Going Stoveless – Cold Food for Thought

I make curried lentils then dehydrate them, as standard pack fare. One time I went to an area I thought allowed stoves, then discovered it did not. I was amazed to discover my curried lentils rehydrated to perfection in about a minute, with no stove at all. Truly "stove optional" food.

On further experimentation I found the lentils were perfectly edible without rehydration at all, just in their dehydrated form. A little unusual, but no complaints.

"I make curried lentils…"

recipe?

packitgourmet.com has dehyration times for all their food for both hot and cold water

It takes maybe 3 times as long to rehydrate with cold

>"I make curried lentils…" recipe?

This is a near "gasless" lentil recipe using RED lentils in a crock pot. To further reduce the gas content, soak water can be dumped and replaced.

1 c lentils – bring to boil on stove, dump and replace water.
Transfer to crock pot.
1/4 t salt.
Cook 1 hour on high in crock pot, then remove excess water. Add:
2 buillon cubes (+1/4 t salt, optional)
2 t olive oil
1/2 clove, or 1/2 teaspoon garlic puree, or 1/2 square of garlic
2 T onion (seems to get done in time, could sautee)
1/4 t curry powder (Trader Joe's)
…then another 1+ hour in the crock pot. Time varies, but for my crock pot, total cook times between 2:15- 2:25 are normal.
1/2 can chopped tomato, last item to add when done. (Acid makes legumes tough.)
Beware overcooking!! Turns to (tasty) mush.