Lentil-vegetable Stew

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 large onion (chopped)
• 2 tablespoons fresh ginger, minced
• 1 1/2 teaspoons garam masala
• 1 garlic clove (chopped)
• 4 cups water
• 2 cups green lentils (picked over and rinsed)
• 1 lb sweet potato (peeled and cut into 1/2 inch cubes)
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can tomatoes, diced
• 1 (14 ounce) can vegetable broth
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 (9 ounce) bag fresh spinach (or )
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen spinach (thawed and squeezed dry)

Recipe

• 1 in a 6 quart saucepot, heat oil over medium heat until hot.
• 2 add chopped onion and cook 8 to 10 minutes or until tender and lightly browned.
• 3 stir in minced ginger, garam masala (if adding) and chopped garlic and cook 1 minute.
• 4 add water, lentils, cubed potatoes, tomatoes, broth and 1/2 tsp salt.
• 5 heat to boiling over high heat.
• 6 reduce heat to low, cover and simmer 25 minutes or until lentils and potatoes are tender stirring occasionally.
• 7 add spinach and heat through.