Yum!

Staring at the cupboards, nothing obvious to eat staring back at me…but then, there’s that unopened bag of lentils I’ve never known what to do with…aha!

Ingredients:

• 1 red onion – sliced
• 1 garlic clove
• 100g (ish) red lentils
• 1 tin chopped tomatoes
• small handful pine nuts
• 200ml (ish) water
• 1 star anise
• garam masala
• turmeric
• coriander
• chilli flakes
• dash of worcestershire sauce

Method:

Heat some oil – I use groundnut – in a pan. Then add about a teaspoon of turmeric and one or two teaspoons garam masala. Cook for a minute or so until your kitchen starts smelling lovely.

Throw in the sliced onion, give a good stir so it gets covered in the spices, add the pine nuts, then cook til the onion’s soft – about five minutes.

Stir in the garlic, coriander, chilli, star anise, and lentils.

Add the chopped tomatoes and water, season with salt, pepper and the dash of worcestershire sauce, bring to boil, then cover and simmer for 20-30 minutes.

Serve with chapatis, eat, yum!!