So last night I made Indian food for the first time. Neither Brett or I had ever had Indian food, but were interested as they use a lot of lentils and grains in their cuisine, which we are trying to get more of. Upon the advice of Lindsay (aka the Happy Herbivore ), I opted to start out with her Saag and Red Lentil Dal , as she told me it was easy and good for ‘beginners’. I have to tell you, when I was making this, all I could think was ‘I’ve never used this many spices in my life!’. But she's right, it is very easy.
I will be completely honest, I’m not sure how I feel about Indian food at this point. Neither Brett or I liked the Saag, it was much too flavorful for either of our tastes. It was pretty funny, Brett took a bite and said ‘They must not like the taste of spinach very much.’ Hehe.
(For some reason, this picture of food reminded me of the Italian flag.)
The Red Lentil Dal, especially with some short grain brown rice was really good. Next time I make it I will use less garam masala though, it could have stood to have less flavor as well. Spicy I like, but there is just a lot of flavor going on, it takes some getting used to, but I saw its potential. It wasn’t as bad as I thought it was going to be. Especially when I pulled out all those spices, I turned the oven for frozen pizza just in case (it didn't come down to that). I can say, we won’t eat Saag again, but the Dal was good.
I will be trying one more of HH’s Indian dishes tomorrow night, Aloo Matar (I figured it was a safer bet seeing as how we like both potatoes ‘aloo’ and peas ‘matar’). Gotta give it a chance before deciding I don’t like it!
I will be completely honest, I’m not sure how I feel about Indian food at this point. Neither Brett or I liked the Saag, it was much too flavorful for either of our tastes. It was pretty funny, Brett took a bite and said ‘They must not like the taste of spinach very much.’ Hehe.
(For some reason, this picture of food reminded me of the Italian flag.)
The Red Lentil Dal, especially with some short grain brown rice was really good. Next time I make it I will use less garam masala though, it could have stood to have less flavor as well. Spicy I like, but there is just a lot of flavor going on, it takes some getting used to, but I saw its potential. It wasn’t as bad as I thought it was going to be. Especially when I pulled out all those spices, I turned the oven for frozen pizza just in case (it didn't come down to that). I can say, we won’t eat Saag again, but the Dal was good.
Tonight though, is the tried and true Spicy Smashed Kidney Bean and Sweet Potato Burrito . One of my favorites.
'Til next time!