Hi! My name is Nancy and I am the mother of a child who has food allergies -wheat, soy, dairy, chicken and beef. When I found out I did what any parent would do -I stocked up on cookbooks dedicated to those with allergies and then cleaned out the kitchen of all the offending foods. Afterall, we weren't going to eat lasagna in front of our son while he snacks on a rice cake.

Now nearly a year into this I've figured out how to alter recipes, seperate ingredients and give my family food that they all love (and can eat) without me having to make multiple meals.

Please take advantage of what I've learned!

Friday, October 21, 2011

curried lentils

This recipe is: dairy free, wheat free, GFCF, egg free, nut free, corn free and Vegan.

Contains: lentils, rice

This was so delicious! So good in fact that my husband, David, and I gobbled it down in record time. On the other hand it took our son a little longer to warm up to it. At first he proclaimed with great conviction that he didn't like it (before he'd even tried it) when I finally convinced him to take a bite he decided that it was "kind of interesting". Sure, it took a little coaxing but in the end he happily finished it and David asked why I hadn't made this sooner. In all a great success!!




3 tbsp vegetable oil
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 piece fresh ginger (about 2 inches long), peeled and finely grated
2 tsp curry powder
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
coarse salt
1 15oz can tomato sauce
2 cans cooked lentils, rinsed and drained (or 1 package cooked lentils from Trader Joe's from the produce section)
juice from 1 lime
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
cooked basmati rice for serving
sliced tomatoes for serving (optional)
naan (optional)

In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium. Add onion and ginger; season with salt. Cook, stirring frequently, until it begins to brown, 5 to 8 minutes.

Add spices; cook, stirring, until fragrant, 30 to 60 seconds.

Add tomato sauce, lentils and about 1/2 cup of water. Simmer until slightly thickened, 5 to 10 minutes. (If needed add more water.) Squeeze in the lime juice and cilantro; season with salt.

Serve with rice: garnish with sliced tomatoes and cilantro if desired.

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