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healthy spicy red lentils and chickpeas stew

Healthy Spicy Red Lentils and Chickpeas Stew

Spicy healthy stew
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 13 minutes
Total Time 28 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Uncategorized
Servings 4
Calories 273 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Medium pot

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Onion
  • 2 Garlic cloves
  • 1 tbsp Ginger fresh
  • 2 tsp Olive oil extra virgin
  • 1 tsp Cumin powder
  • 1 tsp Coriander powder
  • 1/2 tsp Mustard powder
  • 2 tsp Curry powder
  • 600 ml Hot Water (2½ cups) boiled
  • 300 ml Tomato (1.25 cups) crushed
  • 2 Stock cubes Chicken or Vegetable
  • 210 g Red Lentils (7.4 oz)
  • 250 g Chickpeas (8.8 oz) canned
  • 1 Lime juice fresh
  • Cilantro freshly chopped
  • Baby spinach

Instructions
 

  • Rinse the lentils and remove any that are odd.
  • Chop the onion and grate the peeled ginger.
    grated onion and ginger
  • In large pot, heat the oil over medium heat, sauté onion and garlic until onion becomes transparent.
  • Add spices and ginger let it sauté for 1 minute, because we want the flavor to enhance.
    saute onion, ginger and spices
  • Next add the preboiled water, lentils, stock cubes and crunched tomato.
  • Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat and simmer for about 12 minutes.
  • Finally turn off the heat and add lime juice, chopped coriander and baby spinach. Blend it all together.
    red lentil stew in the making
  • Before you serve the stew, cover with a lid and let it rest for 5 minutes.
    healthy spicy red lentils and chickpeas stew in the making
  • Serve with fresh bread and don’t forget the feta cheese.
Keyword Chickpeas, Healthy, lentils, Plant-based, Stew, vegan