Spicy Lentils Recipe Video
Summary
Preparation Time10 MinCooking Time20 Min
Ready In30 MinDifficulty LevelEasy
Health IndexHealthy++Servings4
Main IngredientLentil
Ingredients
You will Need
2 cans lentils
2 brown onions chopped finely
2 cloves garlic crushed
2 long red chillies seeded and sliced
5 tomatoes chopped (or 1 can tomatoes)
2 yellow capsicums sliced
3 zucchinis sliced
2 tspn cumin powder
1 tblsp Olive Oil
Fresh coriander to serve
Cous Cous to serve
Salt & Pepper to taste
Baby Cos Lettuce Salad
2 baby cos lettuce
2 lebanese cucumbers sliced
Flat leaf parsley 1 bunch chopped
Mint ½ cup chopped
Juice 1 lemon
1 tblsp Olive Oil (www.cobramestate.com.au)
1 tblsp Maggie Beers’ Verjuice (www.maggiebeer.com.au)
Yoghurt & Mint
1 tub Low fat unsweetened natural yoghurt
Mint ½ cup chopped
Splash Olive Oil
Salt and Pepper to taste
Directions
Making the Spicy Lentils
Sauté the onions, chillie and garlic in the olive oil until soft and golden. Add tomatoes and cook for a couple of minutes. Add lentils, zucchini and capsicum and cook for about 5 minutes. Finally add the chillies and cumin. Cover and simmer on low for about 20 minutes or until all vegetables are cooked to your liking.
For the Cous Cous, follow the directions on the packet.
Baby Cos Lettuce Salad
Wash the lettuce and combine with the sliced cucumbers, chopped bunch of flat leaf parsley and ½ cup chopped fresh mint. To make the dressing, combine oil, lemon and verjuice, adding salt and pepper to taste.
Yoghurt & Mint
Combine the yoghurt with chopped mint, splash of olive oil and salt and pepper to taste. Stand aside for at least 30 minutes before serving to allow flavors to infuse.
Sauté the onions, chillie and garlic in the olive oil until soft and golden. Add tomatoes and cook for a couple of minutes. Add lentils, zucchini and capsicum and cook for about 5 minutes. Finally add the chillies and cumin. Cover and simmer on low for about 20 minutes or until all vegetables are cooked to your liking.
For the Cous Cous, follow the directions on the packet.
Baby Cos Lettuce Salad
Wash the lettuce and combine with the sliced cucumbers, chopped bunch of flat leaf parsley and ½ cup chopped fresh mint. To make the dressing, combine oil, lemon and verjuice, adding salt and pepper to taste.
Yoghurt & Mint
Combine the yoghurt with chopped mint, splash of olive oil and salt and pepper to taste. Stand aside for at least 30 minutes before serving to allow flavors to infuse.
