my first own invented recipe | veggie lentil stew

my first own invented recipe | veggie lentil stew

8/16/2016

Heya.  Guess what!! I created my first own recipe today! I was thinking of a delicious lunch I had at a vegan restaurant the other day and I wanted to try something similar. 

So I quickly discussed with my mum how & what I could make and then I started throwing everything we had at home into a pot. Why I am writing this long introduction?! Because of course, it turned out to taste hilarious and that's why I want you guys to know how to make this super delicious veggie stew with beluga lentils and basmati rice. 

Put on an apron & let's get started!

What you'll need:

 basmati rice (or any rice you like)

beluga lentils

 1/4 of an onion

1 clove of garlic

a dash of sunflower oil

1/4 of a fennel

a piece of ginger

2 carrots

3 sticks of green celery

4 cherry tomatos

a dash of tomato puree

mother cumin (which is life!!)

vegetable stock powder

It looks like a long list but it's actually super simple and quickly done!!

What you'll do:

1 first of all, get your lentils and rice cooking because those take the longest 

2 chop your onion and garlic and get them sweat in the sunflower oil (or just water) 

3 then add the carrots as well as the fennel, ginger, celery, mother cumin and vegetable stock powder; it is important to add the spices at the beginning because only then it will taste it's best!

4 when all the veggies (except the tomatos) have steamed a bit, add your tomatos and wait for another 2 or 3 minutes

5 then add a dash of tomato puree (depends on how tomato-ey you like it to be) and let it cook for a few minutes

6 add a bit of water and put everything into your food processor and blend until smooth

7 if you like, put some of your beluga lentils into the soup itself or leave them for scooping separately

8 serve with some greens on top &

Enjoy!