Wow. This was very flavorful. It turns out I didn't have tomato paste so I diced up a tomato and roughly mashed it up with some corn starch. My hot sauce of choice was Sriracha sauce (a medium spicy sauce with a lot of garlic in it so feel free to tweak the recipe).

Reviewed On: Mar. 5, 2009

Great dish. When I read some reviews that this dish was too spicy, I was like "Are you kidding me?" But the very next day, the spices started to kick into the dish. The only subs I made were red lentils instead of green lentils. Also, after 17 minutes of simmering, my lentils were done. But that's probably due to the differences between the red and green lentils. I actually had to save the dish with a few more cups of water. One thing, is this an Indian dish or a Latin American dish? Update: This dish is spicier the next day. Bravo

Reviewed On: Mar. 5, 2009

Certainly one of the better ziti recipes i've had. It is quick, cheap, simple, and thank heavens, not too cheesy. It may be a little boring for my tastebuds as followed by the recipe, but it wouldn't take much to kick it up a notch. I did saute the onions before throwing in the beef. Next time I'll experiment with a few changes like 3-6 cloves of sauteed garlic, a dash of pepper flakes, or maybe mixing/subbing the beef for italian sausage.

Reviewed On: Jan. 27, 2009