INGREDIENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

Date: Fri, 23 Feb 1996 16:30:12 -0800  From: mu1f@man104nfs.ucsd.edu
(Music 1) Thanks for all the great  ideas and recipes and general
flame-freeness. This is my first post  so I'm kind of nervous but I
wanted to write with regards to Jess  Durant's Sada Dal recipe. I make
a similar, as yet unnamed,  quasi-Indian concoction all the time which
is very inexpensive,  super-easy to make and totally ff (I think). I
normally make a bulk  load at the weekend (by multiplying the
ingredients below) and take  it to work and microwave it for lunch
during the week. Variations  follow which work on the principle that
pretty much anything tastes  OK if you put enough curry powder in with
it.  I like it pretty spicy and garlicky so you might want to
experiment  with some of the spice proportions according to your own
preferences.  Rinse lentils (or don't if you don't want to - I never
bother) then  put 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  have time. 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. Maybe you could 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    Use 10 or 12 bean soup mix instead of lentils
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)    I haven't tried this yet but I guess you could mix in
some TVP at  the beginning of the cooking process. When I put leftovers
in the  fridge they usually seem to soak up all the water so add some
more  and mix it in before you heat it up again (depending on what
consistency you like). Hope you like it - Arun  FATFREE DIGEST V96 #53
From the Fatfree Vegetarian recipe list.  Downloaded from Glen's MM
Recipe Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.

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