Carrot And Lentil Stew Food

CARROT AND RED LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Toast cumin seeds in a large pot over medium-high, stirring often, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Remove from pot. Heat oil in pot. Add carrots and shallots; cook, stirring often, until shallots are very tender, about 6 minutes. Stir in ginger, turmeric, and toasted cumin. Cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in broth and lentils; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until carrots and lentils are tender, about 20 minutes.
• Blend carrot mixture in a blender, in batches if necessary, taking care when blending hot liquids. (Or use an immersion blender directly in pot.) Return pureed soup to pot. Stir in coconut milk, 1 cup water, salt, and pepper. Top with cilantro.

SPICED CARROT & LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Heat a large saucepan and dry-fry 2 tsp cumin seeds and a pinch of chilli flakes for 1 min, or until they start to jump around the pan and release their aromas.
• Scoop out about half with a spoon and set aside. Add 2 tbsp olive oil, 600g coarsely grated carrots, 140g split red lentils, 1l hot vegetable stock and 125ml milk to the pan and bring to the boil.
• Simmer for 15 mins until the lentils have swollen and softened.
• Whizz the soup with a stick blender or in a food processor until smooth (or leave it chunky if you prefer).
• Season to taste and finish with a dollop of plain yogurt and a sprinkling of the reserved toasted spices. Serve with warmed naan breads.

CARROT AND LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan set over high heat, bring lentils and stock/water to a boil.
• Skim off froth.
• Stir in chopped onion, garlic, seasonings and bay leaf. Reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer, covered.
• Dice carrots and red pepper. Stir into soup.
• Continue simmering, covered, until carrots are very tender, about 15 minutes. Lentils in soup will need a total of about 20 minutes to cook.
• Stir in red onion, coriander, lemon juice and pepper.
• Remove bay leaf. Liquidise if required.
• Serve immediately or refrigerate, covered, up to 3 days or freeze.

QUINOA, CARROT AND LENTIL STEW

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the quinoa, lentils, stock and water and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer, cover and cook for 10 minutes. Add the carrots, onion, garlic, cumin, coriander and salt and cook 5 more minutes. Add the red pepper and cook for 5 minutes more. Stir in the cilantro and adjust the seasoning if necessary. Serve immediately.

RED LENTIL & CARROT SOUP

Steps:

• Put the kettle on to boil while you finely slice the onion. Heat the oil in a medium pan, add the onion and fry for 2 mins while you slice the garlic and dice the carrots. Add them to the pan, and cook briefly over the heat.
• Pour in 1 litre of the boiling water from the kettle, stir in the lentils and stock cube, then cover the pan and cook over a medium heat for 15 mins until the lentils are tender. Take off the heat and stir in the parsley. Ladle into bowls, and scatter with extra parsley leaves, if you like.

CARROT, FENNEL AND LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in stockpot over medium-high heat.
• Saute shallots, fennel, and carrots until shallots are translucent.
• Add white wine and cook over medium heat until mostly absorbed.
• Add tomato, kale, broth, lentils, rice and herbs. Bring to boil.
• Reduce heat and cover, simmering about 55 minutes until lentils and rice are cooked.
• Stir in vinegar, season to taste. Enjoy!

CARROT AND LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Fill a large pot with two liters of water and bring it to the boil. Add some salt if you wish (though you don't really need to).
• Peel the carrots and cut them into a small dice (no need to be too specific about size).
• Boil half of the carrots in the water. Whilst they are boiling, dice the potatos and onion.
• When the carrots are soft, mash them lightly.
• Add the vegetable stock and add the remaining carrots, potatos, and onion. Add the lentils now, too.
• Bring to the boil again and cook slowly until the vegetables are soft, and the lentils have thickened the soup.
• Enjoy with a hunk of chunky bread.

CARROT AND LENTIL STEW

Steps:

• Saute onion until soft, about 5 minutes.
• Add carrots, sundried tomatoes chili, and saute until soft, about 10 minutes.
• Add white wine and use to deglaze the pan.
• Add lentils and stir in.
• Add tomatoes, stock and herbs, and cook until lentils are soft, about 30 minutes.
• Serve with protein, e.g. sausages and potatoes/chips.