Ultra-Easy Lentils
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 medium onion, minced
1 medium carrot, peeled and cut into small dice
3 large garlic cloves, minced
3 tablespoons ginger, minced
1 (16 ounce) package lentils ( about 2 cups)
1/2 teaspoon salt
freshly ground black pepper, to taste
5 cups water or vegetable broth
1. Heat oil over medium heat and add onion, carrot, garlic and ginger. Cook until garlic and ginger are aromatic, 1-2 minutes.
2. Add lentils, salt, pepper and water or broth. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce the heat to low.
3. Cook for 40 min, or until lentils are tender. Season with salt and pepper.
This dish does not have a lot of broth, and I serve it on a plate over rice or couscous. Serve with baked acorn squash quarters in the Winter or with sliced fresh fruit and muffins in the Summer. I hope you enjoy it! Peace Always, Renee Leftovers freeze well!
SO HOW'D IT GO?
I'm very new to cooking and this was great and easy. Do you think you could add potatoes to the mix? Would they cook well enough? Would they over cook?
pretty good! I love lentils so much. I water suated the ingredients in stead of using oil, did not have fresh ginger on hand so i used .75 tsp of pwdered ginger which I think was not enough because I couldn't taste it at all. I ended up adding about a tblsp of chili powder. I had a little less than a bag of lentils on hand so I ended up straining out the excess water. Still very delicious. Served over brown rice with a cup of almond milk mmm! thanks!
To quote everybody else, cheap, easy and delicious!
I got a ton of dinners from this, and ate them over curry mash potatoes, over a big medley of green vegetables with fresh tomatoes, ate them with a roti bread and 'raita', yum! So versatile and yummy.
Great stuff.
So far, this recipe has made my college eating experience WAY easier. It's a cheap recipe to get ingredients for, it takes maybe five minutes of prep (easy for the busy student) and then you get a HUGE container of lentils at the end. Not to mention that it's really yummy. I make this every other week, because it lasts me for a long time, what with freezing portions and the like. Thanks for an easy and tasty lentil recipe!
Lentils are so flavorful! I halved the recipe, since I'm just cooking for myself. The ginger is definitely a key ingredient, it's so tasty!
^ agreed.
lovely, simple but versatile dish thank you very much ;)b
I've always had a penchant for lentils, but this recipe knocked my socks off... wow!! Love the ginger!!
This is even better warmed up the second day ;)
yum! I added some Dried Basil, some oregano, and served it over lightly buttered rice. Very Simple and yummy recipe, thanks!
Lentils are so flavorful! I halved the recipe, since I'm just cooking for myself. The ginger is definitely a key ingredient, it's so tasty!