Lentil And Golden Squash Pot Pie Recipes

Steps:

• In a large kettle, mix onions, garlic, and ginger.
• Coarsely crush the coriander, cumin, and cardamom with mortar and pestle (or run them through a blender to make a coarse powder).
• Add the spices to the onion mixture along with 1/4 cup water.
• Stir occasionally over med-high head until liquid evaporates and a brown film forms in the bottom of the pan, 10-12 minutes.
• Deglaze the pan by adding a little water and stir to loosen the brown bits.
• Repeat step, cooking mixture dry and deglazing, until onions are richly browned, about 2 more times.
• Sort, rinse and drain lentils; add them to pan along with broth.
• Bring to a boil; cover and simmer 10 minutes.
• While lentils are simmering, cut off peel and scoop seeds out of squash.
• Cut squash into 3/4-inch cubes, making about 1 quart.
• Add squash to pan; cover and simmer until lentils and squash are soft, about 15-20 minutes.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Drain liquid from lentils and measure. Return no more than 3/4 cup liquid back to lentils. Pour mixture into a shallow 1 1/2 qt casserole. (If you are making ahead, you can cover and chill up to one day).
• On a floured board, roll pastry dough to match dimensions of casserole plus about an inch on all sides.
• Lay pastry rectangle over lentil mixture; folding excess pastry under and press dough firmly against casserole rim.
• Pinch dough to flute edges, and brush with beaten egg.
• Decoratively slash top.
• Bake in 400F oven for about 30 minutes (45 minutes if chilled).

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil over medium heat in a medium-size heavy skillet and add onion. Cook, stirring, until tender, 5 to 8 minutes. Add a generous pinch of salt and garlic and stir together until fragrant, 30 seconds to a minute. Remove from heat.
• In a medium-size bowl combine cooked onion and garlic with lentils, herbs, and feta.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine butter and remaining olive oil in a ramekin or pyrex measuring cup, or in a small pot, and heat gently until butter has melted. Brush a 9-inch straight sided tart pan or cake pan, either ceramic or metal, with butter and oil. Lay your phyllo dough out on a work surface and cover completely with a kitchen towel. Moisten another kitchen towel, and place on top of the dry towel. Remove phyllo one sheet at a time, replacing towels each time.
• Lay a sheet of phyllo in the pan, tucking it into the seam of the pan, with edges overhanging rim. Brush it lightly with butter and oil and turn pan slightly, then place another sheet on top, positioning it so that edges overlap another section of pan's rim. Continue to layer in 5 more sheets of phyllo, brushing each one with butter and oil and staggering them so that overhang on the rim of pan is evenly distributed and covers entire pan.
• Fill lined pan with lentil filling, then fold overhanging edges in over filling, brushing each one lightly with butter/oil mixture.
• Layer remaining 5 sheets of dough over top, brushing each sheet with butter and olive oil and rotating pan slightly after each addition. Crimp edges into sides of pan. Brush top with butter and oil. Pierce top of pie in several places with a sharp knife. Bake 45 to 50 minutes, until top is golden brown. Serve warm or at room temperature. Re-crisp phyllo before serving if necessary in a low oven for 10 to 20 minutes.

Steps:

• In a 5-6 quart pan, mix onions, garlic, and ginger. With mortar & pestle, blender or spice grinder coarsely crush coriander, cumin, and cardamom seeds. Add to onion mixture with chilies and 1/2 cup water. Stir occassionally over medium high heat until liquid evaporates and a brown film forms in pan, 10-12 minutes. Deglaze pan by adding 1/4 cup water and stir to loosen brown film. Repeat this step, cooking mixture dry and deglazing until vegetables are richly browned, about 2 more times. Sort lentils, digard debris. Rinse and drain lentil; add to pan along with broth. Bring to a boil; cover and simmer 10 minutes. Meanwhile, cut off and discard peal and seeds from squash. Cut squash into 3/4 inch cubes, enough to make 2 quarts. Add squash to pan, cover and simmer until lentils and squash are soft when pressed, 15-20 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste. Drain liquid from lentils and measure; return no more than 1.5 cups liquid to lentils [reserve rest of liquid for soup]. Pour mixture into a shallow 3 qt. casserole [about 9x13]. If making ahead refrigerate up to one day. Roll pastry dough to match dimensions of casserole plus 1 inch on all sides. Lay pastry over vegetable mixture. Fold excess pastry under and press dough firmly against rim to flute edge. Brush with beaten egg. OR use several leaves of fila dough for crust. Decoratively slash dough to allow steam to escape. Bake at 400 degrees until crust is richly browned and filling is hot, 25-30 minutes [~45 minutes if chilled. Serve hot with optional yogurt sauce. Yogurt Sauce: mix all ingredients together.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Sprinkle chicken breasts with olive oil and season with salt & pepper. Bake chicken breasts on a baking sheet for 12-15 minutes, or until just cooked through. Remove from oven, allow to cool slightly, and dice chicken into bite-sized cubes. Set aside.
• Warm chicken stock on the stove. Meanwhile, in a large pot, melt butter. Add onions and sauté for 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in flour continuously and cook over low heat for 2 minutes. Continue to stir adding chicken stock and simmer for 1 minute. Add RawSpiceBar's Winter Herbs, chicken, carrots, peas, and squash and mix together.
• Turn up oven to 375°F Roll out two 12 inch diameter pastry rounds. Place the first in a very deep dish pie pan and trim the edges over the lip of the dish. Set trimmings aside as you will need them later. Fill piecrust with pot pie mixture. Brush exposed edge with egg wash and then carefully lie the second piecrust on top of the filling, allowing the edges to hang down. Use the excess trimming from before to roll out and create leaves and décor for the pie as you please. Affix your leaves and brush the entire top of the piecrust with egg wash. Poke 4 holes in the crust with a fork. Place pie on a baking sheet and bake for 1 hour. Add aluminum foil to the top if it appears the top is becoming too dark, but you should be okay. Serve hot.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees. Pick any debris from the lentils, then rinse the lentils under running water. Transfer them to a medium saucepan, then add the cinnamon, garlic and 1 teaspoon salt.
• Add enough water to cover everything by 1 inch. Bring the water to a rolling boil over medium-high heat, then reduce to low and let simmer until the lentils are tender but not mushy, about 20 minutes. Drain the lentils, discard the cinnamon and garlic, then transfer the lentils to a large bowl.
• While the lentils cook, prepare the squash: Trim and discard the top and bottom ends of the squash. Peel the squash, halve it lengthwise, and remove and discard the strings and seeds. Slice the squash crosswise 1/4-inch thick and place the pieces on a baking sheet. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
• Roast the squash until completely tender, slightly caramelized and golden brown, about 30 minutes. Remove from the oven, and let cool for 10 minutes. Once cool, add to the lentils.
• While the squash cooks, prepare the dressing: In a small bowl, whisk the olive oil, pomegranate molasses, honey, cumin, cayenne and black pepper. Taste and season to taste with salt.
• Sprinkle the feta, scallions and pumpkin seeds over the lentils and squash. Pour 2 to 3 tablespoons of the dressing over the lentils and squash. Serve warm or at room temperature, with the remaining dressing on the side.