In my last post (“Cashew Snack: A Vegan & Gluten-Free Delight”) I said that soon I was going to make some lentils with the pomegranate molasses. Well I made them, and they tasted so good! The recipe follows…. It’s in paragraph form because there are some line spacing issues on my blog which I haven’t figured out, even tho I am pretty tech savvy!
Ingredients: 1 cup black lentils (or French green lentils or even just regular brown lentils); 1 medium yellow onion chopped; 2 carrots chopped; 1 heaping Tablespoon ginger root chopped (finely); 1 Tablespoon pomegranate molasses (I used an organic one called “Just Date” which only has 2 ingredients: pomegranate and dates); 1/2 teaspoon cumin powder; 1/4 teaspoon black pepper; 2-3 teaspoons curry powder (as you like — I put 2 but next time I plan to put 3); 1-2 teaspoons Himalayan pink salt (I put 1, but next time I will try 1.5); 1/2 cup walnuts chopped; and 1/2 cup raisins.
Before cooking I like to light some incense and turn on some beautiful chanting music to sing along with while I prepare the food. I think that the mood of the cook affects the vibrations of the meal. Everything is energy, so cooking with love sends loving energies into the food!
So…. Once you’ve got yourself into a loving state of mind, wash and drain the lentils, and place them in a pot with 3 cups water, and all of the ingredients except for the salt, walnuts, and raisins. Bring to a boil, then cook, covered, at a high simmer for one hour. Then, if the carrots are soft, turn off the heat and add the salt, walnuts, and raisins. Stir well, then let sit for 10 or 15 minutes. Serve with rice and/or naan (Asian flatbread). I hope you will enjoy these lentils very much. Please let me know how this recipe goes for you.
Lentils are a plant food of peace. When harvested, they do not scream in fear because they do not have central nervous systems like lambs, chickens, fish, cows, and pigs. In 2022, there is no reason to kill innocent animals, because there are plenty of healthy plant foods to fuel all the humans!
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