Dhal Making

I scaled up my Dhal recipe today by six. I normally make enough for a table worth of people. Tonight's will be for a Bonfire Party's worth of people.

Here are the ingredients:

The Dhal

• 2000g Red Split Lentils
• 6 x 400ml cans of Coconut Milk
• 6 x 400mls of water (use the cans)
• 6 x medium sized white onions, chopped
• a fair amount of ginger, minced
• a whole bulb of garlic, minced
• 6 x 300g packs of cherry tomatoes
• Soy Sauce to taste
• 6-8 teaspoons of tumeric, to taste
• cumin, to taste
• juice of one Lime (add at end)
• chopped coriander to taste (add at end)

The Toppings

• chopped coriander
• fried onions
• mint sauce mixed with yoghurt (i've not done this today)

For the Dhal portion, you literally dump all the ingredients in a big pot, and then turn the heat on high - until it starts boiling.

With a portion as big as this you should keep stirring, else the lentils get burnt and stick to the bottom.

I've made this dhal today for a bonfire party - but its also my goto when feeding bands for gigs.

One thing I love about it is how dhal-y it makes the house smell. They should maybe make dhal candles, thinking about it.

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I play melodica in a band called Troutflies. Last night we supported a band called Golomb from Columbus Ohio.

Fat Spatula were also on the bill. It was all very good and I drank too much beer.

So anyway - the links today are all Golomb :

• Their latest album is called The Beat Goes On. (link)
• One of my favourite tracks live "Experience Humanness" is achieved through the guitarist, Mickey, layering with his delay. (link)
• I got three tapes off them, one is a live album ending with a track they had five guitarists come on stage for. I think this is sold out. I'm going to listen to it tomorrow.(link)

Nice night last night - and a bonfire party tonight. Tomorrow I sleep.

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