Curried Lentil Stew

As you can tell we are on a lentil kick. We have combined a couple of recipes to better fit our taste and help get rid of our stuffy noses.
The Ingredients are as follows:

• 1 tbsp sesame oil

• 1 tbsp curry powder

• 1 onion (chopped)

• 2 cloves of garlic

• 1 red bell pepper (chopped)

• 4 cups vegetable broth

• 2 tbsp tomato paste

• 1 cup red lentils (dried, rinsed with water and drained)

• 1/2 cup  broccoli

• 1 carrot (chopped)

• 2 sticks chopped celery

• 1 zucchini (chopped)

• 1 cup chopped mushrooms 

• 1/4  cup chopped cilantro

• 1 tsp. ground cumin

• 2 Tbs. lemon juice

We sauteed the vegetables in the sesame oil and curried. We then added the lentils and vegetable broth it was brought to a boil, stirred, the heat reduces and the pan covered.

We make our own curry powder using this recipe http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/curry-powder-blend-recipe/index.html