French Lentils With Cashews
Total time: 30 minutes
Yields: 4 to 6
Author: Mark Bittman
Source: https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1012973-french-lentils-with-cashews
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 large yellow onion, chopped
- 1 tablespoon curry powder
- 0.25 cup tomato paste
- 1 cup cashews, chopped
- 1 cup French green lentils, washed and picked over
- 0.5 cup yogurt, for garnish
- 0.25 cup parsley, chopped, for garnish
Instructions
Put butter in a large pot over medium heat until it is melted and foamy (or shimmering if using oil). Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft and golden, about 5 minutes.
Stir in spice blend and keep stirring for a few seconds, until it becomes fragrant. Add tomato paste and cook, stirring frequently, until it darkens, another couple of minutes.
Add cashews and stir to coat them in onion mixture. Cook and stir just long enough for them to warm a bit.
Add lentils and enough water to cover by about an inch.
Bring to a boil, then turn heat down to medium-low so mixture bubbles gently. Cook, stirring until beans are soft, 20 to 30 minutes; add more water as needed to keep everything moist.
When lentils are cooked to desired tenderness and mixture has thickened, stir in some salt and pepper, then taste and adjust seasoning.
Serve, garnished with a dollop of yogurt and a little parsley.
Put butter in a large pot over medium heat until it is melted and foamy (or shimmering if using oil). Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft and golden, about 5 minutes.
Stir in spice blend and keep stirring for a few seconds, until it becomes fragrant. Add tomato paste and cook, stirring frequently, until it darkens, another couple of minutes.
Add cashews and stir to coat them in onion mixture. Cook and stir just long enough for them to warm a bit.
Add lentils and enough water to cover by about an inch.
Bring to a boil, then turn heat down to medium-low so mixture bubbles gently. Cook, stirring until beans are soft, 20 to 30 minutes; add more water as needed to keep everything moist.
When lentils are cooked to desired tenderness and mixture has thickened, stir in some salt and pepper, then taste and adjust seasoning.
Serve, garnished with a dollop of yogurt and a little parsley.
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