Steve's spiced red lentils
Created by sean, Monday, 27 March 2006
Description
Smarter than your average dhal BooBoo
Ingredients
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Serves
4-6
- 250g split red lentils
- 2 medium onions- finely chopped
- 75g butter
- 6 cloves garlic, finely sliced
- 1 medium carrot, grated
- 2 level tsps whole cumin seds
- 1.5 rounded tsps mustard seeds
- 3 level tsps ground turmeric
- 400ml coconut milk
- 5 thick slices fresh ginger
- 400g ripe tomatoes, roughly chopped
- juice 2 small limes
- fresh coriander
- s&p
Method/steps
- Fry the onions in half the butter, until soft.
- Add half the garlic, carrot and whole spices and cook for another 5 minutes.
- Stir in the turmeric, cook for a couple more minutes.
- Add the lentils, 275ml water, the coconut milk, tomatoes, ginger and s&p.
- Bring up to a simmer and cook for about half an hour.
- Remove from the heat.
- Heat the rest of the butter until frothing and fry the rest until of the garlic until coloured.
- Tip into the lentils, and stir in along with the coriander and lime juice.
- Cover and allow to rest for 10 minutes before serving.
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