Spicy Hungarian Lentil Stew

Recipe By: "Emergency Food Storage in a Nutshell, 3rd Edition" by Leslie Probert and Lisa Harkness
Serves: 4-5

Ingredients:

7 cups water
1½ cups dry lentils, sorted and rinsed
⅓ cup dried onions
7 TBSP chicken bouillon
2 TBSP tomato paste
2 tsp cumin
½-¾ tsp cayenne pepper
½ tsp dried minced garlic
½ tsp paprika
1 large bay leaf
1 can (12-oz) evaporated milk
2 TBSP flour

Directions:

1. In a pot, heat water while adding all ingredients except milk and flour and bring to boil.
2. Reduce heat and simmer for 35 minutes.
3. In a separate bowl, whisk flour into milk until there are no lumps.
4. Whisk flour and milk into stew.
5. Return to boil while stirring, simmer 1 minute.