Afghanerstan

Lentil Stuffed Bell Peppers

Ingredients

2/3 c Red lentils

1 inch piece ginger,=grated

4 tb Vegetable oil

1 tb Ground coriander

4 md Green bell peppers

1 1/4 c Water

1 ts Cumin seeds

2 Onions, chopped

2 tb Chopped cilantro

2 Green chilies

Directions

Rinse lentils & soak for 30 minutes. Cook and stir lentils for 15 to 20 minutes or until until the liquid has evaporated. Heat half oil in skillet. Cook cumin till they begin to pop. Add onions &  chilies & cook for 8 minutes. Stir in ginger & coriander. Add cilantro. Drain lentils and stir in with the veggies in the pan. Cut tops off peppers & remove seeds, blanch green peppers. Stuff with the lentil and veggie mixture & replace the tops. Stand in a baking dish. Bake at 350F for 15 minutes.

I'm not going to itemize the costs, but my total at the grocery store came to $6.25 for a meal for four (buy bulk!).

Thoughts

Not a bad first meal; this was quite easy to make and came out pretty tasty. I used a little more cilantro than necessary and immediately regretted that decision; it was a little overpowering and detracted from the other flavors of the dish. My advice: use less cilantro and find something other than a PBR to pair this with…