Ingredients

• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 onion chopped
• 2 carrots, peeled and chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp curry powder
• 1/4 tsp dried thyme
• 28oz can large tomatoes, diced, lightly drained
• 1 cup brown or green lentils, rinsed
• 4 cups veg broth
• 2 cups water
• 1 tsp salt
• black pepper
• red pepper flakes
• 1 cup chopped kale
• 1-2 tsp lemon juice

Instructions

• warm olive oil in large pot medium heat
• once oil is shimmering, add chopped onion and carrot, wait until onion translucent ~5min
• add garlic, cumin, curry powder, thyme. cook until fragrant, stir constantly. ~30sec
• pour diced tomatoes and cook a few more minutes
• pour in lentils, broth, water, salt, red pepper flakes, black pepper. raise heat and bring to boil. then partially cover pot and reduce heat to maintain gentle simmer. ~25-30min
• add kale and cook for 5 more min. remove pot from heat and stir in lemon juice

leftovers last 4 days in the fridge and several months in the freezer

by frailanimator

by Mouse Pelt (volume warning lol)