Okay, this is pretty sad. I've only had one post between this week's and last week's meals... and that was a recipe. So it may appear that all I do is cook and eat. On the contrare, my friends!! My family has been in town for the week and I simply have not taken the time to do much blogging of my own.
Here is this week's menu for now:
Monday - Chicken Tetrazzini, Green Salad, Acorn Squash
Tuesday - Lentils (probably curried) and rice, anyone have any good side suggestions?
Wednesday - FAB at church
Thursday - Leftovers
Friday - Stromboli, Green Salad, Peaches
Saturday - Minestrone, Bread, Cheese
Happy meal planning this week!
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Tuesday side suggestion:
If you aren't making the lentils curried, I would just have a simple crisp garden salad.
If you are making curried lentils, I would make a Raitha Salad (This is my brother-in-law's version):
1 and 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
2 pinches red chili powder
2-3 pinches chat masala
salt to tast
1 large container plain yogurt
1 cucumber, shredded
Heat small pan and add the cumin seeds (you don't need oil). Toast until they turn golden brown (if you burn them, don't worry, just try again with another batch). Put seeds in a small plastic bag (or if you have a mortar and pestle, use that) and crush with a rolling pin.
Mix all dry ingredients with the yogurt and shredded cucumber. Enjoy!
-I made this without the chat masala before and it turned out tasty. If you want, there is an asian food store accross from the UP mall (in the strip mall with Kroger) that would carry chat masala.
Thanks, Laura, for the great suggestion! What exactly is chat masala? I don't know that I'll get to that area before tomorrow to pick some up but I'd like to try it sometime. Maybe I'll do it without at first. I forgot that Shradha often makes a yogurt/cucumber salad when he serves his curry... I wonder if it's similar?
Laura, is chat masala at all similar to garam masala?
Lesley
I make curried lentils all the time and serve them with a yogurt, tomato, cucumber, and onion salad and whole wheat tortillas spread with peanut butter. I'm not sure how I ended up with this combination but the flavors mix really well and I usually have all the ingredients on hand. Thanks for posting your menu. I was trying to decide what to make this week and remembered that I could check your blog and Sarah's for inspiration.
CW
That's a great little menu, CW. Due to my full fridge and my busy afternoon/evening, I actually have postponed my tetrazzini until tomorrow evening and will push the lentils and rice to another week. So maybe I will try MCM's salad suggestion. If not, I'll make it simple with at least the yogurt and cukes. Thanks to both for your ideas!
I'm not familiar with chat masala so I looked some recipes up online. It is a spice mixture that is used in northern indian cusine (which is why I am not familiar with it; Josh' parents are from southern India) I looked at three recipes and these are the common ingredients: cumin, cayenne, asafetida, mango powder, black salt, and garam masala.
According to a discription of chat masala, the distinguishing ingredients are asafetida, mango powder, and black salt. These spices give it a sourness.
I suppose, like curry powder or garam masala, everyone has their own recipe for chat masala. Some variable ingredients included fennel powder, ginger, and/ or corriander.
I haven't made it to the asian food store since I've been back but, I definitely will get some chat masala when I do go. I would like to taste it.
Thanks so much for doing the research, MCM. I will definitely have to try this sometime.
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