Dahl with Winter Vegetables

Ingredients:

3-4 Garlic

Some Red wine

1 cup chopped carrots
1 cup peeled and cubed butternut squash (I used 3/4 of moms med size spaghetti)
1 onion

Raises & currents

3 cups water

1 tbls+ tomato paste

1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
2 teaspoons turmeric
2 teaspoons ground coriander
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cups dried yellow lentils

1/2c peas

2-3 tbls lime juice

1c Cauliflower

2 cups broccoli florets

1 teaspoon brown mustard seed
2 teaspoons cumin seed
1 teaspoon fennel seed

Method:

1. Fry onion, and garlic until cooked. Add wine if needed. Add Squash, carrots raisins and currents and cook about 8 min.

2. Add water, ginger, turmeric, coriander, salt, tomato paste and lentils. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover, and simmer for one hour.

3. Add chopped broccoli, cauliflower, lime juice and simmer for 10 minutes.

4. While broccoli is cooking, toast brown mustard, cumin, and fennel in a skillet over high heat for 1 minute, or until spices become fragrant.

5. Combine everything and add peas. let cook for a couple of min but don't cook too long!