Yellow Lentils-Garlicky with Spinach Recipe
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- Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
Ingredients:1 small cup Yellow Lentils2 cups chopped and tightly packed spinach1 onion, chopped1 tomato, chopped2 green chillis, slit lengthwise3 garlic cloves (for garnish), finely sliced, saute lightly til aromatic-set aside1 1/2 cups water, approx For seasoning:1/2 tsp finely chopped ginger1/2 tsp red chilli pwdbig pinch turmeric pwdsalt to taste1/2 tsp cumin seeds2 garlic cloves, finely chopped1 tbsp ghee/or olive oilServe with hot rotis (traditional flat bread) or white rice.
Cooking Directions:
Wash and sort lentils
In a covered pot add 1 1/2 to 2 cups of water to yellow lentils and cook about 20 minutes (until lentils are almost but not fully cooked).
While Lentils are cooking,
Heat olive oil or ghee to a heavy bottomed vessel, add cumin seeds and as they splutter, add garlic and ginger and stir fry for few seconds.
Add the chopped onions and saute for 3-4 mts.
Add red chilli pwd, turmeric pwd and stir.
Add the chopped spinache and saute for 4 mts.
Add chopped tomato and saute for another 3 mts.
Add the cooked lentils and stir.
Cook on slow to medium flame for 8-10 mts without lid or till you get the consistency of your choice.
Add salt to taste.
Garnish with sauteed garlic slices.
Serve with hot rotis or white rice.
Serving Size: divide into 4 equal servings
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DANDELIONWINE_O.
Wash and sort lentils
In a covered pot add 1 1/2 to 2 cups of water to yellow lentils and cook about 20 minutes (until lentils are almost but not fully cooked).
While Lentils are cooking,
Heat olive oil or ghee to a heavy bottomed vessel, add cumin seeds and as they splutter, add garlic and ginger and stir fry for few seconds.
Add the chopped onions and saute for 3-4 mts.
Add red chilli pwd, turmeric pwd and stir.
Add the chopped spinache and saute for 4 mts.
Add chopped tomato and saute for another 3 mts.
Add the cooked lentils and stir.
Cook on slow to medium flame for 8-10 mts without lid or till you get the consistency of your choice.
Add salt to taste.
Garnish with sauteed garlic slices.
Serve with hot rotis or white rice.
Serving Size: divide into 4 equal servings
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DANDELIONWINE_O.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 351.3
- Total Fat: 9.6 g
- Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
- Sodium: 18.6 mg
- Total Carbs: 6.7 g
- Dietary Fiber: 1.8 g
- Protein: 1.6 g
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