Peel and finely chop the onion. Warm a medium pan on a medium heat for 1 min, then add ½ tbsp olive oil and the onion. Season with a pinch of salt and fry for 8 mins, stirring every so often, till the onion starts to soften and pick up a little colour.

While the onion fries, peel and grate or crush the garlic. Peel and grate the ginger. Stir both into the onion with 2 tbsp tikka masala spice blend and 1 tsp turmeric. Cook and stir for 1 min.

Tip the dried red lentils into the pan and give it a stir to mix them in with the spiced onion. Pour in the cherry tomato passata and the coconut milk (give the tin a good shake before you add it to try and mix the cream back into the milk – but don’t worry if they’ve separated, it will all come together in the pan). Bring to the boil, then turn the heat down and pop on a lid. Simmer for 15 mins, stirring a few times to stop the curry from sticking, till the lentils are tender and the curry has thickened. Fill and boil your kettle.

While the curry cooks, rinse the rice with cold water and tip it into a small pan. Add 300ml boiling water and a pinch of salt. Cover, bring to the boil and then turn the heat down. Gently cook the rice for 8-10 mins till all the water has been absorbed. Take off the heat and leave the rice in the pan, lid on, for 5 mins to steam and finish cooking.

While the rice cooks, trim the dry ends off the cavolo nero, then finely slice it. Finely slice the chilli, flicking out the seeds for less heat. When the lentil curry has thickened, fork in the cavolo nero and simmer for 4-5 mins, lid off, to just wilt it.

While the cavolo nero cooks, warm ½ tbsp olive oil in a frying pan. Add the chilli, 6 curry leaves, and 2 tsp each cumin seeds and black mustard seeds. Sizzle for 30 secs-1 min till the chilli and spices smell aromatic and are crisp. Take off the heat.

Fluff the rice up with a fork and divide it between a couple of warm bowls. Top with the curry and spoon over the fried spices to serve.