Brown Lentil and Potato Curry

Our family is taking part in Live Below The Line week
where we live a £1 per day per person, to help highlight the fight against global hunger.

This was our dinner on the first evening. Tasty and filling veggie curry with pitta.

The total cost of the meal 36p for a plate of curry and two pittas.

serves 6

ingredients

170g brown lentils

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tbsp (20ml) olive oil

1-2 onions (chopped or sliced)

1 tsp whole cumin (jeera)

1/2 tsp brown mustard seeds

small piece of fresh ginger

3 cloves of garlic

1 green chilli

1/2 tin of tinned tomatoes

1 tsp turmeric

1 tsp curry powder

1 tsp salt

600g sliced or cubed potatos 

few sprigs of coriander

method

Cook the lentils in water until tender.

 This takes around 45-60 mins or 15 minutes in pressure cooker.

Fry onions in olive oil for few minutes
Add cumin and mustard seeds
Add grated ginger, garlic and chopped green chilli and fry few more minutes
Mix in chopped tomatoes, turmeric, curry powder and salt
Cook few more minutes, add some water if mixture gets too dry

Add cooked lentils and potatoes and stir in
Cook until potatoes are tender(about 10 mins)
Add water if necessary according to required consistency
Add chopped coriander
Taste and season if needed

Serve with pitta or chapattis

cost

oil 6p

onions 6p
ginger, garlic, chilli 10p
tin tomatoes 17p
spices, salt and coriander 15p
potatoes  36p
lentils (1\3 pack) 33p
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123p / 20.5p per portion