Step-by-step preparation and cooking instructions:

Preparation

• Peel, quarter and finely slice the onion
• Peel and crush the garlic
• Roughly chop the coriander leaves
• Leave the chillies whole

Cooking Instructions

• In a large heavy saucepan add 350ml of water, the contents of sachet 1, sachet 3, onions and chillies. Bring to the boil and simmer slowly until the lentils are soft (about 35 minutes), adding a little more water if it gets dry.
• Carefully remove and set aside the chillies from the pan.
• Break up the lentils roughly with a potato masher.
• Add the salt and chopped tomatoes mixing well.
• Return the chillies to the pan and bring back to a gentle simmer and cook to a thick sauce for 10 minutes. Remove from the heat.
• Warm the oil in a small saucepan over a medium heat and carefully add the garlic and the contents of sachet 2 and cook until the garlic browns.
• Pour the oil and spices into the lentil pan and cover.
• After 5 mins, stir the lentil mixture well. Taste and season to suit. Garnish with the coriander leaves.

Additional ingredients required for this dish:

• 1 large onion
• 3 garlic cloves
• 4 whole green chillies
• 400g tinned chopped tomatoes
• handful fresh coriander leaves
• 2 tsp salt
• 4 tbsp unflavoured cooking oil

Handy Tips

You can cook this curry the day before serving and refrigerate. Then, reheat until piping hot before serving.

Leftovers can be frozen. To serve, defrost and then reheat until piping hot.

When it comes to recipes that should be naturally gluten free, you can’t get much better than a curry.

The spices and herbs: red lentils, yellow split lentils, turmeric, mustard seeds*, cumin seeds, curry leaves, whole dried chillies – are blended to produce a medium spice dish. *Allergen information.

“Simply by following my step-by-step instructions you can create authentic, delicious tasting ethnic cuisine. The required spices, herbs and ingredients are especially blended for perfect infusion to give ideal colour, aroma and flavour.”

Don Lear, Bhaji Man

Benefits of Bhaji Man’s Curry Kits

• Amaze your family and friends with your fantastic culinary skills

• Great tasting results every time, all from your own homemade cooking

• Herbs & Spices especially blended for maximum flavour and aroma.

• Save money by only purchasing the herbs and spices required for each meal.

• Create much healthier curries using olive oil/sunflower oil.

• Use fresh free range and organic produce

Bhaji Man products are also Gluten Free and suitable for Coeliacs. They have no added artificial colours, flavours, artificial preservatives or salt and can be suitable for people on restricted diets.

“I am championing local food producers with my products by encouraging the public to shop for the extra ingredients they need at local shops, small independent village and market town butchers, local greengrocers, farm shops and delicatessens which offer high quality meats and vegetables and serve and support local communities. By buying local, we will not only improve the quality of the food we eat, but we can all do our bit to help save our countryside and give our local economy a boost.” says Bhaji Man, so – Let’s Cook At Home!