Recipe - Lentil Hot Pot

1 Onion; chopped
1 Garlic clove; crushed
2 md Potatoes; peeled and minced
2 Carrots; finely chopped
2 Celery sticks; chopped
8 ounce Red lentils
1 cn (400g) chopped tomatoes
2 tablespoon Tomato puree
1 Bay leaf; plus extra to
garnish
One half teaspoon Dried oregano
1 Vegetable stock cube
Salt and freshly ground
Black pepper
Warmed pitta bread; to serve

1 Disolve the stock cube in 450 ML water and pour a little of this into a
large pan and fry the onion and garlic until the onion is softened. Add the
potatoes, carrots, celery and lentils and fry for a further 12 minutes.

2 Add the tomatoes, tomato pur‚e, bay leaf and oregano; season to taste.
Pour in the rest of the stock.

3 Bring to the boil, then simmer for 2530 minutes. Ladle into warm bowls,
garnish with bay leaves and serve with warmed pitta.

Adapted from "BBC Good Food Magazine"

Posted to fatfree digest by "andy&shell" andy.shell@virgin.net on Dec 3,
1998, converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.