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  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 onion
    thinly sliced
  • 2 garlic cloves
    crushed
  • thumb-sized piece ginger
    finely chopped
  • 3 tbsp curry paste
    (we used Bart Veeraswamy Gujurat Masala curry paste)
  • 200g yellow lentil
    rinsed
  • 1 ½l vegetable stock
  • 3 tbsp unsweetened desiccated coconut
    plus extra to sprinkle if you like
  • 1 cauliflower
    broken into little florets
  • cooked basmati rice
    and coriander leaves, plus mango chutney and naan bread (optional), to serve

Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal356
    low
  • fat17g
  • saturates9g
  • carbs33g
  • sugars9g
  • fibre10g
  • protein18g
  • salt1.4g
    low

Method

  • step 1

    Heat the oil in a large saucepan, then add the onion, garlic and ginger. Cook for 5 mins, add the curry paste, then stir-fry for 1 min before adding the lentils, stock and coconut. Bring the mixture to the boil and simmer for 40 mins or until the lentils are soft.

  • step 2

    During the final 10 mins of cooking, stir in the cauliflower to cook. Spoon rice into 4 bowls, top with the curry and sprinkle with coriander leaves, and coconut if you like. Serve with mango chutney and naan bread (optional).

Recipe from Good Food magazine, January 2012

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