Recipe Of The Week – Tomato and Lentil Dahl

This recipe serves 4 as a thick and creamy main meal. Alternatively, it can be a delicious accompany dish to a main meal, meaning this recipe will go even further if intended.

If you don’t own a slow cooker, there are a number of guidelines you can work with to ensure this dish comes out just as well from the oven:

• Use about a third more stock that this recipe states
• Once you have brought your lentils to the boil, leave to simmer for 25-30 minutes, or until they reach the desired consistency 

Serves 4

Ingredients

• 3 fresh tomatoes, coarsely chopped
• 250g yellow split lentils
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1/4 tsp ground tumeric
• 1 tsp ground coriander
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 700ml hot vegetable stock
• 1 tbsp chopped fresh coriander
• salt