Tonight's eggplant (and the rest of dinner)

[Guest guest]

I was gonna just boil some frozen pierogies for dinner, but I saw that I

had two eggplants in the fridge, so I decided to make Indian food.

Here's what we had:

 

1) The eggplant: I salted the eggplants (two large Italian ones, cut

into large chunks), then rinsed and drained them and tossed them with

about a tablespoon each of ground coriander and turmeric, a sliced

onion, and a bit of salt. Then I roasted them at 400F for about half an

hour

 

2) Chana dal with berbere spice (the mixture on Susan's site): 1 cup

chana dal, 3 cups water, about a tablespoon of berbere spice, 1/2 tsp

salt. Boil, then turn down and simmer for at least an hour. Add the

juice of a lemon at the last minute.

 

3) Fresh mango chutney from the fat-free Indian cookbook I checked out

of the library

 

4) Jarred curried-vegetable chutney

 

5) A couple of non-vegan things: raita, and a chicken dish that would be

great with seitan -- toss the " chicken " with onions and chili powder and

paprika and mustard seed in a hot pan until the spices are toasted a

bit. Add half a cup of water and some chopped summer squash and fresh

peas. Simmer covered for 10 minutes or so.

 

6) A simple salad of romaine and vinaigrette with a little cilantro

tossed in.

 

It was quite a feast, and everything was really yummy.

 

Serene

[Guest guest]

New member here, jumping in to say Wow! We're all coming over to

your house to eat!!

 

Hubby and I have been eating low-fat, low-salt veggie for quite a

number of years. Sometimes we goof off and eat things we shouldn't,

but then we get back on track.

 

I've always said that anyone can make food taste good by pouring

butter and sour cream all over it, but it takes a very creative cook

to make up recipies that are tasty and appealing without all that

stuff. And, after getting used to eating low fat, we have found that

we actually prefer food cooked that way. The little fat that we have

takes the form of a few nuts or a little olive or other healthy oil.

 

So, I was surprised to find a that's all about what I

consider a healthier way of eating. Glad to be here!

 

Chayah

 

 

, Serene <serene-lists wrote:

>

> I was gonna just boil some frozen pierogies for dinner, but I saw

that I

> had two eggplants in the fridge, so I decided to make Indian food.

> Here's what we had:

>

> 1) The eggplant: I salted the eggplants (two large Italian ones,

cut

> into large chunks), then rinsed and drained them and tossed them

with

> about a tablespoon each of ground coriander and turmeric, a sliced

> onion, and a bit of salt. Then I roasted them at 400F for about

half an

> hour

>

> 2) Chana dal with berbere spice (the mixture on Susan's site): 1

cup

> chana dal, 3 cups water, about a tablespoon of berbere spice, 1/2

tsp

> salt. Boil, then turn down and simmer for at least an hour. Add

the

> juice of a lemon at the last minute.

>

> 3) Fresh mango chutney from the fat-free Indian cookbook I checked

out

> of the library

>

> 4) Jarred curried-vegetable chutney

>

> 5) A couple of non-vegan things: raita, and a chicken dish that

would be

> great with seitan -- toss the " chicken " with onions and chili

powder and

> paprika and mustard seed in a hot pan until the spices are toasted

a

> bit. Add half a cup of water and some chopped summer squash and

fresh

> peas. Simmer covered for 10 minutes or so.

>

> 6) A simple salad of romaine and vinaigrette with a little cilantro

> tossed in.

>

> It was quite a feast, and everything was really yummy.

>

> Serene

>

[Guest guest]

bigoldog wrote:

> New member here, jumping in to say Wow! We're all coming over to

> your house to eat!!

 

Yay! James and I were just saying it's been too long since we had a

party. :-)

 

> Hubby and I have been eating low-fat, low-salt veggie for quite a

> number of years. Sometimes we goof off and eat things we shouldn't,

> but then we get back on track.

 

*nod* Since I met James 5 years ago, we've eaten MUCH less animal

products, fat, and salt than the average American, but still more than I

ate before I met him (I was a vegan until shortly before we met).

 

> I've always said that anyone can make food taste good by pouring

> butter and sour cream all over it, but it takes a very creative cook

> to make up recipies that are tasty and appealing without all that

> stuff.

 

True.

 

> And, after getting used to eating low fat, we have found that

> we actually prefer food cooked that way. The little fat that we

> have takes the form of a few nuts or a little olive or other healthy

> oil.

>

> So, I was surprised to find a that's all about what I

> consider a healthier way of eating. Glad to be here!

 

Good to see you here, Chayah. It's a great group.

 

Serene