Red Lentil Chayote Stew/ Dinner Recipes / Lentil Recipes / Chayote Recipes / Vegetarian Recipes 1088

red lentils

🥗Healthier: green lentils

💰Cheaper: split peas

Green lentils offer a similar texture, while split peas are more economical.

chayote

🥗Healthier: zucchini

💰Cheaper: cabbage

Zucchini provides a similar texture, while cabbage is often less expensive.

vegetable broth

🥗Healthier: water + herbs

💰Cheaper: water + bouillon

Using water with herbs or bouillon can lower costs while adding flavor.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil has health benefits, while canola oil is budget-friendly.

Grind 3 green chillies, 25 g of garlic, 25 g of ginger, 1 spoon of fennel seeds, and 15 shallots together in a grinder.

Heat 10 ml of oil in a pan.

Add pieces of one onion and sauté well.

Add pieces of one tomato and sauté well.

Add the ground chili-ginger-garlic mixture and sauté and mix well.

Put in 100 g of chayote pieces and mix.

Add the washed and soaked red lentil and mix well.

Add salt to taste and mix and sauté well.

Pour in 300 ml of water and mix well.

Let the mixture cook for 15 minutes in the pressure cooker.

In a small pan, heat 10 ml of oil and put in 1 spoon of mustard seeds and let them pop.

Add 2 red chillies and sauté and mix well.

Add the oil with the mustard seeds to the stew, mix, and take off the flame.

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