Red lentil puree with cumin and anise

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Preparation Time:

10 Min

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Difficulty:

Easy

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Main Ingredients:

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Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

1 1/2 c Red lentils 2 tb Butter
-picked over and rinsed 1/2 ts Cumin seeds
1 1/2 tb Ginger, minced 1/2 ts Anise seeds
2 Garlic clove(s), minced 3 tb Juice from 1 lemon
1/2 ts Turmeric White pepper
1/2 ts Salt

1. Bring first five ingredients plus 4 cups water to boil in medium
saucepan; boil for 5 minutes. Reduce heat; simmer until lentils lose
their shape, 15-20 minutes. Whisk lentils to make a puree; set aside.

2. Heat butter in small saut? pan. Add cumin and anise seeds; saut?
until butter is nutty brown. Remove from heat; add lemon juice. Stir
mixture into lentil puree. Season with pepper, adjust seasoning and
serve.

Cook's Illustrated March/April 1995
Submitted By DIANE LAZARUS On 02-10-95