So, in my usual vein of threads about too much of one particular food item.....

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I have tidied out my pantry cupboard and have approximately one years supply of

red lentils

green lentils

various dried beans

pearl barley

dried soup mix

so, I can do dahl, adding lentils to minced meat based dishes and a chicken and green lentil hotpot...

what else can i do?

also, i have chickpeas and coconut milk, which i am sure i could do something with

Please help, I have sinusitis and my head hurts

well you could do a nice curry with the chickpeas and coconut milk- say with a thai curry paste and add potato or butternut squasg

you can make LOTS of soup with that lot too of course but am sure you knew that

Lol

At least your bowels wil be ok

Lots of curries + casseroles etc is all I can think of atm...

squasg? squash...

have made a nice soup with pearl barley too though i can't remember the exact recipe....it also had butternut squash, and um..other stuff in it...was flavoured with fennel seeds i think...and had some chilli in too...(sorry to be vague!)

yes you'll be very regular

Barley risotto
Beef stew with barley
Bean fajitas
Homemade baked beans
Chicken & chickpea korma

Or wait till you feel better and get a take-away, you have my permission.

beans and lentils are great in a sausage casserole with tomatoes and various herbs and spices.

aubergine and lentil soup is lovely too as is chicken mulligatawny soup.

ah yes, you know me and soup!

now, i would like to get to grips with more curries... defnitely..

DH sneers at lentils, sadly.

thank you ! and thank you for only laughing a little bit

i made home made baked beans recently, they were divine, but need to get more maple syrup

i made home made baked beans recently, they were divine, but need to get more maple syrup

hahahahaha! I KNEW this would be you

chickpeas - make houmous

make a lentil stew or add to things instead of potato (chicken and free lentil)

Lamb and pearl barley is diving BTW

free lentils?!

green lentils

tsk at your dh sneering at lentils!

actually, here's that soup recipe . I liked it alot but dh didn't, sadly, so i probably won't make it again, which is a bit of a shame...

hope you feel better soon

there is a covent garden bengal lancers soup recipe that is red lentil and coconut milk, very very tasty.

falafel with your chickpeas.

I have a similar stock to you in my cupboard.

I sometimes wonder how long we could survive in some catastrophe, probably several months...!

green lentils are nice with fish...dress them up with lemon juice and nice olive oil and accompany with lots of mash

presume you meant divine rather than diving, ruby !

thanks cat

i am going to make myself chickpea curry, am doing chicken risotto for the DCs with leftovers, DH can staaaaaaaaaaaaaarve if he don;t want the pulses !