Dinner

We are having colder than usual weather, so I thought I'd make a soup. Split pea soup always turns out well, and I had the idea of making a dhal with chunks of sweet potato. Then, on further reflection, I thought I'd blend sweet potato into the dhal. Here is what I did. Ingredients About 2 cups of cooked sweet potato 1 cup yellow (or green) split peas (1:3 8-10m) 3 cups water 1 1/3 cups potato cut into approx. 3/8" cubes (I used a small Russet potato) 2 cups carrots cut into approx. 3/8" thick slices (2 medium carrots) 2 leaves kale, stems excepted, roughly hand torn into approximately 1" squares 1t finely (1/8") diced ginger 1/8 t turmeric 1/2 t ground cumin 1/4 t garlic granules (or powder) 1/2 cup onion cut into 3/8" cubes (I used half red onion and half sweet onion) Juice of 1/2 Meyer lemon (or lemon or lime); if organic, as mine was, then use the peel as well Additional cup of water Process I first prepared the sweet potato. I had 3 or 4 small (may...