ones)
One half cup Rice
1 teaspoon (heaped) curry powder (any
sort it doesn't really
matter)
1 teaspoon (heaped) ground cumin
One fourth teaspoon Paprika
Salt and ground black pepper
to taste
3 (up to)
4 Cloves garlic
1 Lump ginger root (however
much you like)

Date: 24 Apr 1996 08:49:30 0700

From: "Zoe Sodja" zoe_sodja@macmail.ucsc.edu
I like it pretty spicy and garlicky so you might want to experiment with
some of the spice proportions according to your own preferences. Put
lentils in a large pot with 3 cups of water per cup of lentils and bring to
the boil. Meanwhile peel and roughly chop the garlic and ginger and put it
in with the lentils. Put in all the spices as soon as you can. Reduce heat
and simmer for about 45 mins or until the lentils are soft enough for your
liking. If it starts getting too dry add some more water. Stir it round a
bit every now and then.

About 15 mins before the end of the lentil cooking time start making the
rice according to the instructions on the packet, usually 2 cups of water
per cup of rice and some salt according to taste [brown rice takes much
longer so change timings accordingly]. When everything is cooked mix it all
together.

Variations: 1/. Use 10 or 12 bean soup mix instead of lentils 2/. Microwave
some frozen chopped spinach after you have started the rice and mix this in
when the rest is all cooked (1 packet to every 2 cups of lentils) . 3/. I
haven't tried this yet but I guess you could mix in some TVP at the
beginning of the cooking process.

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