Basically, just a way to dress up left over lentils -- if you have
any.

MLoo> I'd have cooked the lentils in a similar spicing scheme to begin
MLoo> with. Who cooks lentils plain these days, anyway?
those like myself with no clue... about the only thing i add is garlic and

One can lay by supplies of cumin and chili or curry
powders and toss them in as the situation dictates.
Plain boiled lentils is not a bad pottage, but it's
just pottage. Salt helps a lot. Garlic, onion, hot
pepper, and vinegar also.

onions and maybe some meat but then there are times when i overcook

them and

they're a nice thick mush-style soup/stew like split-pea soup...

If they're overcooked, you just use a spoon instead
of a fork.

Title: Mc Indian Lentil Sandwich Spread (Wonderful!)

MLoo> The only reason I'd want to go to India would be to see if they had
MLoo> a McLentil sandwich.
i noted the above when isaw it a little bit ago... mainly to try

seasoning th

enext batch of lentils i do in similar fashion... i probably won't go

real hot

spice-wise with it but leave that addition for later if/when i do want it a

In general establishing a baseline of heat from your
wussiest diner and having the hot sauce handy is the
best way.

little spicier... it allows me to have the same thing but with different flavors... like my bean pot i do... sometimes when i serve it i'll put

regular

chili powder in it for a beans-only chili dish... then sometimes i'll

use one

Yeah, that's the way to go. Chili powder does do wonders
for legumes; it's just that legumes don't to so well for
a meat chili.

of the various red BBQ sauces which changes up the flavor... sometimes

i add

just texas pete or tobasco... anything to switch it up...

Sure, that's the way to think.

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Title: Lentil Chili
Categories: Vegetarian
Yield: 8 Servings

2 c Lentils
1/3 c Barley
1 Bay leaf
1 tb Cumin powder
3 c Water or vegetable broth
1 c Tomato sauce
Salt and pepper to taste
1/2 c Olive oil
2 md Carrots; grated fine
2 lg Onions; minced fine
2 tb Serpolet (mother of thyme)
8 cl Garlic; minced fine
4 tb Paprika
2 tb Cumin powder
1 tb Garlic powder
1 ts Salt
1 ts Thyme
1/2 ts Oregano
1/2 ts Pepper

Chili con lentejas

FIRST: Cook lentils and barley with bay leaf, cumin, and broth. Add
tomato
sauce and season to taste when half done.

SECOND: Heat olive oil; saute carrots, onions, serpolet, and garlic until
carrots are soft. Put lid on and let stew over lowest heat for 20 min.

THIRD: Grind remaining ingredients together to make a chili powder.

Combine cooked lentils with vegetable mixture. Add chili powder to taste
(I
used it all), and water to cover. Cook over low heat until water is
absorbed.

Michael Loo's note: this would look better if you cut the onions and
carrots into small dice, but I believe the flavors marry better this way.

Michael Loo's second note: the lentils taste just fine without chili
powder, but I like them better with.

Michael Loo's third note, 2006: Posted 19 Oct 1998 with this note:
I made it for some vegan people the other day, and they loved it.
If I were to make it for me purely, I would cut the lentils with a
bit of beef; perhaps 50-100 percent.

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