Vegetarian

Turkish Lentils with Chickpeas is for Dinner.

Turkish Lentils with Chickpeas takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Turkish Lentils with Chickpeas takes 60 minutes to cook.

Turkish Lentils with Chickpeas makes 10 servings.

The ingredients for Turkish Lentils with Chickpeas are:

1 T olive oil
2 c (small) onion, chopped
2 c eggplant, peeled, chopped
6 oz tomato paste
1.25 c lentils, red or green or a mixture
5 c vegetable stock or 6 c water with 1 T of vegetable stock concentrate
2 c chickpeas, cooked (or 1 can, drained and rinsed)
1 T lemon juice
1 t salt, or to taste
Garam masala
Cinnamon
Paprika
Curry powder

Here is how you make Turkish Lentils with Chickpeas:

Heat a pot on high, add the oil, onions and eggplant. Stir-fry until the onions and eggplant are golden brown. Add the tomato paste and cook, stirring constantly until the tomato paste is darker in color. Add the lentils and stock or water. Mix very well. Stir in seasonings. Cover and cook on medium-low until the lentils are very tender, about 45 minutes. When they are cooked well, transfer soup to a blender (two batches probably) and blend away. You can also use an immersion blender. Add the chickpeas, salt and lemon juice. Mix. Cook for another 15 minutes. Taste for seasoning.Number of Servings: 10Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user RIVERMOMX3.

The nutritional information for Turkish Lentils with Chickpeas is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 10
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 190.4

• Total Fat: 1.4 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 655.3 mg
• Total Carbs: 37.1 g
• Dietary Fiber: 8.5 g
• Protein: 8.7 g

The dietary needs meet for Turkish Lentils with Chickpeas is Vegan