just jane
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Ive not read Martin Dorey's book but you could tell he isnt a chef but judging by his other books Im not sure what he is,there are some interesting titles Amazon.co.uk: Martin Dorey: Books :rolleyes2:
Bewicklass
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Hi Skratt
Have a recipe for you. Made it today, while hanging around waiting to do some archery. Had taken bread and cheese to have for my lunch, but as it was such a miserable day fancied cooking something. Although not stocked up with anything more than my basics, I managed to produce a very tasty rice dish that was great as a meal by itself or would make a very tasty accompaniment to a bit of chicken, sausages, well anything really.
This recipe serves one as main meal or two as a side dish (measurements are pretty approximate as I just chucked everything in!!)
Ingredients:
1 tbsp Olive oil
1 knob butter
Approx. 4 tbsp Basmati rice (am sure long grain would be fine)
2 tbsp red lentils
Little bit of stock cube ( I used less than a 1/4)
1/4 tsp tumeric
1/4 tsp paprika
1/4 tsp cayene pepper - season as you like - this amount was enough to give a bit of a kick but not too over-powering!
Water
Grated cheese (to taste - approx 1 oz?!)
Seasoning
1. Put oil and butter in pan and heat gently till butter melts.
2. Add rice and lentils and stir.
3. Add spices and stock
4. Give everything a good stir and let cook gently for a min or two.
5. Add enough water to cover. Put lid on a gently cook till rice is cooked but still with a little bite to it (you may need to add more water)
6. Season to taste and turn off heat when just cooked. Consistency should be a little like a risotto, but bit less liquid (is this helping? lol)
7. Grate in some cheese and stir till melted.
It really was delicious - you can really taste the lentils. I think this would also be very nice with a little chopped onion cooked in oil and butter first before adding other ingredients, however I didn't have one!
Have a recipe for you. Made it today, while hanging around waiting to do some archery. Had taken bread and cheese to have for my lunch, but as it was such a miserable day fancied cooking something. Although not stocked up with anything more than my basics, I managed to produce a very tasty rice dish that was great as a meal by itself or would make a very tasty accompaniment to a bit of chicken, sausages, well anything really.
This recipe serves one as main meal or two as a side dish (measurements are pretty approximate as I just chucked everything in!!)
Ingredients:
1 tbsp Olive oil
1 knob butter
Approx. 4 tbsp Basmati rice (am sure long grain would be fine)
2 tbsp red lentils
Little bit of stock cube ( I used less than a 1/4)
1/4 tsp tumeric
1/4 tsp paprika
1/4 tsp cayene pepper - season as you like - this amount was enough to give a bit of a kick but not too over-powering!
Water
Grated cheese (to taste - approx 1 oz?!)
Seasoning
1. Put oil and butter in pan and heat gently till butter melts.
2. Add rice and lentils and stir.
3. Add spices and stock
4. Give everything a good stir and let cook gently for a min or two.
5. Add enough water to cover. Put lid on a gently cook till rice is cooked but still with a little bite to it (you may need to add more water)
6. Season to taste and turn off heat when just cooked. Consistency should be a little like a risotto, but bit less liquid (is this helping? lol)
7. Grate in some cheese and stir till melted.
It really was delicious - you can really taste the lentils. I think this would also be very nice with a little chopped onion cooked in oil and butter first before adding other ingredients, however I didn't have one!
vwalan
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cindy thompson does a good book or two about cooking in vans. there is always room for another though. he who dares wins and all that. one pressure cooker can do a full xmas dinner .use the grill to brown off chicken and potatoes . then put in xmas pud . al possible with a bit of thought. you will have to let us know when its published . cheers alan.
Guernsey Donkey
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Hi Bewicklass
Your receipt sounded so nice that my wife did it for lunch x2 and it was very tasty indeed - enough for the two of us and quick and easy to make and what finished it off just nicely was very little washing up to do.
skratt
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Hi Bewick Lass,
Thanks for the recipe. Its sounds a really great base for something or just on its own. Nice one.
It sounds a bit like a version of Kosheri. When I lived in Cairo there were kosheri shops everywhere.
Basically its a mixture of cooked rice, pasta and lentils. Then you top the whole thing off with fried onions and Spicey tomato sauce. The secret is in the way you mix it with fried spices and butter. Its included in the book.
May I include your version perhaps to go with Northumberland Sausages ? Have you got a name for it ?
Im told names are important. When I worked on the big yachts I sometimes had to russle things up from what we had available. I often had guests asking me what a dish was called and had to think fast on my feet to make it sound authentic. LOL
Thanks for the recipe. Its sounds a really great base for something or just on its own. Nice one.
It sounds a bit like a version of Kosheri. When I lived in Cairo there were kosheri shops everywhere.
Basically its a mixture of cooked rice, pasta and lentils. Then you top the whole thing off with fried onions and Spicey tomato sauce. The secret is in the way you mix it with fried spices and butter. Its included in the book.
May I include your version perhaps to go with Northumberland Sausages ? Have you got a name for it ?
Im told names are important. When I worked on the big yachts I sometimes had to russle things up from what we had available. I often had guests asking me what a dish was called and had to think fast on my feet to make it sound authentic. LOL
Hughman
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That's a kind of version of kedgeree (kitcheri in India) by the sound of it. Rice, lentils, onion, a bit of chilli, a bit of turmeric; anglicised version uses fish, e.g. smoked haddock (best), or tinned tuna (OK and quick), plus cooked rice, fried onion, a goodly amount of butter, salt and pepper, and some chopped-up hardboiled egg. Very nice too.
If you've got an oven, you're away - onion, garlic, dried herbs/spices etc, bit of animal (beef, chicken, pheasant, whatever), all browned a bit, then chuck in some smallish bits of veg and top up with red or white wine, bung it in on low, and come back in 2 hours or so. I suppose it uses a bit of gas, but dead easy and always good.
That's a kind of version of kedgeree (kitcheri in India) by the sound of it. Rice, lentils, onion, a bit of chilli, a bit of turmeric; anglicised version uses fish, e.g. smoked haddock (best), or tinned tuna (OK and quick), plus cooked rice, fried onion, a goodly amount of butter, salt and pepper, and some chopped-up hardboiled egg. Very nice too.
If you've got an oven, you're away - onion, garlic, dried herbs/spices etc, bit of animal (beef, chicken, pheasant, whatever), all browned a bit, then chuck in some smallish bits of veg and top up with red or white wine, bung it in on low, and come back in 2 hours or so. I suppose it uses a bit of gas, but dead easy and always good.