Recipe Red Lentils

[zoribrida]

This is a very simple, but delicious recipe. There's nothing special about it, but it makes a tasty everyday dish for the whole family. I think I don't let a week pass without making red lentils. (It's very frugal too )

Red Lentils

Ingregients:

• 1 cup red lentils
• 2 peeled tomatoes
• 1 liter (33,8 oz) vegetable stock
• 1 onion
• 1/2 tsp powdered garlic
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 1/2 tsp cumin
• 1 1/2 tsp red pepper
• 1 bay leaf
• salt
• parsley

Preparation:

1. Prepare the vegetables: chop the onion and peel and chop the tomatoes.
2. In a pan, preheat the olive oil and add to it the chopped onion. Stew for a few minutes (4-5 minutes is usually enough) and after that add the garlic, cumin, red pepper, chopped tomatoes, vegetable stock and bay leaf.
3. Bring to a boil and let it boil for 10 minutes. After that add the red lentils and cook for another 20 minutes.
4. Add salt to taste and serve with fresh parsley.

I hope you enjoy this recipe! If you decide to give it a try, I'll be happy to know how it turned out and whether you liked it.

 

[winterybella]

Read lentils. I don't know if we have any of them around here but I am delighted you found something to add to the Challenge. Lentils don't seem to be attracting a lot of entries and the clock is winding down. Come on @Duck59, @cupcakechef, @djordjem87,@deremkorgy, @Corzhens, @Pat, @Shermie, and others I will mention later. @classic33 I know like me you might not want to win another crown but I so miss something like a Guinness lentil soup.

 

[Corzhens]

Thank you for tagging me in this thread. However, I have to admit that I really don't know exactly what lentils are. I asked my husband and he said lentils is similar to the native peas we call patani although they are smaller. With that information, I guess we can cook lentils in the same way we cook patani (sorry but I do not know the English name of this beans). Give me some time to do a brief research and probably I can join. Thanks again for inviting me.