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March 14, 2010

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March 14, 2010 - marcy. Tags: Uncategorized

lemon cake

leftover palak “panir” with coconut/almond rice. i’m ready to give the recipe now! i veganized a recipe from the art of indian vegetarian cooking

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1-2 hot green chilis (i actually just used chili flakes)
shit ton of ginger (it’s never enough!)
4 T water
1/2 T coriander
1/2 t turmeric, cumin
1/4 t paprika
1 block of tofu, pressed dry and cut into cubes
2# fresh spinach
1/2 t garam masala (i made mine from scratch a long time ago and keep it in an airtight container)
1 t salt
3 T tofutti cream cheese

saute the tofu separately in a nonstick pan until lightly browned and set aside. i added a bit of salt, pepper, turmeric, and dill to it for flavor and color. grind the chilis, ginger, water, and spices (except garam masala) in a food processor and add the mixture to hot oil. stuff in the spinach and cover; cook for 8 or so minutes. add the garam masala, salt, tofu and cream cheese and sautee for a few more minutes.

overall i think you can never go wrong with two pounds of spinach, but if i did this recipe again i would probably double the spices, or better yet half the recipe aside from the spices, just because it made A TON OF FOOD and turned out a little bland.

dinner at ethiopian diamond: i think this is my favorite restaurant in chicago. this food selection will look familiar to emily because my friend allowed me to order the same thing that we always get when we go there! shimbra assa and a combo platter with collard greens, yellow split peas, and cabbage. they threw in some red lentils for free! i also had a glass of honey wine.

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