Lentil Stew with Fried Mint Sauce

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 45 minutes

Total Time: 50 minutes

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients:

• 1 Tbsp oil
• 1 Tbsp butter
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 2 tsp turmeric
• 1 cup dried green lentils, soaked and strained
• 4 cups stock (vegetable or chicken)
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• Fried Mint Sauce
• 2 Tbsp oil
• 2 cloves of garlic, minced
• 2 Tbsp dried mint

Steps:

1. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil and 1 tablespoon of butter in a pot over medium low heat.

 
2. Add the onions to the pot and cook for 10 minutes, stirring often, until very soft. Add the turmeric and cook for a minute.

 
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3. Add the soaked lentils to the pot.

 
4. Pour in the stock and raise heat to high.

 
5. Bring it to a boil, then reduce heat to low and cover. Simmer for 45 minutes, stirring here and there to make sure nothing sticks to the bottom. Add water if it gets too thick. When it has the consistency of oatmeal, add the cinnamon, salt and pepper to it and stir.

 
6. To make the fried mint sauce, add 2 tablespoons of oil, 2 cloves of minced garlic, and 2 tablespoons of dried mint to a small frying pan over medium heat.

 
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7. Stir frequently and remove from heat when garlic starts sizzling, before it turns brown, about 1 minute.

 
8. Drizzle the mint sauce over the lentils and serve.

 

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February 26, 20180 found this helpful

Sounds amazing! I can't imagine combining some of those flavours but am certainly going to give this recipe a try. Thanks for posting, Toosa!

I doubled the cinnamon and turmeric...oh, my God...it was out of this world!