On this occasion, we propose a lentil stew with pumpkin, a delicious spoon dish that felt a lot on cold days. It is a very simple and fast homemade dish, vegetarian and very nutritious. Although we have done it with several vegetables and pumpkin, potato can also be included. Likewise, it is possible to add more vegetables than we have added, although we recommend trying not to eclipse the taste of pumpkin. Legumes have a lot of benefits and can be cooking very varied. The pumpkin is also very good, since it is low in fat and has many antioxidant properties. Therefore, this is an ideal recipe for those who carry a diet to lose weight or want to eat light and healthy. In addition, all the vegetables that we carry put them in raw, so we have a soft and healthy dish. Keep reading and discover in recipes how to do lentils with pumpkin, you will love it!
| 🚻 4 Diners | 🕘 45m | 🍵 Main | 🤯 Diping Difference |
| Ingredients to make pumpkin lentils: |
| 350 drops of lentils 1 piece of pumpkin 1 green pepper or red 1 onion 2 teeth of garlic 1 laurel leaf 1 tablespoon of sweet paprika 3 tablespoons fried tomato soups (optional) 1 pinch of salt |
| Additional characteristics: cheap cost, popular in autumn-winter, boiled |
Ingredients to make pumpkin lentils:
1. Wash the lentils under the tap. Apart, prepare vegetables. To do this, peel the onion and cut it in half or in the rooms, the pepper cut it in half, peel the cloves of garlic but leave them whole.
2. Take a pot, add the washed lentils, incorporate vegetables and bay leaf. Pour water to exceed about 2-3 fingers above the lentils. If you like lentils with broth pumpkin, put a little more water. Put the pot to the fire and let them cook.
3. When the water begins to be hot, add the sweet paprika spoon and 2-3 spoons of fried tomato. Remove everything well and let cook over medium-low heat.
4. Pela and cut the pumpkin, the amount will be all that you want to put to the stew. Cut it into pieces as if they were potatoes.
5. When the lentils reach half of the cooking, approximately 20 minutes, incorporate the pieces of pumpkin, add a little salt and let cook until the pumpkin and tender lentils remain.
6. When the lentils are already, if you want to remain softer and without pieces, take the vegetables, place them in a bowl along with some pieces of pumpkin and a little broth and crushing. This will give more flavor and thickness to lentils with pumpkin.
7. Pour the crushed vegetables to the pot with lentils, remove, salt test and rectify.
8. Praise! You can already serve the lentil recipe with hot pumpkin and accompanied by a slice of bread, such as flaxseed bread or nut bread. Remember that you can incorporate into the stew. In this case, you must add it with the pumpkin, since they have similar cooking times.
