Chipmunks chatter, Weymouth

Welcome

We would like to welcome all our new children and families this term, its lovely to see everyone settle in so nicely.

Our children that have been here over the Summer have had lots of fun exploring the outside and making use of our lovely outdoor spaces. We have been bug hunting, spent lots of time playing in the water and enjoyed being out on the bikes.

Our focus this term will be ‘all about me’, getting to know our children and their families. Also for those children who have moved to different rooms enabling time for them to settle in and their new key workers get to spend time with the children.

Wet Weather

Due to our traditional summer weather please ensure that you are providing wellington boots and named wet weather coats/all-in-ones for your children.

Recipe of the Term, Red Lentil Dahl

This serves 8

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 large yellow onion, chopped small

5 cloves garlic, minced

1 tablespoon fresh ginger, peeled and grated

1 tablespoon garam masala

1 teaspoon ground turmeric

½ teaspoon chilli powder, or to taste

1 ½ cups dried red lentils

1 can diced tomatoes

13.5 ounce can full fat coconut milk  coconut milk

3 cups vegetable broth  celery

1 teaspoon salt, or to taste

Half a lemon, juiced

3-4 cups baby spinach

4 cups of white rice  wheat

Method

• In a large pot or pan over a medium heat, sauté the chopped onion in the olive oil for 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Then add the garlic and ginger and cook for a further 1 minute, until fragrant
• Add the garam masala, turmeric and chilli powder to the pan/pot and stir into the onion mixture, add a few tablespoon of water if the mixture is too dry
• Now add the dried lentils, canned tomatoes, coconut milk and vegetable broth to the pan. Stir well and turn the heat to high. Bring to the boil, then lower the heat and simmer for 15 minutes, until the lentils are cooked and soft. Stir occasionally.
• Cook the rice per instructions
• Squeeze the lemon juice into the pan and stir in the spinach well until wilted. Add salt to taste.
• Once the dahl and rice are cooked add the rice to the dahl and mix together.