saucy lentils

 I had this at a potluck last week, and one would think I"d be lentiled out but I am not.  It was really good!  the maker just pointed me to the Washington POst recipe for saucy lentils, which fortunately has been repeated on other sites. 

Ingredients

• 1 cup lentils, cleaned
• 1 small onion, chopped
• (2 carrots: not in recipe but would be good!) 
• 1 T oil 
• 3 cloves of garlic, smashed
• 1 T of ginger, finely grated or minced
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1/2 tsp turmeric
• 1/2 tsp salt (though check sodium level of broth) 
• 1 tsp-ish pepper  
• (1 T tomato paste - I skipped this)
• 3 cups chicken broth
• 1/2 cinnamon stick 

Clean lentils. 

Heat oil, when shimmering add onion, saute a few minutes until beginning to soften.   Add garlic and ginger for about 30 seconds, add spices, mix up.  Add lentils and mix up, then add broth and cinnamon.  

Heat up then simmer for about 35 minutes.  Remove cinnamon stick and smash garlic cloves into lentils.  

I served this over roasted sweet potatoes: cut in half, smear oil on cut side, rub together, place face down and cook at 375 for 25-35 minutes depending on size of sweet potato.  

Cook with yogurt, fresh cilantro.  Would also be good over rice, potatoes, dumplings, etc.