This is the tastied and easiest Lentil recipe I've ever had. Delicious!
25g Butter
2 garlic cloves crushed
1 onion, chopped
1/2 tsp tumeric
1 tsp Garam Masala
1 tsp hot chilli powder
1 tsp cumin
2 x 400g tins of chopped tomato
175g Split Red Lentils
1/2 lemon Juiced
1 pint vegetable stock (made with 2 oxo cubes, if using).
1 400g tin of coconut milk
salt and pepper to taste
Chopped Coriander and remaining lemon to garnish
Naan to serve
Melt butter in large saucepan and saute the garlic and onion for 2-3 mins. Add spices and cook for a further 30 secs.
Stir in Tomatoes, red lentils, lemon juice, vegetable stock and coconut milk, then bring to boil.
Reduce heat and simmer for 25-30 mins, stirring occasionally, until lentils are cooked.
Season to taste and serve in a soup bowl, garnish and serve with warm naan bread.
Wednesday, 29 April 2009
Bread Sauce Flavoured Potato Gratin
I love potato gratin - this is classic, but flavoured with the same ingredients as are in bread sauce. Eat with meat or fish, but also delicious on their own with lots of black pepper. Can be eaten up to two days after. Serves 6.
500ml full fat milk
500ml double cream
1 onion
2 cloves
1/2 tsp ground mace
3-4 bay leaves
1 tbsp Maldon Salt (or 1/2 tbsp of table salt)
2kg King Edward Potatoes
Butter for greasing
Preheat oven to 220
Put milk and cream into a large saucepan. Peel the onion, cut in half, then stick each half with a clove , adding them to the pan. Add the mace, bay leaves and salt to the pan, then bring to nearly boiling point. Turn off the heat and put the lid on to infuse the milk.
Meanwhile, peel the potatoes and cut them into 1 cm slices. Put them into the milk/cream mixture and bring to the boil with the lid on. It doesn't look like enough liquid for all those potatoes, but there is.
Lower the heat to a simmer and cook the potatoes until tender, but not mush. About 10 mins will suffice.
Fish out the onion and bay leaves and grease a large dish with butter. Chuck in the potato mixture and cook in the oven for about 15 mins until the potato is bubbling and brown on top. Let it stand for 10 mins before serving.
500ml full fat milk
500ml double cream
1 onion
2 cloves
1/2 tsp ground mace
3-4 bay leaves
1 tbsp Maldon Salt (or 1/2 tbsp of table salt)
2kg King Edward Potatoes
Butter for greasing
Preheat oven to 220
Put milk and cream into a large saucepan. Peel the onion, cut in half, then stick each half with a clove , adding them to the pan. Add the mace, bay leaves and salt to the pan, then bring to nearly boiling point. Turn off the heat and put the lid on to infuse the milk.
Meanwhile, peel the potatoes and cut them into 1 cm slices. Put them into the milk/cream mixture and bring to the boil with the lid on. It doesn't look like enough liquid for all those potatoes, but there is.
Lower the heat to a simmer and cook the potatoes until tender, but not mush. About 10 mins will suffice.
Fish out the onion and bay leaves and grease a large dish with butter. Chuck in the potato mixture and cook in the oven for about 15 mins until the potato is bubbling and brown on top. Let it stand for 10 mins before serving.
Chilli Cheese Crostini
These are a delicious snack with beer or wine - they go very well with the crab crostini. Makes about 100 bite size chilli cheese chips.
350g Cream Cheese at room temp (Philladelphia is fine)
125ml Sour Cream
2 tsp Mild or Sweet Paprika
30g Red sliced jalapenos (from a jar) or slightly less fresh.
1/2 tsp Worcester Sauce
200g packet of Chilli Tortilla Chips
Mix together the cream cheese and sour cream.
Add the Paprika, chopped Jalepenos and Worcester Sauce, combine well, and see the pale cheese turn Coral.
Just before serving, put a teaspoon of mixture onto the tortillas and arrange on a plate.
350g Cream Cheese at room temp (Philladelphia is fine)
125ml Sour Cream
2 tsp Mild or Sweet Paprika
30g Red sliced jalapenos (from a jar) or slightly less fresh.
1/2 tsp Worcester Sauce
200g packet of Chilli Tortilla Chips
Mix together the cream cheese and sour cream.
Add the Paprika, chopped Jalepenos and Worcester Sauce, combine well, and see the pale cheese turn Coral.
Just before serving, put a teaspoon of mixture onto the tortillas and arrange on a plate.
Crab Crostini
If you're having people over for drinks then these are yummy and very easy to make. Also good as a light starter. Makes about 50 bite size crostini :
Ingredients:
1 Spring Onion
1 Fresh Red Chilli, deseeded.
300g White Crab Meat (fresh or tinned if you can't get it)
60ml Sour Cream
Small bunch of Coriander
1/4 tsp dried Oregano
1 x 15ml tbsp lime juice
1 packet of plain Tortilla Chips
Chop the spring onions, coriander, and chilli, then mix with the crab and the other ingredients, then pop a teaspoonful onto each tortilla chip. Ta Da! Nice served with my Chilli Cheese Crostini.
Ingredients:
1 Spring Onion
1 Fresh Red Chilli, deseeded.
300g White Crab Meat (fresh or tinned if you can't get it)
60ml Sour Cream
Small bunch of Coriander
1/4 tsp dried Oregano
1 x 15ml tbsp lime juice
1 packet of plain Tortilla Chips
Chop the spring onions, coriander, and chilli, then mix with the crab and the other ingredients, then pop a teaspoonful onto each tortilla chip. Ta Da! Nice served with my Chilli Cheese Crostini.
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