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Wellness Wednesday for August 21, 2024

The Wednesday Wellness threads are meant to encourage users to ask for and provide advice and motivation to improve their lives. It isn't intended as a 'containment thread' and any content which could go here could instead be posted in its own thread. You could post:

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My regional home cuisine is very legume rich. I can recommend a few options. Legumes are only high effort because they need soaking & sporuting. Other than that, they are very easy to cook.

  • Kala Chana (black chickpeas) is very simple to cook.
  • Matki (moth beans) are similar and my personal favorite
  • Masoor Dal This is a classic first-recipe for a lot of India when they leave home. Shit easy
  • Lentils also make for great flatbreads

They may look daunting if you've never cooked Indian food, but it is genuinely super-easy once you have done it a couple of times. All of these are lazy 10 minute recipes. You just need to do 2 minutes of work the night before.

If you've never had these in a home-made style, then try out the ones you get at trader joe's. It's a good representation of what you can expect.

Generally, talk to people with celiac. They incorporate lentils into a lot of their meals.