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 and carrots should be very tender. Give the lentils a taste and add salt or pepper if needed.