Pasta With Spiced Lentils & Tomatoes

Recipe Ingredients

1 tablespoon	15ml	Corn or peanut oil
3 tablespoons	45ml	Garlic cloves - chopped fine (medium)
1 tablespoon	15ml	Onion - chopped fine (small)
1 teaspoon	5ml	Ground cummin
1 teaspoon	5ml	Ground coriander
1 teaspoon	5ml	Powdered ginger
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Crushed red pepper flakes
1		Salt-free whole tomatoes - (16 ounces)
1 cup	237ml	Reduced chicken broth
1/2 cup	118ml	Brown lentils
1 tablespoon	15ml	Sugar
1/2 cup	118ml	Low-fat yogurt
2 tablespoons	30ml	Basil leaves - finely
		Shredded
		Cooked pasta

Recipe Instructions

In a large skillet or saucepan, heat the oil with the garlic and onion over moderate heat. When they sizzle, add the cummin, coriander, giner, and red pepper flakes and saute for 1 minute. Add the tomatoes, breaking them up with your hands, and stir in the broth, lentils, and sugar. Simmer until the lentils are tender and the sauce is thick, about 30 minutes. Then stir in the yogurt and the basil and spoon over cooked pasta. Note: To make reduced chicken broth..Put the canned broth of your choice in a heavy saucepan and boil briskly until it has reduced to half of its original volume (approximately 15 minutes to reduce 2 cups of broth to one cup).

Source:
Sunset Magazine

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