Lentils With Chorizo Sausage - cooking recipe

Ingredients

225 g brown lentils
100 g chorizo sausage
1 medium onion
1 large carrot
4 garlic cloves
3/4 liter cold water
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1 bay leaf
salt

Preparation

Place lentils in pressure-cooker. Peel carrot, onion and garlic cloves. Add vegetables, whole, to pressure-cooker along with bay leaf.
Cut chorizo into four pieces and add to cooker. Add cold water, salt to taste and paprika, bring to boil, uncovered.
When it starts to boil, place pressure-cooker cover and seal. When the pressure-indicator rises let cook 8 minutes.
Turn off heat, carefully move handle to safe position to eliminate pressure. Wait for all steam to clear and open.
Discard bay leaf. Transfer onion, carrot and garlic to hand-blender receptacle and blend with hand blender. Return pureed vegetables to lentils, mix well and serve.