So easy to make and so wonderful to devour, tonight’s dinner was a “One Pot Wonder,” as Jay likes to call delicious one pot dinners. I had a can of lentils and a fairly large zucchini beginning to get wrinkly. I cut a whole onion into chunks and I sautéed it in a large pot with about a tablespoon of oil. When it was starting to soften up I added generous dashes of turmeric, cumin seeds, curry powder, cayenne pepper and a smaller dash of cinnamon and salt. Once the onions were soft I poured in two cups of water. I let the water boil and then I added a cup of basmati rice. I chopped the zucchini into chunks and dropped that in the pot. I lowered the heat, covered the pot and let it cook gently for about 30 mins or so. I honestly wasn’t looking at the time so I’m not sure. All I know is I remembered to check on the food and discovered it was sticking to the bottom of the pot. That’s when I called out, “Jay, dinner’s ready!”
The lentils and rice were great on their own but I knew they would be even better with a spicy yogurt sauce. I had about a quarter cup of yogurt left so I quickly mixed a bit of cayenne pepper, garlic powder, and salt into the yogurt container and I poured that over the lentils and rice. Amazing!
