Friends, family, strangers - welcome to my blog! My name is Trina, and I cook and bake as a hobby. I'd like to keep track of my recipes, as well as share them with my friends and family.

Cooking and baking your own food is so much healthier than buying pre-made meals at the store, and even restaurants can be a bit shifty sometimes. When you cook your own food, you know exactly what is going into your meal, and you can make it as healthy, fat-free, and flavourful as you want. Or as fatty and hearty as you want. Admittedly, most of my recipes (so far) are on the fatty, hearty, chock-full-of-meat side, but I assure you there's some of my famous vegan baking (indiscernable from baking with dairy and eggs) recipes in here!

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Mar 24, 2010

Easy Yummy Lentils

This makes a wonderful side dish for an Indian dinner night. It can be vegan - just substitute syrup, sugar, or agave nectar for the honey! My friend and I just ate these for dinner tonight. I couldn't get enough of them! What got me going was the addition of salt and honey - otherwise this would have been quite plain. The spices and oil combine to make a delicious pasty coating! This dish serves four.

1 c. dry lentils
4 c. water
2 Tbsp. vegetable oil
1 Tbsp. cumin
1 Tbsp. turmeric
1 tsp. ground coriander
1 tsp. ground ginger
1 tsp. sea salt (we used Celtic salt)
1 Tbsp. honey
2 cloves garlic, minced

Bring water and lentils to a rapid boil in a saucepan or medium pot, and boil these for 10 minutes. Reduce to a simmer, and cook for an additional 15 - 20 minutes. Drain lentils. Over low heat, stir in oil and spices. Simmer for a few minutes, and stir in the honey. Stir in the minced garlic and simmer for another few minutes. That's it! Serve this dish over rice, or on its own, to accompany your favourite Indian meal.
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