I know it’s been a long time since I’ve written something, but the summer feeling has taken over, and family get-togethers and trips are filling up my days leaving me very little time to write much. I hope you’re all enjoying these hot, lazy summer days 🙂

This is a recipe I adapted from a french magazine (Nous Deux) and although the original recipe was well-made, the spices had to be modified to suit my young grandchildren.  It’s a lovely, filling recipe and makes a great vegetarian dish.

Ingredients:

• 400 grams red lentil
• 2 carrots, grated
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 150 grams flour
• 1 cup olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1 dash paprika
• 2 tablespoons chopped coriander
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper

Preparation:

• Boil the lentils in a large casserole filled with water, for about 10 minutes
• In the meantime, In a casserole heat one tablespoon of oil and fry the carrots, the onion ad garlic for 5 minutes
• When the lentils are cooked, drain them and add the cumin, paprika and coriander, then season with alt and pepper and puree them with a hand mixer
• Add the flour to the mixture, form a medium sized balls with your wet hand
• In a saucepan heat the remaining oil and fry the balls of lentils about five minutes until golden brown, then place on a kitchen towel to absorb the excess of oil
• Serve them with plain yogurt, it is so refreshing in this hot weather

ET VOILA..C’EST TOUT.. BON APPETIT.