It's Friday 13th and here I am submitting my entry to the 13th round of #steemit-ironchef challenge hosted by @progressivechef! This week was to use Lentils, As many people know already I'm vegan and this is a staple in my kitchen, because they are filling, tasty and high in protein. Normally I don't really create anything special with Lentils, I just boil them in a pan with a little seasoning and eat them with whatever I'm having. But for this contest I really want to elevate this modest ingredient.

I spent a lot of time considering how I wanted to represent these wonderful little pulses. I was going to try a type of lentil I have never brought or tasted before, Caviar Lentils they sell them in my local health food and vegetable store so I had to try them, they are a little more expensive one reason I haven't gravitated towards them before but for a special occasion it's a must have. They are small black and really striking, unfortunately I was a bit sad that a lot of the black color is washed away, never the less you can still see they are darker than normal brown lentils. I also used them to make mini crepes by grinding the lentils and simply making a batter.

To accompany the crepes I shaped the Indian patties into triangles with a cookie cutter, I also fried them into round shapes just in case the triangles didn't fit right. The patties were set on top of a spicy red pepper dip and topped with red lentils and the caviar lentils. Lastly decorated with all the beautiful wild flowers that are blooming in my area, I really wanted to show case these to bring all the vibrancy of spring into the kitchen, after all it was a grey skies today so these totally lifted the mood. There were quite a lot of elements to the over all dish and took me all the day to prep and finish, but i'm pretty happy with the visual results and most importantly these taste divine!

Ingredients

Crepes

Caviar lentils ground into flour
1/4 tsp Himalaya Salt
Spring water to make batter
1/2 tsp Baking powder

Spicy Dip

Red Lentils
Red Pepper
Tomato
Sesame seeds
hot pepper
Olive oil
dash of Himalaya salt

Indian Spiced Patties

Chickpea
Celery
Spring onion
Cloves
Cardamon
Coriander
Organic korma powder
Black pepper
Dash of Himalaya salt
Chia egg (chia seeds and spring water)

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