Spiced Lentils and Rice

Spiced Lentils and Rice

Ingredients

  • Simple ingredients, big personality: spiced lentils and rice that make dinner feel like a celebration.
  • 75g dried red split lentils
  • 2 onions
  • olive oil
  • 2 heaped tablespoons masala curry paste
  • 200g kale or spinach
  • 1 x 250g sachet of cooked
  • brown basmati rice

Simple ingredients, big personality: spiced lentils and rice that make dinner feel like a celebration.

1. Cook the lentils in a pan of boiling salted water 
according to the packet instructions.
2. Meanwhile, peel and finely slice the onions, put 
them into a large shallow casserole pan on a 
medium heat with ½ a tablespoon of olive oil and 
the masala paste, and cook for 15 minutes, or until 
soft and golden, stirring regularly

3.Tear in the kale (discarding any tough stalks), add 
a splash of lentil cooking water, cover and leave for 
2 minutes.
4. Drain the lentils, toss into the casserole pan with 
the rice, cover again, and leave for a final 3 minutes. 
5.Toss it all together, taste, season to perfection with 
sea salt and black pepper, and dish up. Delicious