Spicey Potato-lentil Stew |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 40 Minutes |
Ready In: 40 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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when trying to make something new with potatoes, i combine them with lentils, and after some experimenting this was the outcome. Ingredients:
2 large onions |
2 carrots (or one large) |
4 tbsp butter (yes,rich, satisfying, natural butter ) |
1 bay leave |
1 litre vegetable broth |
150 gr brown lentils |
500 g potatoes (those you’d use for mashed potatoes, sort of floury texture) |
1 tsp mustard powder |
400 gr chicken breast |
1 to 2 tbsp garam masala (a spice mixture your get in asian shops, containing coriander, kreuzkümmel, peppercorns cardamom, cinnamon and cloves, if you cannot get it, you may want to use curry powder) |
1/2 tsp cinnamon |
1/2 tsp. chilipowder or chopped fresh red chilli |
salt, pepper |
if your like koriander, then |
1 – 2 tbsp chopped fresh coriander leaves for decoration |
Directions:
1. Peel and dice onion
2. Peel and dice carrot
3. In large pot, heat 1 TBSP butter, stir in carrot and about 1/3 of the onions untl onions are ‘glassy’
4. Add bay leave and vegetable broth
5. Add lentils, cover, cook for approx. 30 min. at low hwat.
6. Meantime (I like to have a glass of chilled white wine at this stage, it is not necessary for the success of the recipe, though )
7. Wash, peel potatoes, cut into cubes, not too small,, about 2 cm side length (heavens, this is difficult to write down )
8. Using 1 TBSP butter, stir in the 2/3 of onions, until glassy
9. Sprinkle with mustard powder
10. Stir until evenly covered
11. Add to the lentils – or the other way round – into whichever pot is the largest.
12. Cook another 10 to 20 minutes or until both lentils and potatoes are almost soft
13. Wash chicken breast, pat dry, cut into cubes.
14. Heat remaining 1 TBSP butter to fry chicken at medium heat, turning with spatula
15. Throw into pot with the potato/lentil mixture
16. (yes, you are using a lot of pots for this simple dish. But, what the heck, you’ve either got a dishwasher or a husband who’ll gladly do the pots for you
17. Now, season the mixture with Garam massala, cinnamon, chilli, pepper and salt.
18. Before serving, sprinkle with chopped coriander leaves.
19. I like to drink a yoghurt drink with this:
20. Put into blender plain yoghurt, some salt and ice-water,
21. Turn on blender – pour into glasses.
22. Simple, but really good with this meal. Trust me
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