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Recipe: Spiced Lentils With Carrots

Ingredients 1   yellow onion 4   cloves   garlic 1   tsp   fresh grated ginger 4 large carrots 2   Tbsp   olive oil 1   tsp   ground cumin 1/2   tsp   cinnamon 1/4   tsp   red pepper flakes 1   cup  lentils 3   Tbsp   tomato paste 3   cups   vegetable broth Procedure Dice the onion, mince the garlic, grate the ginger, and peel and dice the carrots. Add the onion, garlic, ginger, and olive oil to a deep skillet. Sauté over medium heat until the onions are soft and translucent. Add the diced carrots, cumin, cinnamon, and red pepper to the skillet. Continue to sauté for about two minutes more. Next, add the uncooked lentils, tomato paste, and broth to the skillet. Stir until the tomato paste has dissolved into the broth. Place a lid on the skillet and turn the heat up to high. Allow the broth to come to a full boil. Once boiling, turn the heat down to medium-low and let the lentils simmer in the broth with the lid on for 30 minutes, stirring only occasionally. After 30 minutes the lentils