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Mutton Lentil Stew

An easy one-pot meal of tender mutton lentil stew is just what you need for hectic weeknights.

Hearty mutton lentil stew recipe from North Africa is The African Gourmet most popular stew recipe. Nourishing, healthy lentils are a staple food throughout North Africa. North African cuisine is famous for the use of mutton, various pulses, such as chickpeas, and lentils and flavored by seven earthy spices.

North African Mutton Lentil Stew
North African Mutton Lentil Stew

North African Mutton Lentil Stew

Ingredients

1 pound mutton meat thinly sliced

1 large white onion, finely chopped

1 cup dried lentils

2 large potatoes diced

2 large carrots diced

4 cups of water

2  tablespoons ground cumin

2  tablespoons minced garlic

1  tablespoon ground cinnamon

1  tablespoon ground allspice

1  tablespoon ground paprika

1 teaspoon ground turmeric

Salt and pepper to taste

 

Directions

Add all ingredients to a large pot and and simmer for about two hours until the mutton is tender. Serve with rice.


Hearty Lamb Lentil Stew recipe from North Africa is our most popular soup recipe. Nourishing, healthy lentils are a staple food throughout North Africa.
North African Lamb Lentil Stew

What is mutton?
Lamb and mutton are the meat of sheep at different ages. Sheep in its first year is called a lamb while the meat of an adult sheep is mutton.

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