Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: đ»đđ¶ Sunday, September 29, 2024
just_kitten@aussie.zone âš2â© âšmonthsâ© ago
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. Thatâs bad, I normally chill in my car on my phone but have never actually slept in it.
Still havenât done my readings either⊠But I made food?
Tonight itâs 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 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 quicklyâŠ
imoldgreeeg@aussie.zone âš2â© âšmonthsâ© ago
I bought an instant pot for myself for Christmas and itâs fantastic. I cook a lot of lentils, itâs 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 itâs done. One less thing to watch when my energy is low.
just_kitten@aussie.zone âš2â© âšmonthsâ© ago
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 temptingâŠ
dumblederp@aussie.zone âš2â© âšmonthsâ© ago
Change your life if you meal prep. I usually have two pulce prepâs on the go. Being able to set/forget cook them is such a time/effort saver.
just_kitten@aussie.zone âš2â© âšmonthsâ© ago
Yeah I definitely meal prep - fell off the wagon for a bit after I was sick, but now that Iâm back from leave Iâm 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 Iâm 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?