Asban - Tikourbabine عصبان

Semolina balls cooked in a lentil and vegetable stew. Lots of flavour and mint.

Vegan, can be turned into a carnivore dish with beef.

Stew

• 1 small onion diced
• 2 medium sized turnip or swedes
• 2 regular carrots
• 2 regular courgettes
• 1 1/2 cup Red lentil (or Brown lentils for the brave)
• 150 grams bokchoy (optional - this ain't traditional at all)
• 1 table spoon Ras-el-Hanout
• 1 table spoon Coriander power
• 2 table spoon fresh Coriander minced for the stew and some to decorate with for serving.
• 1 table spoon Salt
• 1 table spoon Black Pepper

Semolina Balls

• 1 bell pepper finely diced

• Same spices as the stew, don't go over bored, eye it ;)

• 1 teaspoon paprika or smoked paprika is fine.

• 2 Cups fine semolina

• 1 cup medium semolina

• Fresh coriander for serving.

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PREP

Stew: Assume you are a witch and you are about to kick ass in your cauldron or not, up to you.

Because lentils can be harsh on some digestive systems, prepping them right or blasting them in an instant pot is a good idea. Ergo, let them sit in water for at least 24 hours prior to regular cooking or just use an instant pot.

Balls: mix all the ingredients and start to pour water with small quantities, depending on your semolina you may need more or less water depending on absorbency.

• Prep time: depends what kinda music you listen to.
• Cook time: 50-60 min depending on the stove-top. If you are doing all this in an instant pot, it might be a bit faster.
• Yield: about 6 solid adult servings.