Name: Healthy Vegetable Dhansak
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: Makes 4 adult portions
Ingredients: 1 large onion; 1 cup red lentils; 4⅓ cups hot vegetable stock; 1 teaspoon ground coriander; 1-inch piece gingerroot, peeled; 2 red bell peppers, seeded and finely chopped; 3 tablespoons sunflower oil; sea salt; pickles or condiments of your choice, to serve; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 2 large carrots, peeled and diced; 1 small bunch cilantro, chopped; 2 teaspoons garam masala; 3 green chilies, stems removed; 1½ cups halved green beans; 4 large ripe tomatoes, each cut into 8 wedges; 2 tablespoons tomato paste; 2 sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into bite-size cubes; 4 garlic cloves; ½ teaspoon turmeric; 1¼ cups golden raisins

Preparation info

Makes
4
adult portions

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 10

Appears in

Madhouse Cookbook

By Jo Pratt

Published 2013

About

A bowl of fluffy basmati rice and Cucumber Raita make the perfect dishes to serve with this medium-hot curry. For a milder flavor, remove the chili seeds before chopping.

Ingredients

1 cup red lentils
1 large onion
4 garlic cloves

Method

Put the lentils in a bowl of cold water and leave to soak about 3 minutes. Drain and leave to one side.
Put the onion, garlic, chilies and ginger in a food processor and pulse until finely chopped.
Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat, add the onion mixture and fry about 5 minutes until it is starting to become soft and golden. Add the sw