"Indian chili"

Tried a new recipe for dinner. Using a slow cooker, this was a stew of black lentils (urad moong,) light kidney beans, and chickpeas in Indian spices, with cilantro, yogurt, and heavy cream added right at the end. It smelled like an Indian restaurant. Gary was cautious and used only three serrano peppers instead of the six called for, which turned out about right for us. I don't mind spicy, but I like to be able to sleep afterward. Served with rice and, at the author's suggestion, blue corn tortilla chips. (Probably papadums would be more authentic, but I don't care for the asafoetida in those.) It was pretty darned good.

The snow did finally start to fall at around bedtime last night, and snowed through the night in spite of temperatures only barely below freezing. We got at least seven inches here:



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