Food Recipe: Lentejas – Easy Lentils

Posted: August 1st, 2010 ˑ Filled under: Culture ˑ 2 Comments

Lentils Colombian style is the easiest dish to cook. If you want to cook to impress some of your Colombian friends this is it! It’ll draw a smile on their face or win someones heart. Enjoy your meal! Buen Provecho!

Ingredients:

(2-4 Servings)

120g green lentils
For this dish I bought a pack of lentils from Sainsbury’s this type of lentils don’t require the sometimes forgetful overnight soaking.
2 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 medium onion chopped
2 garlic cloves chopped
3 medium tomatoes chopped
3 medium potatoes chopped into cubes
4 sausages / 2 chorizos / or anything you’d like
1 teaspoon of salsina EL REY Colombian spices mix
or a mix of a ¼ teaspoon each of salt, pepper and cumin powder

Directions:

Place lentils in a pot and cover with cold water. Bring to the boil for 10 minutes and uncover.

In a saucepan, heat the vegetable oil over a medium heat. Add the onions, garlic, tomatoes and spices. Stirring occasionally until you get a thick pasty texture, which is known in Colombia as Hogao or Guiso.

Add the sauce, sausages and potatoes to the lentils, reduce the heat and simmer for 20 – 30 minutes.

Serve with whichever rice you like.

You can also eat it in a bowl as a soup!

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