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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Indian Subcontinent >> Indian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Rinse and drain chard well. Trim off coarse stem ends; then cut stems crosswise into 1/4-inch-wide strips and set aside. | 2. Cover chard leaves and refrigerate. | 3. In a 3-quart or larger crockpot, combine chard stems,lentils, onion, garlic, cumin seeds, red pepper flakes, and black pepper. | 4. Pour in chicken broth. Cover and cook at low setting until lentils are tender when mashed with a fork (6 to 7 hours). | 5. Cut chard leaves crosswise into 1/2-inch-wide strips; stir into cooker. | 6. Increase heat setting to high; cover and cook until chard is wilted and bright green (about 15 minutes more). | 7. Season lentil sauce to taste with salt. | 8. If serving over cooked pasta, add lentil sauce and Neufchatel cheese to linquine and mix lightly to coat well. | 9. Offer freshly grated Parmesan cheese to add taste, if desired. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
swiss chard	12	ounces		64.6368	12.7233	6.1235	0.6804
lentil	1	cup	rinsed drained	81.62	17.0478	6.8992	0.4235
onion	1		chopped	44.0	10.274000000000001	1.21	0.11
garlic clove	2		minced	8.94	1.9836	0.3816	0.03
cumin seed	1	teaspoon	crushed	7.875	0.929	0.374	0.4677
red pepper flake	1/2	teaspoon	crushed	-	-	-	-
black pepper	1/8	teaspoon	coarse ground	0.7216	0.1839	0.0299	0.0094
chicken broth	2	cups	reduced sodium fat free	156.24	3.78	22.2768	5.2416
salt				-	-	-	-
neufchatel cheese	6	ounces		430.353	6.1066	15.5642	38.7488

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