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Prep Time
10 Minutes
Cooking Time
30 Minutes
Serves
4 -6 People
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 1 piece of ginger, peeled & grated
- ½ red chilli, finely chopped
- 1 garlic clove, peeled & crushed into a paste
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 tsp coriander seeds
- 150 g red lentils
- 1-litre chicken / vegetable stock
- ½ lime
- Small bunch of fresh coriander
TO SERVE
- Natural Irish yoghurt and freshly chopped coriander
- Sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper
Method
- In a small frying pan, toast the cumin and coriander seeds until lightly golden.
- Remove from the heat and set aside.
- Pour olive oil into a saucepan and sweat the onions until translucent and softened.
- Season with sea salt & freshly ground black pepper.
- Stir in the ginger and chilli and cook for 2mins.
- Stir in the garlic, cumin & coriander seeds and cook for another 2mins.
- Add in lentils and stir well.
- Chop the stalks of the coriander and add to saucepan with the stock.
- Simmer for approximately 10mins, or until lentils are tender.
- Blend in a liquidiser until smooth. Add the juice of ½ lime and check to season.
SERVE
Piping hot, with a dollop of natural Irish yoghurt and some freshly chopped coriander to garnish.
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