Recipe - Vegetarian Lemon Poppyseed Cake

1 cup Red lentils
4 Mediumsize potatoes (thin
skin)
Carrots; thinly cut or sliced up
Tomatoes; seeded, minced
Celery; chopped
One half Onion; chopped
Bread crumbs
Olive oil
Curry powder
Salt; pepper, paprika, cumin
Sesame seeds (white)

1. Dice the potatoes into large chunks. Leave the skin on if the potatoes
have thin skin. Cook the potatoes in boiling water until they are done.

2. While the potatoes are cooking, in a separate pot, add 1 cup of
redlentils to 2 cups boiling water. Reduce heat, add curry powder and
salt, simmer until lentils are done and they have absorbed all the water.
This should take about 20 minutes. You can tell when your lentils are done
by squeezing one between your thumb and index finger, if it totally
squashes, it is done. Don't forget the curry powder! The lentils should
take on a pretty yellow color.

3. Get a large bowl. Drain any extra water from the lentils, put the
potatoes and the lentils into the bowl. Add tomatoes, carrots, onion,
celery, bread crumbs, olive oil, pepper, cumin (Go easy on the Cumin!).
Mash the whole thing Together. You may use a fork to mash the potatoes into
smaller pieces. Don't even think about using a hand blender or any other
electric kitchen appliance. Mashing it by hand will blend the ingredients
nicely. Do not overdo it. When you are finished you should have a pliable
mass speckled with tomato, celery, and potato.

4. Get a large baking dish. Mold the mass into a rectangle 1.5 to 2 inches
thick. You now have a lentil loaf. Sprinkle a generous quantity of paprika
on top of the loaf. This is very important for color. Sprinkle a generous
quantity of sesame seeds on top of the loaf. Press the seeds in.

5. Preheat oven to 350. Cover the baking dish with foil. Bake at 350 for 45
minutes. For the last 10 to 15 minutes, remove the foil so that the surface
of the loaf gets some color.

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