Name: Healthy Lentils with Vegetables
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 حصص
Cuisine: International
Ingredients: 1 cup Brown or green lentils; 1 tbsp Olive oil; 1 piece Yellow onion; 3 clove Garlic; 2 piece Carrot; 1 piece Zucchini; 2 piece Tomato; 4 cup Vegetable broth or boiling water; 1 tsp Ground cumin; 0.5 tsp Ground turmeric; 1 tsp Salt; 0.25 tsp Black pepper; 2 tbsp Lemon juice; 2 tbsp Fresh parsley

Instructions

Sautéing Aromatics

Heat the olive oil in a deep pot over medium heat, then add the onion and garlic and sauté until softened and fragrant. · 3 min
Adding Vegetables

Add the carrots, zucchini, and diced tomatoes to the pot, and sauté the vegetables for three minutes until they begin to soften. · 3 min
Adding Lentils and Spices

Add the cumin, turmeric, black pepper, and rinsed lentils, and stir the ingredients well for one minute until coated with the spices. · 1 min
Boiling

Pour in the vegetable broth or boiling water, and allow the mixture to boil over high heat for a few minutes. · 3 min
Simmering

Reduce the heat to low, cover the pot, and let it simmer gently until the lentils are tender and the vegetables are soft. · 20 min
Serving and Garnishing

Stir in the salt and lemon juice gently, then remove from heat, ladle into serving bowls, and garnish with chopped parsley. · 1 min

Nutrition / serving

215

cal

11.5

protein g

carbs g

4.5

fat g

Chef's tips

For a creamy texture without adding cream or butter, puree one cup of the cooked lentils and vegetables using an immersion blender, then return it to the pot and mix well.