What to do with all these tins?

mmmsnow

I've ended up with a couple of tins of green lentils, 4 of kidney beans and one of chick peas, a tin of coconut milk and a little jar of tamarind paste. Any ideas on how to use these up as they've been sitting in my cupboard for months (in fact, I think I inherited most of them from my mum who had a clear out at the start of the summer!).

adelight

posh green lentil salad: cold lentils, chopped olives, mixed leaves, crumbled feta and olive oil. sounds pricey but you can get all these ingredients quite cheap and it makes a delicious salad with plain pasta.
chickpea curry and coconut rice: http://www.holycowvegan.net/2009/04/thai-curried-chickpeas-with-coconut.html i want to make this for dinner now, it looks so tasty.
tamarind goes well in curries, you could possibly add it to the chickpea curry.
use the kidney beans in rice and peas or jamaican rice and peas which uses coconut milk. you will most likely have all the other ingredients in anyway- rice, garlic and onions.
or turn the kidney beans into a bean dip or rough refried beans- fry 1 med onion and 2 cloves garlic in lard, add tin beans, fry for a few minutes then mash while still frying over the heat. add some cumin and chilli when frying the onion if you have any.

these are some of my favourite foods and now i am very hungry and need jamaican rice and peas for lunch!!

mmmsnow

Thanks. I think I'll try everything except the lentil salad (OH doesn't like cheese - or salad for that matter ).

Gothicfairy

Lentil curry or lentil curry soup..hubby loves that and it is so simple to make :

Onion chopped however you like it
Garlic
Chili
Lentils
Curry spices
Tin toms
Coconut milk
water
Tamarind


Job done but you can of course add more or less..I like mango chutney and lemon but it can cope with most things



Kidney bean chili con carne
onion
Garlic
kidney beans
tin toms
Spices and herbs
red wine vinegar or any to be honest
brown sugar or dark chocolate or maple syrup
touch of whisky, bourbon or wine
leave to simmer and serve with rice or jacked spud

Chickpea curry as the lentil one or use in soup or make hummus.

flutterbyuk25

The kidney beans can be added to spag bol, lasagne (or google Nigella's Mexican lasagne for a different twist!), chilli, salads, you can make dips or burgers with them.

The chickpeas can be used to make hummus or added to salads.

Both could be added to a soup to bulk it out, same for lentils.

My mum makes 'lentil slop' which is onion, garlic, celery, carrots cooked off and add the lentil tin, then serve over mash.

HTH

mmmsnow

"Lentil slop" - LOL! Sounds tasty, maybe a rebrand is in order?

flutterbyuk25

mmmsnow wrote: »

"Lentil slop" - LOL! Sounds tasty, maybe a rebrand is in order?

:rotfl: I know! My brother named it tha when we were kids and it kinda stuck.