Cumin lentils

Name: Cumin lentils
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 cup brown lentils; 1 tsp garlic paste; 1 chopped medium onion; 1 medium chopped tomato; 1 tsp tomato paste; 1 tbls cumin powder; to taste Salt & pepper; 1/4 chopped cilantro; Water for cooking lentils; 1 tbl vegetable oil

Deedee @cook_23679833

Zanzibar, Tanzania.

A healthy side dish full of flavour that goes great with a mint sour cream/yoghurt sauce

Deedee @cook_23679833

Zanzibar, Tanzania.

A healthy side dish full of flavour that goes great with a mint sour cream/yoghurt sauce

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Ingredients

4 servings

1 cupbrown lentils
1 tspgarlic paste
1chopped medium onion
1medium chopped tomato
1 tsptomato paste
1 tblscumin powder
to tasteSalt & pepper
1/4chopped cilantro
Water for cooking lentils
1 tblvegetable oil

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Steps

1

Clean and wash lentils and set aside
2

In a pot over medium high heat heat vegetable oil, add garlic paste and onions and cook until golden brown
3

Add tomato paste to the garlic-onion and cook for about a minute.
4

Add the lentils and tomatoes to the pot and stir to combine
5

Pour enough water to the pot to about an inch over the lentils
6

Bring the water to a boil then reduce temperature to medium, add the cumin powder and cover the pot to allow the lentils to cook
7

Every now and then use a fork to stir the lentils. Once the lentils have cooked, turn heat off.
8

Add in the cilantro and stir to mix.
9

Allow to cool before serving with a mint sour cream/yoghurt sauce