Ingredients
- 3 large carrots cut into bitesize pieces
- 2 sticks celery finely sliced
- 1 large onion finely sliced
- 200 g cavolo nero leaves removed from stems and roughly chopped
- 1 c green or brown lentils
- 1/2 c split red lentils
- 3-4 T spice mix*
- 1 T stock powder
- 2 t ground turmeric
- Salt to taste
- 2 tins 400g each of chopped tomatoes
- 4 T creamed coconut
*Ingredients (spice mix)
- I make the spice mix in advance and store it in my spice cupboard. Note that in the recipe you do not need to use all of the spice mix just 3-4 tablespoons depending on how spicy you want it to be.
- 8 T coriander seeds
- 8 T dried chillies
- 1 T black peppercorns
- 1 T cumin seeds
- 1/2 t fenugreek seeds
- 1/2 t mustard seeds
- – all the above is toasted
- 2 T split red lentils
- 1/4 cinnamon stick
- 1/2 t turmeric
– grind all of the ingredients to a fine powder, I use a nutri-bullet type blender for this
Instructions
- Put all of the ingredients for the one pot into a large saucepan. Put the lid on and turn the heat to medium – high.
- Once the food is bubbling remove the lid and allow it to simmer until the carrots and lentils are cooked through. This should take around 30-40 minutes but it depends on the type of green lentils you use as some take longer to cook.