The Unkempt Kitchen

I made this the other night going off of this recipe . Canned dahl soup is one of our favorite fast meals in the winter. We just heat up the soup and eat it over rice. One can makes 2 servings for us. But I've wanted to make my own since I figured it should be too hard. When I came across this, it looked just like the dahl we get in the can. I've made it a couple times but this past time we made it a little different. I wanted to share our new version of this since the hubby said this was better than the stuff in the can. Also, it's super easy to make. It can be made in an hour or less, depending on how long your rice cooks. It's got some good Indian flavors and letting the onions and garlic cook, I think really helped the flavors stand out. Also, though, I have to admit that I didn't measure out my spices last night. These are guess-timates. Just use your judgement for how strong you want your spices.  You probably also want to serve a vegetable or some other side...

It's that time of year, when warm soups, stews, chilies and comfort food sound SO good. As much as I love a traditional chili, I tend to only want to eat it once or twice, leftovers can get old. But, this white chili is still good the 3rd (or 4th!) time around. I also love that it's gluten and dairy free! Of course, I love it with some sour cream or plain yogurt and/or cheese on top, but it's still good without those. Also, the recipe calls for an unusual ingredient - hominy. What is hominy? Well it's basically corn in a different form. If you want a better understanding of it, here's the Wikipedia explanation . It's used to thicken the chili and gives it a nice creamy texture. You usually can find it in the vegetable aisle, with canned vegetables. Now I've found that certain stores don't carry it. It may also be in an ethnic section, if you have one of those. Most of the time, if I ask an employee, they don't always know what I'm talking about....