Slide Meals

3-day slide meal plan · Protein: lentils

Days: 3
Protein: lentils
Budget:

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Difficulty:

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Explore the flavors of Karnataka with these delightful lentil dishes, featuring mustard seed, jaggery, and coconut.

Slide Chain

• Day 1: Simple Karnataka Lentil Curry

• Day 2: Lentil Tamarind Rice

• Day 3: Lentil Rice Patties

• Combined Shopping List

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Day 1: Simple Karnataka Lentil Curry

Ingredients

Main

• 1 cup red lentils

• 1 large onion, chopped

• 2 medium tomatoes, chopped

• 1 tbsp mustard seeds

• 10 curry leaves

• 1 tbsp jaggery

• 1/2 can coconut milk

• 1 tbsp coriander powder

• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder

• 1/2 tsp red chili powder

• 3 cloves garlic, minced

• 1 inch ginger, minced

• 2 green chilies, sliced

• 3 tbsp cooking oil

• salt to taste

Directions

1. Rinse and cook lentils in water until tender.

2. In a pan, heat oil, add mustard seeds and let them crackle.

3. Add onions, sauté until golden brown.

4. Stir in tomatoes, cook until soft.

5. Add garlic, ginger, green chilies, curry leaves, and spices; cook for 2-3 minutes.

6. Mix in cooked lentils, coconut milk, and jaggery; simmer for 10 minutes.

7. Season with salt and garnish with fresh coriander.

Cook’s Notes:

Reserve half of the curry for the next day.

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Day 2: Lentil Tamarind Rice

Ingredients

Main

• 1 1/2 cups reserved lentil curry

• 1 cup rice

• 1 tbsp tamarind paste

• 1 tbsp jaggery

• 10 curry leaves

• 1 tbsp ghee

• salt to taste

Directions

1. Cook rice until fluffy and set aside.

2. In a pan, heat ghee, add curry leaves.

3. Mix in reserved lentil curry, tamarind paste, and jaggery.

4. Fold in cooked rice, season with salt, and cook for 5 minutes.

Cook’s Notes:

Hold back 1 cup of the rice mixture for the next day.

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Day 3: Lentil Rice Patties

Ingredients

Main

• 1 cup reserved lentil tamarind rice

• 1 large onion, chopped

• 1 green chili, minced

• 2 tbsp fresh coriander, chopped

• 2 tbsp cooking oil

• salt to taste

Directions

1. Mix reserved rice with onion, green chili, and coriander.

2. Shape mixture into patties.

3. In a pan, heat oil and fry patties until golden brown on both sides.

Cook’s Notes:

Serve with a side of coconut chutney if desired.

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Combined Shopping List

Quantities shown are totals for the whole plan.

• red lentils — 3 cups

• onions — 3 large

• tomatoes — 5 medium

• mustard seeds — 2 tbsp

• curry leaves — 20 leaves

• jaggery — 2 tbsp

• coconut milk — 1 can

• coriander powder — 2 tbsp

• turmeric powder — 1 tsp

• red chili powder — 1 tsp

• garlic — 6 cloves

• ginger — 2 inches

• green chilies — 3

• fresh coriander — 1 bunch

• cooking oil — 1/2 cup

• salt — to taste

• rice — 3 cups

• ghee — 2 tbsp

• tamarind paste — 2 tbsp

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Final Notes

Enjoy a taste of Karnataka with these simple yet flavorful vegetarian dishes.