Ingredients
- 1 large onion finely chopped
- 5 ml ground cumin 5 ml
- 750 ml dry yellow lentils rinsed 3 times
- 3 cloves Ontario garlic chopped fine
- 500 ml tinned tomatoes or 3 medium tomatoes cut into quarters
- 1 medium carrot peeled and cut into bite size pieces
- 1 medium potatoe peel on, cut into bite size pieces
- 750 ml beef or chicken stock
- 10 ml salt
- 15 ml fresh parsley chopped
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Instructions
- Sauté onion in vegetable oil in 4 litre saucepan set to medium heat, until dark brown (not burnt), about 10 minutes.
- Add cumin, lentils, garlic, tomatoe, carrot, potatoe, stock, salt, and enough water to cover by 2", and bring to boil. Cover and simmer 30 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
- Puree the lentil mixture in a food processor. Return mixture to saucepan and simmer 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve in bowls with flatbread and garnished with chopped parsley.
- Note: Winter squash may be used in place of carrots. To bring out a different flavour profile, cumin may be cooked for some seconds in the hot oil before adding lentils and vegetables.
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