i was going to make dal makhani

i was following the recipe to the best of my ability:

2.5 ounces of dried black dal i didn't have, so i used green lentils.

i boiled them until done with a big thing of ginger.

then i started reading the recipe, which called for a little cumin and a little garam masala. boring! plus it called for cream - and i don't use cream.

so. i had the lentils, i added 1/2 a can of kidney beans like it said, and then i took the leftover onion sitting on my cutting board, only partially chopped, and threw it into a saucepan with a tiny bit of oil, added some garlic, and when it was almost done cooking i threw in a bunch of this spice mix a friend gave me 2 years ago and i have no idea what it is. salty though. and has cinnamon and some kind of chili powder, for sure, but who knows what else. and i added it to the simmering beans with a tomato i had.

served over coconut rice i made last week (just brown rice cooked with coconut milk.)

then i put some of the lime creme i'm going to talk about in my other post of the day - which was freaking fantastic. way better than expected. probably even better than my actual dinner. it's just cilantro, lime juice, and yogurt, which added tartness and cilantro and cool soothing awesomeness.