knitting your own tofu

[ramtops]

perlmonger and I cooked a charmingly retro supper last night, of brown rice and lentils. I wish we could say we donned sandals and kaftans while preparing and consuming it, but sadly no.

P is very good at dhal, and this one was delicious. I remain to be convinced about brown rice, but I'm too anti food waste to throw it away, and I have found a way to cook it where it's ok, if not delicious.

In keeping with the theme of the evening, we found an episode of The Professionals on the Tivo. Nostalgia ensued - what where those round soda syphons called? So many Capris! Great fun.

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[bohemiancoast.livejournal.com]

I've always been ambivalent about brown rice. But we started to eat Waitrose Brown Basmati and Wild Rice, and I became much less ambivalent. We also made our own version of this rice (http://food-fan.blogspot.com/2007/01/im-loving-waitrose-wholesome-brown.html) because we had a bag of camargue rice knocking around from our trip to Camargue. Since then Ocado have started selling the brown basmati/camargue/wild rice mix as well, so we're buying it directly now.

I suspect it's not quite as brown as the chunky brown rice I used to buy from the health food shop, but it's utterly delicious.

[ramtops.livejournal.com]

I did ours thus:

1 big shallot, sliced, and fried in a little olive oil till crispy. Add 2/3 mug of brown rice and stir it about in the oil till it's coated. Add 3/3 mug of water, bring to boil, set on a very low heat (I use a diffuser). Cook for 40 minutes, leave to stand for another 10. This came out a little chewy, but not too much so.

[brisingamen.livejournal.com]

I have a terribly nice early Nigel Slater recipe for brown rice, which I like a lot. I'll dig it out for you.

[ramtops.livejournal.com]

That would be most appreciated - thank you :)

[jozafeen.livejournal.com]

Would it be a Sparklets 'globe' soda syphon? I have a red one!

[ramtops.livejournal.com]

That's the chap!

[frandowdsofa.livejournal.com]

Try The Champions next. Or even Jason King ...

[perlmonger.livejournal.com]

Ahh... Department S