coconut dhal

ngredients

• 250g red lentils (also called masoor dal or Egyptian lentils)
• 400ml coconut milk
• a handful of fresh curry leaves (find these in the herb section, an Asian grocers, or use coriander leaves)
• flatbread , to serve
• 2 medium chopped tomatoes
• 1 tsp turmeric
• 2-3 long pointy green chillies , sliced
• 2 tsp black mustard seeds
• 2 onions , one finely chopped, one sliced

1. Put the lentils, coconut milk, the chopped onion, tomatoes, chillies and turmeric in a pan with 300ml water, season and simmer for 20 minutes, until the lentils are tender.
2. Fry the sliced onion in 4 tbsp oil until crisp, add the curry leaves (or coriander) and mustard seeds and sizzle together.
3. Pour over the lentils. Serve with flatbread