{"id":124,"date":"2010-01-05T20:31:20","date_gmt":"2010-01-06T04:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/katherinemalmo.com\/blog\/?p=124"},"modified":"2010-02-26T15:02:27","modified_gmt":"2010-02-26T23:02:27","slug":"post-holiday-vegetarianism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.katherinemalmo.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/05\/post-holiday-vegetarianism\/","title":{"rendered":"Post-Holiday Vegetarianism"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"hrecipe\">\n<div style=\"width: 442px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" \" title=\"Lentils\" src=\"http:\/\/katherinemalmo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/IMG_0656.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"432\" height=\"324\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Terrible Photographer But A Decent Cook <\/p><\/div>\n<p>I don\u2019t know about you but after the holidays, or really any period when I spend a lot of time with my Atkins diet-loving parents, I tend to want to eat vegetarian for a little while. Don\u2019t get me wrong, I love meat, but sometimes I need a little break &#8212; a detox of sorts.<\/p>\n<p>This recipe comes from my (current) favorite cookbook, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.feedingfamily.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Feeding the Whole Family<\/a> by Cynthia Lair. It\u2019s sooo good. Even my I-don\u2019t-eat-lentils-they-have-too-many-carbs-pass-the-bacon Dad loves it. Prep time says 50 minutes but that\u2019s because the rice and lentils take time to cook. The hands-on prep time is really minimal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"fn\">Recipe: Indian Rice and Lentils with Carmelized Onions<\/h2>\n<h4 class=\"fn\">Ingredients<\/h4>\n<div class=\"ingredients\">\n<ul class=\"ingredients\">\n<li class=\"ingredient\">2 tablespoons ghee or olive oil, divided<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1 cup short-grain brown rice, rinsed and drained<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1 cup dried brown or green lentils, rinsed and drained<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1 bay leaf<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">3 3\/4 cups water<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">2 teaspoons salt, divided<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">2 large onions, sliced in thin rounds<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">2 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1 1\/2 teaspoons ground coriander<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1 teaspoon ground cumin<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1\/8 teaspoon cayenne<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1 cup plain yogurt with 1 teaspoon snipped fresh dill mixed in<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"instructions\">\n<h4>Instructions<\/h4>\n<ol class=\"instructions\">\n<li>Heat 1 tablespoon of the ghee in a 4-quart pot and add rice and lentils. Saute until nicely coated. Add bay leaf, water, and 1 teaspoon of salt and bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer 45 minutes, covered. To pressure-cook, use 2 3\/4 cups water and cook at pressure 35 to 40 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Meanwhile, heat remaining ghee in a skillet on medium to low heat. Add onions and 1 teaspoon salt and saute. When onions begin to soften, add garlic and spices. Cook until onions are golden and have begun to carmelize.<\/li>\n<li>When all water is absorbed from rice and lentils, remove from heat and take out bay leaf. Serve rice and lentils topped with carmelized onions and a dollop of dilled yogurt.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"duration\"><span class=\"hrlabel\">Cooking time (duration): <\/span><span class=\"hritem\">50<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"diettype\"><span class=\"hrlabel\">Diet type: <\/span><span class=\"hritem\">Vegetarian<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"dietother\"><span class=\"hrlabel\">Diet (other): <\/span><span class=\"hritem\">Gluten free<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mealtype\"><span class=\"hrlabel\">Meal type: <\/span><span class=\"hritem\">dinner<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Microformatting by <a href=\"http:\/\/website-in-a-weekend.net\/hrecipe\/\" target=\"_blank\">hRecipe<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I don\u2019t know about you but after the holidays, or really any period when I spend a lot of time with my Atkins diet-loving parents, I tend to want to eat vegetarian for a little while. Don\u2019t get me wrong, I love meat, but sometimes I need a little break &#8212; a detox of sorts. 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