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Curries don't have to be bad. With a high zinc content, iron and calcium, plus cholesterol-lowering fibre, this lentil curry makes for a healthy meal
Easy
Serves 4
Prep 15 mins
Cook 30 mins
Vegetarian
Counts as 4 of 5-a-day
Ingredients
2 tbsp sunflower oil
1 onion , chopped
2 carrots , chopped
200g basmati rice
50g red lentils
3 tbsp Korma paste
1 head cauliflower , cut into florets
100g frozen peas
few toasted cashew nuts, to serve
natural yogurt , to serve
mango chutney , to serve
Method
1. Heat the oil in a pan, add the onion and carrots, then fry for 5 mins until lightly coloured. Stir in the rice and lentils, cook for 1 more min, add the curry paste and 900ml water, then bring to the boil. Cover, then simmer for 10 mins.
2. Stir in the cauliflower, then cook for 10 mins more until the rice and lentils are tender. Add the peas 2 mins before cooking time is up, stirring through. Top with the nuts, then serve with yogurt and mango chutney in bowls.
Nutrition per serving
404 kcalories, protein 16g, carbohydrate 62g, fat 12 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 7g, sugar 11g, salt 0.81 g
Recipe from Good Food magazine, March 2008
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