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The exhaustion is hitting me haaaard again, slept til 11am, then had a slow breakfast, followed by going to three shops for groceries... then just sat in my car and snoozed for another hour. That's bad, I normally chill in my car on my phone but have never actually slept in it.
Still haven't done my readings either... But I made food?
Tonight it's khichuri (the lentil-and-rice origin of kedgeree without fish in it) in the rice cooker, with mung dal as the lentil, and my first attempt at vegetable korma (thickened with coconut milk and cashews blended). Wish I remembered to buy frozen peas to really add to it.
not particularly aesthetic pikturz
Not a bad dinner if I say so myself esp with some super intense lime pickle to cut through ot all. Gonna freeze some of the excess korma for a nice dinner later on.
After visiting my aunt I feel inspired to get an Instant Pot to make this dish (and many others) more quickly...
I bought an instant pot for myself for Christmas and it's fantastic. I cook a lot of lentils, it's great for rice,.I make yoghurt in it. The best bit is that you can pop everything in and forget about it until it tells you it's done. One less thing to watch when my energy is low.
For real, lentils and beans are a big part of my diet - being able to pressure cook without faffing around on the stove or worrying about things exploding is tempting (finally I can have a crack at making dal makhani). And as you say, SET AND FORGET - huge reason why I use a rice cooker. Being able to do pilafs and the like in the instant pot is very tempting...
Change your life if you meal prep. I usually have two pulce prep's on the go. Being able to set/forget cook them is such a time/effort saver.
Yeah I definitely meal prep - fell off the wagon for a bit after I was sick, but now that I'm back from leave I'm keen to get back into it, especially as I might be cutting my work hours further.
Spending less time faffing about in the kitchen is always a win... I think I'm sold. Now to budget for one. Can I ask what size you would recommend for one person wanting to do at least 4-5 serves at a time?
I got the 8L Duo which does 10-12 serves. It's a older model so it was cheap on Amazon. I went for the one with the stainless bowl. Reviews said the ones with an airfryer option don't make great air fryers and they're bulky to store.
Thanks - I'll have a poke around later in the week. Definitely not going for the dual air fryer one as I already have an air fryer. Looking forward to making chickpeas from scratch again ๐