Fruits and Veggies Monday

Greetings to everyone:

One of my family's favourite meal is a humble dish of lentils.It has an earthy and savory taste and best to eat it with rice. It also provides high amount of protein, a source of fiber and folate. There are lots of types of lentils, There are green (mung beans), red, brown, black, yellow, white (urad dal), and puy (french green). They are mostly similar in taste and nutrients are roughly all the same as well.

Below is my easy recipe for lentils :

Ingredients

• yellow split lentils (a cup)
• turmeric (half a teaspoon)
• ground pepper ( 1/8 teaspoon)
• a dash of salt
• eggplant
• moringa
• tomato
• cilantro/ coriander leaves

Studies shown that, adding a ground black pepper to turmeric will increase the absorption amount in our body.

Preparations:

1. Wash and soaked the lentils for at least 30 min to soften. The longer its soaked, the the quicker it will cook.

2. In a pot, combine the lentils, salt, ground pepper and turmeric.

3. let it boil and simmer until it gets thick in consistency.

4. Add tomato and eggplant and cook for few minutes.

5. Add the Moringa leaves and the coriander/ cilantro. cook for a minute.

6. Serve warm and Enjoy!

Lentils are nourishing and one of the essential source of nutrients needed for our body. They are inexpensive and simple recipe to cook.

In one of my DIY arts, I made use of lentils, grains and beans to exercise sensory and motor skills for my son (Robbie). It allows him to feel the texture and shapes of the seeds.

He was so curious to feel them. It was colourful with all the different lentils and grains.

Which colour of lentils is your favourite?

How do you cook it? I would love to know.

Thank you for dropping by.

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This is an entry to #fruitsandveggiesmonday by a wonderful steemian @lenasveganliving. Thank you lenas. Best wishes to you and your family.