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  Ingredients: 1 cup red lentils, rinsed* 2 sweet potatoes 1 carrot 1 medium sweet onion 4-5 garlic cloves 1 thumb piece size ginger, ~1 tbsp grated 2 tbsp yellow curry powder 2 tsp turmeric 2 x 1/2 tbsp avocado or coconut oil 4 cups water or vegetable broth 1 can coconut milk A small bunch of fresh cilantro, chopped Juice of 1-2 lemon Salt, pepper and chili pepper to taste Method: Peel sweet potato, carrot and onion, and cut them into small, even sized pieces. Mince garlic, and grate ginger. Heat up 1/2 tbsp of oil in a large pan or Dutch oven, and sauté onion, carrot and potatoes for about 5 minutes. Push vegetables to the edges of your pan to create some space in the center. Add the second 1/2 tbsp of oil to the middle, and fry garlic, ginger, curry powder and turmeric for 1-2 minutes until fragrant, before mixing it with the rest. Add lentils, water or broth, and bring everything to a boil. Simmer over low heat for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Turn off the heat, stir in c...

 Spicier: https://www.thespruceeats.com/chinese-dumpling-dipping-sauce-p2-4118755 I didnt make the chilli oil, i used chilli oil  Less spicy: https://www.taste.com.au/recipes/dumpling-dipping-sauce/a579eb58-844d-4b36-a3b6-ad2d94578615 I used chilli flakes from chinese chilli oil rather than fresh chillies

 https://woonheng.com/easy-crispy-rice-dumpling/#recipe for the rice:  tofu finely cubed, carrots and corn Shallow fry is rubbish.  Need to deep fry. I made 2 dipping sauces.  See dipping sauce recipe

 Teriyaki sauce thermomix recipe fresh ramen noodles tofu (small pieces) carrots (small cubes) peas 1.  make teriyaki sauce 2.  coat tofu in cornflour and shallow fry till crispy 3. sautee carrots and peas 4.  prepare noodles - soak in boiling water 2 minutes and drain 5.  toss tofu in with carrots and peas 6.  toss noodles 7.  add sauce, mix all up and serve ***feedback is should have added scrambled eggs

https://thefoodietakesflight.com/lucky-me-chilimansi-pancit-canton#wprm-recipe-container-11383  I did double the recipe so 2 portions Used 2 packs of fresh ramen noodles I used light soy sauce rather than dark soy sauce 40 ml of lemon juice less siracha.  use 1/2 the amount i pan fried tofu cut in small cubes tossed in cornfour. then pan fried small cubed carrots and peas added in the tofu added in the noodles added in the sauce and mixed well ** feedback:  next time, add scrambled eggs to this   

 https//joanne-eatswellwithothers.com/2017/02/one-pot-baked-paneer-with-chickpeas-and-spinach.html Blended the onion, garlic, ginger tomatoes after cooked to make the sauce not lumpy. Served this with Roti.   Ingredients 4 tbsp butter 1 onion, chopped 2 garlic cloves, minced 1-inch piece of ginger, minced 1 tsp red pepper flakes 2 tsp garam masala ½ tsp chili powder pinch of sugar 1 (14 oz) can diced tomatoes ½ cup heavy cream 1 lb baby spinach 4 cups cooked chickpeas 8 oz paneer, cut into ¼-inch cubes Instructions For the sauce, melt the butter in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Once melted, add the onion, garlic, ginger, and red pepper flakes. Cook until the onion is tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in the garam masala, chili powder, and sugar. Season to taste with salt and black pepper. Stir, cooking until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add in the tomato and cook for 3 minutes. Add the cream and heat until boiling. Lower the heat and simmer for about 15 minutes to allow th...

 https://thefoodietakesflight.com/baked-peanut-butter-lime-tofu#wprm-recipe-container-8068 So i did this recipe (double portion) as it was written, ie baked.  Baked it for the required amount of time and it burnt to a crip.  Had to ditch it and get takeaway instead. Not wanting to be defeated, I did it again tonight with some modifications: 1. cut the tofu in cubes, tossed in cornflour and fried (v small amount of oil) in the wok 2. sauce - used lemons instead of limes (i used all my limes on the failed attempt), added a pinch of chilli flakes 3.  after the tofu was browned and crispy, i added all the sauce and cooked for a few minutes until the sauce was thick and sticky and completely covered the tofu. 4.  Corn kernels as a side 5. Garnished with shallots Feedback on this was awesome. Isaac called it perfect which is rare cuz he is not generous with his compliments.  Chris and I loved it too.  Jordi is out with friends but im sure will love it also.