Roast Roots, Red Lentil & Coconut Curry Recipe

Roast Roots, Red Lentil & Coconut Curry

Prep: 15

Cook: 40-50 mins

This is a fabulous way to make a curry using brilliant organic vegetables and Indian spices via Devon. And watercress is a wonder with more vit C than oranges. Cool.

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964 kcal
(per portion)

Ingredients you'll need

½ a swede
2 carrots
1 parsnip
1 leek
A bag of red lentils
A thumb of ginger
A thumb of turmeric
2 tsp The Colonel's Spicy Chickpeas Mix
A tin of coconut milk
A bag of brown basmati rice
A bag of watercress

From your kitchen

2 tbsp olive oil
Sea salt
Freshly ground pepper
500ml hot water

You'll need

Roasting tin
Sieve
Large pan with a lid
Measuring jug
Small pan with a lid
Salad spinner or kitchen paper

Step by step this way

1.
Heat your oven to 200ºC/Fan 180ºC/Gas 6. Peel half the swede, the carrots and parsnip. Chop the carrot and parsnip into bite-sized pieces. Dice the swede. Tip into a roasting tin. Drizzle with 1 tbsp oil. Season. Roast for 40-50 mins till tender and lightly charred.
2.
Rinse and trim the leek. Slice into rounds. Rinse the lentils under cold water. Peel the ginger and turmeric (see tip). Grate them both. Warm 1 tbsp olive oil in a large pan. Stir and fry the leek, ginger and turmeric together for 5 mins over a medium heat.
3.
Fill the kettle and boil it. Add 2 tsp of the chickpea spice mix to the pan with the leeks. Stir for 1 min. Add the lentils, coconut milk and 200ml hot water from the kettle. Bring to a simmer. Cover. Cook for 25-30 mins till thickened, stirring occasionally.
4.
Tip the rice into a small pan. Pour in 300ml hot kettle water. Add a pinch of salt. Cover and bring to the boil. Turn the heat down. Simmer for 20-25 mins till all the water has absorbed. Take off heat. Steam, lid on, for 2-4 mins till the rice is cooked.
5.
Rinse the watercress. Pop it into a salad spinner or pat dry with kitchen paper. Pick out any really large stalks.
6.
When the lentils are cooked, stir in the watercress to wilt it. Taste and add salt and pepper if you think it needs it.
7.
Divide the rice between 2 bowls. Fluff it up with a fork. Top with the lentil curry and the roasted roots.

Tip
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We love fresh turmeric for the sunny hues it adds to our food. We don’t however love stains. Pop on a pair of rubber gloves when you’re grating it, and grate over a plate to save your surfaces.

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