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Lenten Lentil Curry

Simple green lentil recipe. Suitable for Lent.

Open it in the app → Scaled list, tap-off ingredients, and cook mode with timers. The iPhone app is coming soon; the web mockup runs it now.

Ingredients serves 2

  • 200 g (7 oz)green lentils
  • 50 g (1¾ oz)vermicelli
  • 1 tspcurry powdercheck the label: may contain gluten
  • ½ tsppaprika powder
  • ½ tspcinnamon powder
  • ½ tspground sumac

Method one step at a time, with timers in the app

  1. Thoroughly rinse the lentils and drain the water.
  2. Put the lentils in the pot, and add 1 L (0.26 gal) of water.
  3. Bring to a boil, and gently boil for about 15-20 minutes.⏱ 15 min
  4. Drain the water.
  5. Add the other ingredients to the pot.
  6. Add 1½-2 tsp of salt and a little bit of ground black pepper.
  7. Add 0.5 L (0.13 gal) of boiling water.
  8. Simmer for about 10 minutes.⏱ 10 min

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Original recipe by sinan-kurtulmuş, published in the public domain by Public Domain Recipes (Unlicense). Shown as written; not yet tested in the Socrabites kitchen.