Lentils for garnish

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   Prepare the products that you will need to prepare lentils for garnish. We will use green lentils. Peel carrots, onions and garlic. Release the Bulgarian pepper from the seeds. Wash all vegetables and herbs.

2. Step 2:

   

   Grate carrots on a coarse grater, pepper and onion cut into small pieces. If desired, carrots can also be cut into cubes.

3. Step 3:

   

   Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan with high edges or in a saucepan with a thick bottom. Send the chopped vegetables to fry. Stirring occasionally, cook for about two to three minutes.

4. Step 4:

   

   At this time, cut tomatoes into medium-sized cubes. If desired, you can remove the skin from the tomatoes beforehand, for this tomatoes should be poured with boiling water for a minute, then drain the water and remove the peel. Chop the garlic finely, or pass it through a press (garlic press).

6. Step 5:

   

   Add tomatoes, garlic, salt and a pinch of sugar to a saucepan with vegetables. If you use seasonal vegetables, then it is not necessary to add sugar, usually there are enough sweets from carrots and tomatoes. Mix everything and leave under the lid on low heat for another five minutes.

7. Step 6:

   

   How to cook lentils for garnish? Rinse the lentils well (if desired, you can soak them for a while). In the recipe, the lentils were not soaked.

8. Step 7:

   

   Fire to the maximum. Add lentils to a saucepan with vegetables, pour water. After boiling, reduce the heat to a minimum, cover the pan with a lid and cook the lentils for about 40 minutes. You can mix it periodically.

9. Step 8:

   

   If the water boils very quickly, and the cereal is not ready yet, then you should gradually add boiling water to the dish. If, after the specified time, there is still liquid left in the pan, then at the end of cooking, remove the lid, make the fire to the maximum and, stirring occasionally, cook until there is no liquid left in the pan. Sprinkle the finished dish with finely chopped herbs. If desired, you can pepper it.