Couscous Veggie Surprise

• 1 tablespoon lentils, toasted (I use yellow lentils)
• 1 cup water
• 12 teaspoon salt (to taste)
• 18 cup shredded carrot
• 14 cup shredded cabbage
• 14 cup frozen peas
• 14 cup couscous
• 12 teaspoon butter (optional)
• cooking spray
• 2 tablespoons chopped onions
• 12-1 teaspoon soy sauce
• 18 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• pepper
• paprika

1. Combine lentils and water in a medium sized pot and bring to a boil over a high flame.
2. Reduce flame to low, cover, and simmer.
3. After 10 minutes, uncover, add 1/2 teaspoon salt (or to taste), and the shredded carrots and cabbage.
4. Replace cover, and simmer again.
5. After 5 more minutes, uncover again, add the frozen peas, cover, and simmer for a further 5 minutes.
6. Now remove from flame, drain, and reserve the lentil-veggie water.
7. If necessary, add some additional water to bring the reserved water to 3/8 cup quantity.
8. In a separate saucepan, bring this water to a boil, add the couscous, stir once, switch off burner, cover, and let it sit for 5 minutes.
9. After 5 minutes, uncover, and fluff up the couscous with a fork.
10. Toss with 1/2 teaspoon butter, if desired.
11. Meanwhile, spray a non-stick saucepan with cooking spray and saute the onions in it over a medium flame until translucent, about 3-4 minutes.
12. Now add the drained lentil-veggie mixture, soy sauce, cinnamon, pepper, paprika and saute on a low flame until the mixture is fairly dry.
13. Mix in with the cooked couscous, and eat immediately!

lentils, water, salt, carrot, cabbage, frozen peas, couscous, butter, cooking spray, onions, soy sauce, ground cinnamon, pepper, paprika

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/couscous-veggie-surprise-28998 (may not work)