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Cabbage & lentil curry

A vegetarian curry the whole family will love – even meat eaters.

A vegetarian curry the whole family will love – even meat eaters.

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(35 votes)
Cooking Time

Cook: 1 Hour

Cooking Time

Serves: 4

Cooking Time

Price: £1.30 per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 533g serving contains

Energy
1684kj
402 kcal
20%
Fat
9.3g
Med
13%
Saturates
1.7g
Med
9%
Sugars
18g
High
20%
Salt
0.56g
Med
9%
3
of your 5-a-day
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
316kj/76kcal

Ingredients

300g green lentils

1 vegetable stock cube

2 tbsp oil

1 large onion, sliced or chopped

1 garlic clove, finely chopped

1 level tsp mustard seeds

1 level tsp ground coriander

1 level tsp turmeric

½-1 level tsp cayenne

400g can Asda Chopped Tomatoes with Chillies and Peppers

1 savoy cabbage, shredded

2 tbsp chopped fresh coriander, plus extra to serve

Squeeze of lemon juice

4 tbsp natural low-fat yogurt

2 naan bread, to serve

Method

1
Rinse the lentils, then drain and put in a pan. Cover with fresh cold water and bring to the boil. Boil for 10 minutes.
2
Reduce the heat to a simmer and stir in the stock cube. Simmer for 40 minutes or until the lentils are tender. Drain, then reserve 150ml of the stock.
3
Heat the oil in a large pan and gently fry the onion over a low heat until soft and starting to turn golden. Add the garlic and mustard seeds until the seeds begin to jump.
4
Stir in the ground coriander, ground cumin, turmeric, cayenne and 2 tbsp water. Gently fry the spices over a low heat for 1-2 minutes, stirring all the time.
5
Add the tomatoes, savoy cabbage, lentils, reserved stock and fresh coriander and bring to the boil. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes, then season and add the lemon juice.
6
Top with yogurt. Serve with a lemon wedge and half a naan bread each.