Autumn Mood Lentil Stew (Mmmmm....)

I LOVE AUTUMN VEGETABLES!! There is something about sitting down on a cold night with a steaming pot of stew and some roasted squash, in front of a roaring fire and watching some rom -com!  Ahhh that is just the best!!! This stew will warm your insides and is perfect for one of THOSE nights (mentioned above!). (Do you know what nights I mean?) Haha :)

Ingredients 

• 750ml of vegetable broth (I use a 1 kallo veg stock cube) 
• 200g of red lentils 
• 3 tbs of chopped tomatoes (I used from a tin but you can 
• Two handfuls of spinach 
• 1 large sweet potato or 1/2 a squash cut up into small chunks 
• 1 tsp of medium curry powder (I used one that I got in whole foods and it is the BEST) 
• 1/4 tsp of garlic granules 
• 1/2 tsp of cumin powder 
• 1/4 tsp of garam masala 
• dash of of each: turmeric, ground cardamom, ginger, amchoor powder (optional) 

Method 

1. Chop the sweet potato/ squash into small chunks and chop up the spinach into strips 
2. Put the water and lentils into the saucepan and cook on a high heat until boiling. Turn onto a low heat and simmer. 
3. Add the spices and the chopped vegetables to the lentils 
4. Stir and then put a lid on the stew and simmer for 20 - 30 mins or until the lentils are mushy and the sweet potato/ squash is very soft. 
5. Enjoy on a bitterly cold Autumn/ winter evening! :)