Lentils and Spaghetti with Veg

Lentils and spaghetti – with veg. should serve 12 Ingredients   Spaghetti: 1500g Red lentils: 1kg Onions x3, medium to large Garlic 1 bulb Tins tomatoes x2 (or 3 – see below) Red pepper x2 Tomato puree, if available, otherwise get 3 tins toms Veg/sunflower oil Carrots, 4 or 5 medium to large Broccoli, and or courgette, 2 large sprigs brocc Or 3 large courgettes (or a mix of both to same total amount) Instructions Cook the red lentils in water – they don’t take very long. Prepare or put on large pan of water for the spaghetti – and at some time during the following process – cook the spahetti Have another pan of water getting hot ready for the broccoli and carrots. Meanwhile: Saute onions in oil till transparent – part way thru this process add the chopped red peppers. Add cumin seeds, coriander seeds, pieces of cinnamon stick, and a few cloves – allow seeds to pop a bit and cook or a few minutes. Add chopped garlic and cook a bit – don’t ‘fry’ the garlic tho. Add ginger, and turmeric, and oregano and stir around for a minute or so. By now the lentils are probably cooked – or wait for them to be so. If there is some water left in lentils, that’s fine – don’t drain. Tip into main pot with onion mix and stir. for a few minutes. Add the tinned tomatoes – chop them up a bit if they are whole ones. Season with salt and pepper and add water to right consistency if needed. Put carrots, then broccoli, on to cook. Cook lentil mix a while to mix flavours Back to Trip recipes