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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Indian Subcontinent >> Indian

• Dietary Style

• Preparation Time

  Cooking Time - 60 minutes, Preparation Time - 15 minutes

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| 1. Heat oil in a heavy pan over medium heat. Cook and stir onion in the hot oil until beginning to turn golden brown, about 10 minutes. Add minced garlic to onion; cook and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute more. | 2. Mix chicken broth, lentils, 1/2 cup water, crushed garlic, coriander, salt, cumin, chili powder, ginger, cinnamon, turmeric, cinnamon, cloves, cayenne pepper, and bay leaf into onion mixture; bring to a boil. Cover pan, lower heat to medium-low, and simmer until lentils are soft, about 35 minutes. | 3. Place spinach in a microwave-safe bowl and add 1/4 cup water; heat in microwave for 5 minutes. Stir spinach and continue cooking in microwave until heated through, about 5 minutes more. Let spinach cool, about 5 minutes; drain water and squeeze excess water from spinach. | 4. Mix spinach into lentils; cover pan and simmer until heated through, about 10 minutes. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
vegetable oil	1	tablespoon		117.23200000000001	0.0	0.0	13.6
white onion	1		halved sliced	-	-	-	-
garlic	3	cloves	minced	13.41	2.9754	0.5724	0.045
chicken broth	2	cups		156.24	3.78	22.2768	5.2416
lentil	1	cup		81.62	17.0478	6.8992	0.4235
water	1/2	cup		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
garlic	2	cloves	crushed	13.41	2.9754	0.5724	0.045
coriander	1 1/2	teaspoons	ground	8.046	1.4847	0.33399999999999996	0.4798
salt	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
cumin	1	teaspoon	ground	7.875	0.929	0.374	0.4677
chili powder	1	teaspoon		7.614	1.3419	0.3634	0.3856
ginger	1/2	teaspoon	ground	0.8	0.1777	0.0182	0.0075
cinnamon	1/4	teaspoon	ground	-	-	-	-
turmeric	1/4	teaspoon	ground	2.34	0.5036	0.0726	0.0244
cinnamon	1/4	teaspoon	ground	-	-	-	-
clove	1/4	teaspoon	ground	1.4385	0.344	0.0313	0.0682
cayenne pepper	1/8	teaspoon		0.7155	0.1274	0.027000000000000003	0.0389
bay leaf	1			-	-	-	-
spinach	1	package	chopped	65.32	10.3092	8.1224	1.1076
water	1/4	cup		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.