Steemit culinary challenge: Vegan Lentil Cake

For the entrance of this week I decided to make a vegan dish, taste and very healthy.
Lentils are legumes low in calories, healthy, without fats. Lentils, vegetables, mashed potatoes and baked. A different way to eat these iron-rich legumes.

Let's start!!

Ingredients
300gr lentils.
A onion.
A Red and a green pepper.
2 tomatoes.
2 cloves of garlic.
3 bay leaves
a piece of pumpkin.
2 carrots.
3 large potatoes.
extra virgin olive oil.
Salt
pepper.
Water.
Oregano

Now step by step:

we soak the lentils for 8 hours
The legumes and especially the thin skin that covers them, contain oligosaccharides (a type of carbohydrate) whose molecule is formed by several molecules of simple sugars, such as galactose.

Humans do not possess enzymes capable of breaking down these oligosaccharides in our intestines. Colon bacteria, especially those of the genus Clostridium, do decompose them by converting them into gases such as carbon dioxide, hydrogen and methane.

drain the lentils

Put the lentils in the pot with all the vegetables except the potatoes

Add the salt and olive oil, cover all the ingredients with water.

cook 20 minutes in an express pot or 40 minutes in a normal Pot

On the other hand, boil the potatoes in pieces for the puree

crush the lentils

Make the mashed potatoes, mashing and adding salt, oil and pepper

In a baking dish put the mashed lentils, on top of the potato, sprinkle oregano and grill for 10 minutes.

Ready to eat!!

👩‍⚕️Tip: take some citrus for dessert so that the iron is absorbed and you do not take dairy products in a few hours.

I hope you like it!!

And here we have a unique dish of lentils very nutritious.