The Ultimate Brown Bag: Dal

For my final post of the brown-bag challenge, I am posting about my ultimate favorite brown-bag lunch: dal. Dal is made from red lentils and is extremely healthy! I add in veggies and serve atop rice, I doubt this dal is traditional, but I love it and actually crave it if I haven’t had it in a while. I had such a great time participating in the brown-bag challenge, and don’t see myself going out to lunch in the near future! I saved plenty of money, and had wonderful inspiration for lunches from other bloggers! I leave you with my favorite brown-bag lunch, I hope you enjoy it!

The recipe I use for my dal is Everyday Red Lentil Dal. While it is cooking, I roast veggies such as broccoli, cauliflower, squash, and zucchini under the broiler with a little olive oil, salt and pepper. I also cook the rice (usually brown) in mt rice cooker according to the rice’s specifications. I stir the veggies in at the end.

The best thing about this dish as a brown-bag lunch is that it tastes even more delicious with time in the fridge because the spices become more incorporated with time. Therefore, I like to make this on a Sunday evening to pack for the week. I urge you to branch out and try this dish if you haven’t, it is SO delicious!

Tip: If you want to add heat, cut a jalepeno in half and throw it in the pot with the lentils.

Check out the final posts from my other brown-bag friends!

Chez Us: Lentil Salad

Essentials of Nutrition: Brown-Bag Challenge, Break Room Not Required

The Undercover Cook: Buffalo Chicken-Stuffed Baked Potatoes

This Imperfect Plot: Week 4 (and a BBC side effect: weight loss)

Confessions of a Curious Cuisiniere: What Does Your Sandwich Say About You?

I Brown Bag: Brown-Bag Challenge, Day-by-Day

Carmen Fitness: Brown-Bag Challenge, Going Strong

Family Fresh Cooking: Top Ten Best Lunch-Packing Tips

Canadian Mother Musings: Caught NOT Brown-Bagging It

BoysNBerry: Sandwiches . . . and a Not-so-Great Frozen Burrito

Feeding Philosophers: Lovely Legumes