# Lentil and Vegetable Stew

A quick, healthy, and delicious lentil and vegetable stew made without sautéing.

- Total time: 60 min
- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 100 g lentils
- plenty vegetable stock
- 1 chopped onion
- 1 sliced carrot
- chopped bell peppers of various colors
- 2 peeled, whole garlic cloves
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- pinch ground cumin
- pinch freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon oil
- pinch salt

## Instructions

1. Place 100g of lentils in a saucepan and cover them with plenty of vegetable stock or water.
2. Add a chopped onion, a sliced carrot, chopped bell peppers of various colors, and two peeled, whole garlic cloves.
3. Season with a tablespoon of paprika and a pinch of ground cumin.
4. Add a pinch of freshly ground black pepper. Do not add salt yet.
5. Finish with a tablespoon of oil.
6. Heat and stir to blend all ingredients and turn the broth reddish.
7. Cover and let everything simmer gently for about an hour.
8. Alternatively, simmer for 15 minutes if using a pressure cooker.
9. Once the lentils are tender, add a pinch of salt.
10. Mix well and serve.

## Equipment

- saucepan
- pressure cooker (optional)

## Tips

- Garlic cloves can be easily removed if someone doesn't like them.
- Do not add salt until the end of cooking.
- If using a pressure cooker, the simmering time is 15 minutes.

## Source

- Original video: https://youtube.com/shorts/L8adMaz_ICA?is=LkJOBE6VK_W1x-nQ
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/33a34c6e-8796-46e6-bc6e-16f359928e30
- Extracted: 2026-03-10

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