Waterblommetjie Stew

Ingredients

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• Olive Oil Olive Oil 2 tbsp 2 tbsp
• Yellow Onion Brown Onion 1 1
• Garlic Garlic 2 cloves 2 cloves
• Dried Oregano Dried Oregano 2 tsp 2 tsp
• Dried Basil Dried Basil 2 tsp 2 tsp
• Dried Cilantro Dried Coriander 2 tsp 2 tsp
• Red Chili Flakes Crushed Chillies 1/2 tsp 1/2 tsp
• Ground Cumin Ground Cumin 1/2 tsp 1/2 tsp
• Lentils Lentils 400g 2 cups
• Water Water 250ml 1 cup
• Tomato Paste Tomato Paste 1 tbsp 1 tbsp
• Bay Leaves Bay Leaves 2 2
• Sea Salt Sea Salt 1/2 tsp 1/2 tsp
• Brown Sugar Brown Sugar 1 tsp 1 tsp
• Cherry Tomatoes Cherry Tomatoes 400g 2 & 2/3 cups
• Waterblommetjies Waterblommetjies 400g 2 & 1/2 cups
• Baby Spinach Baby Spinach 30g 1 cup
• Long Grain Rice Long Grain Rice 360g 2 cups

Instructions

1. 1.Cook the rice as per package instructions.
2. 2.Dice the onion, mince the garlic, drain the waterblommetjies and lentils, slice baby spinach into strips.
3. 3.Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat.
4. 4.Saute onions for 5min, add garlic and herbs and saute for an additional 2min.
5. 5.Add waterblommetjies, lentils, tomatoes, spinach, tomato paste, sugar, chili flakes, salt and bay leaves and bring to boil.
6. 6.Reduce to simmer and cook for 20min.
7. 7.Season to taste and serve with grains of choice.

Nutritional Information

• Calories:
  140
• Fat:
  7g
• Sodium:
  279mg
• Carbs:
  12g
• Sugar:
  7g
• Protein:
  3g