recipeName: hearty cowpea lentil stew
ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 onion (finely diced) 1 ½ cups carrots (peeled and sliced in circles) ½ cup red lentils 1 ½ cups water 2 cups chopped tomatoes 1 pouch vegetable soup 1 tin (400g) cowpeas (black eyed peas) (drained and rinsed) 1 tablespoon parsley 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
steps: in a frying pan, heat up the olive oil and add the onion and carrots and cook for about 4-5 minutes. add the lentils and water and bring to a boil, cover and cook on low heat for 8 minutes. remove and set aside. pour in the tomatoes and soup pouch and cook over low heat for 3 minutes. add the drained cowpeas, bring to the boil and cover. cook over low heat for 10-15 minutes. sprinkle with parsley and sesame seeds, serve immediately.
NER: olive oil onion carrots red lentils water tomatoes vegetable soup cowpeas parsley sesame seeds