Greetings everyone! It has been a while since I have made a post and so I thought I would put this one up. This dish is a variation on a kind of dahl I have been making periodically for a while when there is nothing else in the cupboard!
Ingredients
2-3 TBS of olive oil
1 red onion, chopped
1 tsp whole cardamom pods, slightly crushed and seeds removed
1-2 tsp whole peppercorns
1 tsp whole cumin seeds, crushed
1 1/2 cups of puy (green) lentils
3 cups of water
2 tbs of Bragg's Liquid Aminos
1 zucchini, chopped
2 red peppers, chopped (fresh or roasted)
1 pound of kale, washed and chopped
2 cups of your favorite grain, cooked (I use a brown/wild rice mixture)
In a big skillet, heat oil and add onions. Crush spices coarsely with a mortar and pestle and mix into onions. Cook on med-high heat, stirring frequently for 2-3 minutes. Add lentils and stir so that they are fully coated with oil and onions. Add zucchini and red onion and stir. Add water and Bragg's and turn heat down slightly.
Adding additional water as needed, simmer mixture for 20 mins, stirring occasionally, until lentils are fully cooked (if you are substituting brown lentils make sure not to overcook because they will become very mushy). Add chopped kale and stir quickly until it turns bright green and is soft enough to eat but not completely wilted.
Serve over grains mixture, with hot sauce and more Braggs to taste.
This should make enough for 3-4 people.
