Hagar’s lentil dish

Ingredients:

1 cup of dried lentils soaked for 1 hr and cooked for ½ hr

(Strain and preserve the cooking water)

¼ cup pure olive oil

1 medium onion chopped

2 carrots cut lengthwise and chopped 

a handful of cauliflowers 

2 cloves of garlic chopped

1 tsp gr cumin seed

1 tsp gr coriander seed

¼ tsp chilli pdr (optional)

1 tsp sea salt

1 can chopped tomatoes

2 Tbsp tomato paste

Method:

In a deep frying pan or wok heat up (on medium heat) - 2 tbs of the oil, add spices and fry for a few seconds, add onions carrots cauli stir and let things fry a little, add garlic and stir, add the lentils and canned tomatoes, stir and let it all heat up and stir in the tomato paste and enough lentil cooking water to create a curry like consistency.

Now turn the heat down to quarter and simmer for 20 min.

Add salt to taste and serve with your choice of grain.