Fooooood!

The pilau spices: roasting over a pan before getting pounded with a pestle in a small mortar

Sorted long grain white rice

 

The rice: fried lightly and boiled in the ground spices

boiled lentils waiting to fry

lovely large tomatoes for the lentil stew

garlic

The rice is READY!

pounded garlic with leftover spice

The tomatoes: frying in oil and garlic

Sartuday Afternoon Lunch is SERVED!!!

P.S. This post is dedicated to Lily – who seems to have discovered how lovely lentils are – and Meshack Yobby – who will complain that my Instagram and Facebook pictures always leave him hungry.

 

Cheers y’all!