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Saturday, September 18, 2010

Indian-style lentils over rice and barley




Main ingredients:

Rice and Barley (or 2 kinds of rice)
Can of crushed tomatoes
Madras Masala powder
(Alternatively, use jar of any Indian style sauce)

About the ingredients:

This is a filling meal. Grains and legumes are a great combination for getting complete protein. Two types of grain and legumes is even better. Lentils are high in protein and, unlike other legumes, cook fast. Making your own sauce is a healthier alternative to store-bought sauces. I bought my spices at the Vegetarian Fair (Toronto) recently and love them: http://www.arvindas.com

Directions:

1. Boil rice and barley in any proportion and drain

At the same time:

2. Bring 1/2 cup of water to boil in a pot
3. Boil lentils until very tender and drain
4. Heat the crushed tomatoes in a pot on medium heat
5. Mix 1-2 tbsp of spice with 1 tsp of vinegar and mix into crushed tomatoes
6. Put lentils into the tomato sauce
7. Serve the lentils in sauce over the grains

Cool and freeze remaining sauce.

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