A daal to remember

Breakfast was composed of DanActive with blueberries and all bran buds for breakfast, an egg, a slice of persimmon bread, a brazil nut, and coffee with milk.











Lunch was made of leftovers from yesterday's dinner. A cup of daal (recipe included), 1/3 of the chili chocolate cake and some chicken with Armenian style eggplant salad.


I had a tea and a skinny vanilla bean latte as snacks.

Dinner was simple. DanActive with raspberries and all bran buds.


I badly slept last night, woke up early and tired, spent my day shivering and by 11AM all that I wanted to do was to go home and stay in bed. After having a hot tea, a hot soup, and an Advil, I felt better. All that said, exercising was not on my priority list. I have cancelled my skating lesson, and I could not push myself and go to the gym. I will take the evening to enjoy a movie and rest!

Here is the daal recipe:

Ingredients:

1 cup of red lentils (orange lentils will work as well)
3 cups of water
3 tbsp. of passata
1 tsp. of canola oil and 1 tsp. of butter
1/2 cup of red onion, finely chopped
1/2 tsp. of black (or white) sesame seeds, 1/2 tsp. of cumin seeds, 1/2 tsp. of fennel seeds, 1/2 tsp. of black mustard seeds, 1/2 tsp. of fenugreek seeds, 1 tsp. of turmeric, and 1 bay leaf
1 tsp. of kosher salt plus more to taste
1 small bunch of cilantro

Method:

1. Place 1 cup of red lentils in a metal sieve. Rinse well with cold water. Pour cleaned lentils into a medium sauce pan. Add 3 cups of water. Bring lentils and water to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until the lentils are soft.

2. Grind all the spices, salt, and bay leave.

3. After the lentils in step 1 have cooked for at least 5 minutes, start preparing the onions and spices. In a medium saucepan, heat the oil and butter over medium heat. Add the chopped onions. Cook until translucent, about 3 minutes. Add the passata and cook for 1 minute more, stirring continuously. Add the spices. Cook and stir for another 2-3 minutes.
4. When step 3 is done, add the cooked lentils along with the lentil cooking water. Add salt. Cook for 10 minutes. Cook for 3-5 more minutes. Adjust salt if necessary. Stir in chopped cilantro and remove from heat. Garnish with more chopped cilantro.

Enjoy this delicious daal with your friends and family!

The aftermath:

Approximately 1090 calories
Only 6h of sleep
4 glasses of water
0 minutes of exercising


Cheers,
Fernanda