Ingredients

  • 1 cup of red/orange lentils
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp tumeric
  • 1/2 tsp chili powder
  • 1 small tomato
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 tsp coriander powder

Difficulty : Medium

Serves : 6

Mum's delicious lentils with spinach added for extra iron.

Cooking Steps

  • 1
    Wash lentils
  • 2
    Add lentils to pot along with 5 cups of water
  • 3
    Heat on medium/high
  • 4
    Add salt, tumeric, chili, tomato
  • 5
    Bring to a boil
  • 6
    Add spinach to the pot ( half a bag)
  • 7
    At the same time in a frying pan, add cumin and coriander powder BUT don't start FRYING UNTIL THE OTHER POT IS BOILING
  • 8
    When the other pot boils, turn on the heat for the frying pan, Give it 2 minutes or until the cumin pops
  • 9
    Add the frying pan to the main pot (careful, it may splash a bit).
  • 10
    When lentils are soft the dish is done.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup of red/orange lentils
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp tumeric
  • 1/2 tsp chili powder
  • 1 small tomato
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 tsp coriander powder

Cooking Steps

  • 1
    Wash lentils
  • 2
    Add lentils to pot along with 5 cups of water
  • 3
    Heat on medium/high
  • 4
    Add salt, tumeric, chili, tomato
  • 5
    Bring to a boil
  • 6
    Add spinach to the pot ( half a bag)
  • 7
    At the same time in a frying pan, add cumin and coriander powder BUT don't start FRYING UNTIL THE OTHER POT IS BOILING
  • 8
    When the other pot boils, turn on the heat for the frying pan, Give it 2 minutes or until the cumin pops
  • 9
    Add the frying pan to the main pot (careful, it may splash a bit).
  • 10
    When lentils are soft the dish is done.

Difficulty : Medium

Serves : 6

Mum's delicious lentils with spinach added for extra iron.