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Spiced bacon and lentils

Spiced bacon and lentils

Name: Spiced bacon and lentils
Yield: for 4 people
Cuisine: Indian recipes
Ingredients: 1 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 large onion, chopped; 8 rashers smoked bacon, chopped; 450g white potatoes, cut into chunks; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1.7 litres fresh vegetable stock, hot; 300g dried red lentils; Handful chopped fresh coriander

Easy
March 2007

Easy
March 2007

Test kitchen approved

for 4 people
Ready in 40 minutes

Try our spiced bacon and lentils for dinner one evening. The addition of lovely, salty bacon gives this healthy supper a luxurious edge.

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Per serving: 493kcals, 12.9g fat (3.6g saturated), 31.1g protein, 68g carbs, 7.6g sugar, 2.6g salt

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Ingredients

1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 large onion, chopped
8 rashers smoked bacon, chopped
450g white potatoes, cut into chunks
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 tsp ground cumin
1.7 litres fresh vegetable stock, hot
300g dried red lentils
Handful chopped fresh coriander

Method

Heat the oil in a large saucepan over a medium heat. Add the onion and bacon and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes. Add the potatoes, cook for 3-4 minutes, then add the garlic and cumin and cook for 1 minute.
Add the stock and lentils, boil, then skim off the scum that forms on the surface. Simmer for 15 minutes, until tender. Set aside to cool slightly.
Blitz half in a blender until smooth, then mix into the rest. Season. Divide between bowls, sprinkle with the coriander and serve with warm rustic bread.