Yield: 4

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1 onions, finely chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed and chopped
• 1 teaspoon ground turmerice
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1 green chilli, finely chopped
• 400g can chopped tomatoes
• 1 cup brown lentils
• 1 teaspoon salt

Method

Heat the oil in a saucepan, add onion, garlic, turmeric, cumin, ginger, coriander and chilli.  Gently cook for 5 minutes or until the onion has softened. Add the tomatoes, lentils, 4 cups of  cold water and salt. Bring to the boil and then simmer for 45  minutes or until lentils are soft and thickened.
Serve as part of a shared meal or as a simple vegetarian meal with yoghurt and coriander.