Rasaswad

 Boil pasta as per package instructions. Wash  and soak 1/2 cup red lentils - masoor daal. In a small pressure cooker, heat some olive oil and add 1/4 chopped onion, 1 celery, 1 carrot, 1/2 green pepper and 2 cloves of garlic. Sauté for a few minutes. Add salt, pepper, red chilli flakes, oregano, and a pinch of thyme and marjoram. Add big pieces of mushrooms and the lentils and sauté for another minute. Add half jar of basic tomato basil pasta sauce, about 1/2 cup water and cook on medium for two whistles. Once done, mix the pasta, lentil sauce, the remaining half jar of the tomato sauce and some reserved pasta water. Serve with olive oil and grated permesan.  https://www.kitchentreaty.com/red-lentil-marinara-sauce/

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 Super easy, super fast and really nice! Can also make for a nice gift.  Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a bowl, mix together 1 cup rye flour, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp baking powder, 1/4 cup each of rolled oats, pumpkin seeds and essence seeds, 2 tbsp flax seeds. Mix everything.Add 3 tbsp olive oil and 1/3 cup water. Lightly mix (do not over mix). Then turn over on a parchment paper. Cover with another parchment paper and roll it out. Remove the top paper, move the dough with the bottom paper to a baking tray and score with a pizza cutter. Bake for about 20 mins till lightly brown in the corners. Cool for two minutes and break them apart. Cool and store in an air tight container. https://www.carolinescooking.com/swedish-crispbread-rye-seed-crackers/

 In a pan, boil noodles (I used whole wheat hand pulled noodles from trader joes)..with less water, and just a pinch of salt. In another pan, heat some butter and olive oil, and add lots of crushed garlic. Let it cook until just before browning. Add the noodles with the water, some dark soy sauce and cook..keep adding the pasta water as required ( I used all of it)..this will make it super creamy. Add grated permesan and cook another half a minute. Serve with more permesan.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seY_K4P6rOM