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Dal-icious Wednesday

1/11/2012

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Would You Care for Some Soup, Dal-ing?

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Ok, two bad puns in a row, please forgive me!
This is probably my favorite soup, I really don't know why I haven't posted this recipe before.
Maybe 3 or 4 years ago, I decided that over the winter I would become an expert soup-maker. I tried to make a new soup each week. I mostly did, but I repeated this one a few (a bunch!) of times.
A couple of important notes-
I like to mix up my lentils, I often use a combination of brown and red. The different sizes cook at different rates, so if you're on a schedule, use some smaller ones.
The lentils should be soaked overnight (or just for several hours) before you make this soup.
Feel free to throw other veggies in here, the more the better (probably).
If your curry powder is already super turmeric-y, omit the additional turmeric.
Ingredients

4 tbsp oil
1 yellow onion, chopped
4 carrots, chopped
3 cloves garlic, chopped
1 tsp fresh ginger, minced
2 tsp curry powder
1 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp turmeric
4 cups lentils
8-12 cups water (or broth/stock)
1 can coconut milk

juice of 1 lemon
a bunch of spinach or arugula
Directions

Heat oil in a large soup pot.
Stir in onions and cook until brownish.
Add in garlic, ginger, carrots, and spices. Cook for about a minute.
Add lentils and water, bring to a boil and simmer until lentils are soft (time will vary greatly depending on type of lentil)
Stir in lemon juice, coconut milk, and greens.
Salt to taste.

Serve over basmati rice if you wish.
Enjoy!
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This is 5's portion. A lot of it still ends up on the floor...

Singing to the Blocks

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Lately 5 and I have been all about the singing and dancing at home. I have yet to capture his sweet sweet moves on camera, but my favorite is a downward-dog-like move with 1 shaking/kicking leg. Such good stuff.
This series above shows 5 singing to his blocks (and a little bit to me). I'm not sure, but he may have been singing them to sleep- he tucked them all under the rug when he was done...
2 Comments
Mutti
1/11/2012 11:01:32 am

Your blog is so beautiful! Even though lentils are not my favorite I love this soup. I want to be sung to sleep and tucked under the rug.........
xoxoxo

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Azure
1/11/2012 10:32:50 pm

Your boy is super lucky to growing up on such beautiful, nourishing food! Good job Ansley mama!

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    My name is Ansley Knoch. I am the creator of Rispok, a line of accessories for big and little people made from repurposed materials. I live in Madison, Wisconsin with my husband, Fred, and our son, also Fred, better known as 5.

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