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Hostel Gourmet: Curried Lentils

by Jessie Kwak | 15 February 2010 2 Comments

This post is inspired by a twitter conversation with Ross at New Adventures in Packpacking (@newadventuresin) about easy hostel recipes. Rob and I love to cook, and we love to eat well, so I thought I’d put together a series of posts about some of our favorite recipes.

Curried Lentils

Rob hates lentils, but I think they’re fantastic, and since I’m writing this post, I get to write about lentils.

Curried lentils hostel recipe

Ingredients:

Lentils (I normally use green or brown)
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Garlic – diced
Onions – diced
Ginger – grated or diced
Hot Pepper – diced
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Curry Powder
Cumin
Molasses or Brown Sugar
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Brown Rice (if you’re lucky)

Saute the onions until almost translucent, then add the garlic, hot pepper, lentils, curry powder, and cumin. Stir it all around until the lentils start popping a bit, then add enough water to cover, plus a bit more. Cover and let simmer while you make the rice.

Monitor the amount of water to make sure the lentils don’t dry out, and when they start getting soft add a touch of molasses (or brown sugar), salt and pepper, and more spices to taste.

Note: This recipe varies depending on what’s in my fridge. I’ll add carrots, celery, bell peppers, vegetable stock, tomatoes, whatever sounds good at the time. Lentils are perfect for changing up leftovers.


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Written by Jessie Kwak

I am a farm girl who moved to the big city, and then just kept right on moving. I love camping, hoppy beer, and good conversations. See all posts by Jessie Kwak

2 Comments »

  • lital said:

    hi,
    we arrive to recipe today.
    i want to knoa if there is a place for 2 and how much for a night.

    thank u!!!

    lital

    # 21 February 2010 at 10:28 pm
  • Jessie Kwak (author) said:

    Hi Lital,

    Thanks for your interest, but I’m sorry to inform you that as of yet Unpaved South America isn’t able to provide lodging. I’ve been working with our server to remedy this issue, but they refuse to provide anything but simple web hosting. I’ll keep trying, and I will advise when the situation changes.

    Cheers,
    Jessie

    # 22 February 2010 at 6:51 pm

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