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