Fifteen minutes, barely: A "let the stove work for you" kind of stew

Ruth Oliver concocts a rich and satisfying lentil stew with potatoes and meat that must be wiped with fresh bread.

  Easy, and mostly satisfying. Lentil stew with potatoes  (photo credit: NIMROD SAUNDERS)
Easy, and mostly satisfying. Lentil stew with potatoes
(photo credit: NIMROD SAUNDERS)

It always seems that pots and pans require a lot of preparation, a long soaking of legumes and other preparations, when in fact many of the recipes do not require much except fifteen minutes on the stove when the cooking time does most of the work.

So if you are looking for comforting food, easy, quick to prepare and above all satisfying, make this nazid. Serve it with fresh bread and you don't need anything else.

Ingredients for 8-10 servings:

1/4 cup canola oil

1 medium onion, finely chopped

1/2 kg of sheitel meat cut into small cubes (1 cm)

1/4 teaspoon of salt

1 cm of finely chopped fresh ginger

4 large cloves of garlic, roughly chopped

1 tablespoon curry powder

1 teaspoon of turmeric


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1 teaspoon ground cumin

2 tablespoons of tomato paste

1/2 1 liter chicken/meat stock (you can use water with soup powder)

1 cup of red lentils

4 potatoes cut into 2 cm cubes

1/2 bunch of chopped cilantro

1/4 cup lemon juice

1/4 teaspoon hot chili

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Preparation instructions:

1. Heat oil in a medium pot. Add onion and fry while stirring for about 5 minutes.

2. Add meat cubes and fry for 8 minutes, until they change color.

3. Add salt, ginger, garlic, curry, turmeric, cumin and tomato paste, and mix.

4. Add stock and lentils, bring to a boil and cook for 30 minutes.

5. Add potatoes, cook for another 20 minutes or until the potatoes are soft and the meat is cooked (it's important to be careful and mix occasionally and if there is a lack of liquid, add boiling water).

6. Add coriander, lemon and chili. Cook for another 2 minutes.

7. Turn off the heat, wait 10 minutes and serve hot with fresh bread.