Fried grated potatoes with lentils - Vegan and gluten-free recipe

I love potatoes. 
I could eat them for breakfast, lunch, dinner and in between. 
From potatoes, I can make thousands of different meals, loads of cakes and other sweets too. I invented hundreds of meals with these delicious bulbs. 
But today, I present to you a variant of one of my favorite recipes ever. 

Vegans, vegetarians, and gluten intolerants are welcome to make this. 
It takes a maximum of 25 minutes to prepare and cook it. 
However, if you're an experimented person or fast, it can take you up to 15 minutes, or less. 

For this recipe, and most of my recipes that contain beans, I used canned lentils. 
I love canned ingredients.

Preparation time: 15-25 minutes – depending on your cooking skills

Degree of difficulty: low – as above

Serves: 2 people

Ingredients:

• 5 medium-sized red potatoes. White could do too, excludes sweet potatoes 
• 1 can of lentils - 300 g 
• 3 + 2 tablespoons of your favorite oil (I use olive oil)
• a pinch of salt
• a pinch of black pepper
• a pinch of dried garlic                                                              

Optional but very recommended:

• paprika/chili (I always add it because I like spicy). Chili peppers are aphrodisiac and help with the digestion and blood circulation. 
• grated cheese – If you are not vegan – You'll add this at the very end, when the potatoes are on the plate, still hot.

 Method of preparation:

• Open the can, drain the lentils. Wash and drain them again. 

• Coarsely grate (on the large holes of a box grater) the potatoes and season them (salt and black pepper). - You don't need to peel them, but in Romania, it's unthinkable not to peel the potatoes. We give the skin to the pigs. :D 

• Heat half the fat in a small, heavy-based frying pan until sizzling, add the lentils without water. Stir and leave 2 minutes - or until the remaining water evaporated. 

• Add the grated potatoes, and some salt, stir until the lentils mixed very well with the potatoes. Allow cooking for 5-6 minutes (until golden). 

• Turn it over using a big plate or the lid (have a look at this video – It is in Romanian, and it's a frittata, but you can see the "moves"). 

• Add the rest of the oil to the pan, slide the potato cake (yes, it will look like a frittata or a cake) back into the pan the other way up. Cook for another 5-7 minutes. 

• Slide onto a big plate without breaking it, add the dried garlic (the grated cheese), serve hot or cold with pickles (Romanian style) or any salad.

This could also be served with fried eggs and any type of meat or fish meal or, of course, plain simple.

So, so delicious. 

It warms you up from the inside. Like a good memory.

You need to try it!

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