Dhal and Chappati

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Tonight's supper: Masoor Tarka Dhal, with tenderstem broccoli cooked with spices and lemon juice, and home-made chappatis. I felt the need for something vegetarian as the combination of lockdown/inclement weather inactivity and my increased chocolate habit since I retired have combined with our increased meat cookery [both of us at home with all the time in the world to cook] seems to have upset my digestion a tad. Thought I needed a break. So, no meat [red at least] chocolate or heavy dairy for a few days...

The dhal recipe is one we've used for nearly forty years - it's a Madhur Jaffrey, natch - and the method I use for making chappatis dates back to the same era [clue: you need an open flame to do these properly - I use a camping stove as we're all-electric here]. The recipe for the broccoli I found at Secret Sauce, by Nisha Katona.

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  1. Joe Stoner19 February 2021 at 00:50

    I was (only an hour ago when I read yesterday's blog) going to say that I was worried about your meat in-take Kel but as I couldn't asses your Bishop of Bath complexion I kept shtumm. Thanks for the opportunity to profess my worries! I'm going to have to admit failure in the I'm as flexible now as I always have been: I'm NOT and changing my Tuesday & Friday excesses has resulted in a 15 day beer-a-thon!!:( So unless there's a VERY good reason I shall be hosting the 16:00 meeting of the Dyfryn Ogwen Sports, Civic/Social & Enterprise Society on Fridays and look forward to T' Arms opening soon!

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