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olive oil red onion fresh ginger garlic green chili pepper ground cumin red lentils lime juice cilantro
Viewed: 136 - Published at: 6 years agoIngredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 red onion, finely sliced
- 2 12 cm piece fresh ginger, peeled & grated
- 3 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 large green chili pepper, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 250 g red lentils
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 12 cup cilantro (aka coriander leaves)
Method
- Heat a heavy based saucepan over medium heat and add oil.
- When hot, add onion, ginger, garlic, chilli, 1 tsp sea salt and cumin and cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally until onion is soft.
- Add lentils and 750 mls of water and cook, stirring occasionally, for 40 minutes over medium-low heat until lentils have dissolved.
- Keep an eye on the moisture level and add more water depending on desired consistency.
- Remove from heat and stir through lime juice.
- Top with coriander leaves.
- Serve over rice or as a soup.
