Turkish Style Green Lentils

• 1 lb (454 gr) dry green lentils ( I used Goya brand)
• 2 tbsp Vegetable oil
• 1 cup Finely Chopped carrots
• 1 Onion
• 2 clove Garlic
• 1 cup Low sodium Chicken broth
• 1/2 tsp Dry mint
• 1 tbsp Tomato paste

1. Wash your lentils, soak in hot water until you finish with onion and carrots
2. Chop your onion , heat 1 spoon oil in a deep pot, stir until onion until change its color, add one spoon of tomato paste, stir.
3. Add your carrot continue stirring, add lentils, about 3 minutes
4. Add your broth, boil some water in a kettle, add water until over lentils, ( reserve some water in kettle we may need more water later , ) add your salt and pepper and mint, stir .
5. take a spoon and taste, if you need more salt add more.
6. You let lentils boil , until soften, about 20 minutes, in this point you may taste , to check tenderness .
7. If soft and need some water add more.
8. After that You are done!

green lentils, vegetable oil, carrots, onion, clove garlic, chicken broth, mint, tomato paste

Taken from cookpad.com/uk/recipes/469464-turkish-style-green-lentils (may not work)