Vegetarian Kansiyé - Recipe From Guinea (West Africa) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 ounces green lentils
3 tablespoons oil
1 large onion, chopped
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1/8 teaspoon thyme
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon parsley, finely chopped
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
2 1/2 cups water
1 vegetable stock cube
3 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
1/8 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
cooked rice, to serve

Preparation

Soak lentils in plenty of cold water for at least 2 hours. Rinse & drain,.
Brown onion, salt, pepper, thyme, garlic, parsley and clove.
Combine tomato sauce and 1 cup water with the stock cube, add to lentils mixture and stir well. Dilute peanut butter in remaining cup of water and add to mixture.
Add bicarb of soda & cook in a covered pan, over medium heat for 1 hour, or until lentils are soft. You may need to add a little extra water / stock.
Serve hot over the cooked rice.