macro - lentil puree and chapati

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I did not find a book by Kushi. I did find a book called " Zen Macrobiotic

Cooking " that appeared to have recipes I might make. So I got that instead. But

now that I'm reading and copying, I'm skeptical. The quality is uneven.

 

Some recipes don't look like they will work. There is a chapati that uses half

flour and half cornstarch. Half? That's new to me. Is that the " macro " part of

it? No say.

 

The instructions are uneven and at times, pedantic: a recipe for fried rice goes

on and on about how we " should not be afraid " to precook carrots separately from

the other vegetables but in the same recipe assumes we know we should add oil to

the " Chinese pan " -- oil is never mentioned. very uneven. In this recipe, miso

is heated....

 

I don't recommend this book. It's more a book of ideas. The author

assumes we will read the cookbook from cover to cover -- that way we

will know that fried rice needs oil and that's why it wasn't mentioned in sub-

sequent recipes.

 

so, ok! I vented ;-} Or over-reacted. Enough already! Here are two recipes.

 

 

* Exported from MasterCook *

 

Puree de Lentilles or Lentil Puree

 

Recipe By :Zen Macrobiotic Cooking by Michel Abehsera

Serving Size : 12 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : 2Try Condiments

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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1 cup lentils

1/2 tablespoon miso

1 pinch nutmeg

2 tablespoons parsley

salt -- to taste

 

Cook the lentils. Some water should remain.

 

Puree in blender. The puree should be thick.

 

Add the miso, nutmeg, parsley and salt.

 

Cook without covering for 15 minutes over a low flame. Serve warm or cool.

 

This spread keeps in the refrigerator for a few days.

 

Description:

" a spread or condiment "

Cuisine:

" Macrobiotics "

Yield:

" 3 cups "

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 56 Calories; trace Fat (3.2% calories

from fat); 5g Protein; 9g Carbohydrate; 5g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 28mg

Sodium. Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Fat.

 

 

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0

 

 

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Chapati

 

Recipe By :Zen Macrobiotic Cooking by Michel Abehsera

Serving Size : 0 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Bread

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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whole-wheat flour

corn starch

salt

water

oil

 

Mix equal portions of whole wheat flour and corn flour (corn starch). Salt to

taste. Add water until dough rolls off the sides of the bowl and is not sticking

to your fingers.

 

Flatten dough in your hands and place in an oiled pan. Cook 10 minutes for each

side over a medium flame.

 

VARIATION - try buckwheat and unbleached white flour. Make the chapati very

thin.

 

EDITOR'S NOTE: Did the author mean to stay " cornmeal " instead of " corn flour? " I

don't believe so: he uses both terms quite distinctly. I did not test this

recipe because the flour-cornstarch mixture is new to me. Usually we start with

2 measures flour; add up to 1 tsp salt. Then add one measure of water, plus more

if needed to make a thin batter. Let the batter rest in the refrigerator for 1

hour. -PatH

 

Briefly, Zen Macrobiotic cooking is the ancient Zen art of selecting and

preparing food to prolong life. Grains and cereals are primary foods. All else

are " children of grains. " Michel Abehsera trained with George Ohsawa. The diet

is based on vegetarian tradition of Zen monks with room for fish and fowl and

even a little beef. The goal is to reduce acid (yin) producing foods in the

diet.

 

Description:

" Whole-wheat skillet flat bread "

Cuisine:

" Macrobiotics "

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 0 Calories; 0g Fat (0.0% calories from

fat); 0g Protein; 0g Carbohydrate; 0g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 0mg

Sodium. Exchanges: .

 

NOTES : Quickly made delicious bread, perfect for traveling and picnics

 

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0

 

 

 

 

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