Lentils with macaroni | Reader's Digest Australia

Lentils with macaroni | Reader's Digest Australia

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For Egypt's vegetarians this highly spiced dish is a protein staple. On their own, lentils do not contain a lot of protein, but combined with the wheat in the pasta, they make a good protein dish...

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Ingredients

  • 1¼ cups (245 g) French–style green (puy) lentils, rinsed
  • 2½ tablespoons sunflower oil
  • 1 large onion, about 200 g, very thinly sliced
  • sugar
  • 1 large clove garlic, crushed
  • ½ teaspoon turmeric
  • 2 cans chopped tomatoes, about 400 g each
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 2 teaspoons ground coriander
  • ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 200 g macaroni
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh coriander or parsley
  • salt and pepper

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