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Angela Boggiano

delicious. magazine’s food editor is an experienced writer and food stylist who's worked for numerous magazines. Her books include Pie and she co-wrote Italian Cook and The Italian Ingredients Cookbook, among others.

Serves 4

Lentil and tomato dhal with lamb koftas recipe

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Takes 40 minutes to make, plus chilling

1 tbsp sunflower oil
1 onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, finely chopped
3cm piece fresh ginger, grated
½ tsp turmeric
200g red lentils, washed and drained
800ml vegetable or chicken stock, hot
1 tbsp garam masala
¼ tsp salt
100g baby spinach, washed

For the koftas
1 small onion, grated
1 garlic clove, crushed
3cm piece fresh ginger, grated
1 tsp curry powder
400g lean lamb mince

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1. Mix all the kofta ingredients in a bowl. Mould tablespoonfuls around the end of 12 metal or wooden skewers (if using wooden skewers, soak in water for 20 minutes). Chill for 30 minutes to firm up.
2. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a pan over a medium heat. Add the onion and cook for 5 minutes, until soft. Stir in the garlic and ginger and cook for 1 minute. Add the turmeric and lentils and stir well. Pour in half the stock, bring to the boil, then simmer for 5 minutes. Add the remaining stock, cover and simmer for 10 minutes, until the lentils are tender. 3. Meanwhile, heat a griddle pan and cook the koftas for 8-10 minutes, turning, until cooked. Keep warm.
4. Add the garam masala, salt and spinach to the dhal and stir until the spinach wilts. Serve with the koftas and some mango chutney.

Nutritional info

Per serving: 484kcals, 19.1g fat (7.1g saturated), 40.8g protein, 42.5g carbs, 10.9g sugar, 2.5g salt

Chef's tip

For veggies, replace the koftas with haloumi cheese slices marinated for 10 minutes in grated fresh ginger and curry powder, then griddle until golden. To freeze: freeze the dhal, only, at the end of step 2 for up to 3 months. Thaw and complete the recipe.

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coline72 | April 24

The Lentil and tomato dhal with lamb koftas was very nice however can you tell me where the "tomato" comes in - it seems to be in the title but not in the ingredients?

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