Spicy red lentils & crisp tofu

Recipe By:Abigail Donnelly
Serves:4

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups red lentils
  • 1/2 tsp cassia
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds, lightly roasted
  • 1 tsp black mustard seeds (alternatively, use yellow mustard seeds)
  • olive oil, to drizzle
  • 2 g curry leaves
  • A handful coriander, chopped
  • 400 g tofu
  • 1 tsp curry paste
  • vegetable oil

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Cooking Instructions

  1. Cook red lentils according to package instructions and drain.
  2. In a saucepan, fry cassia, ground cinnamon, cumin seeds and black mustard seeds in olive oil until fragrant, then add the lentils and 3 curry leaves and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
  3. Simmer for a further 15 minutes, then fold in chopped coriander.
  4. Drain tofu and slice into blocks. Fry in curry paste and vegetable oil to brown each side.
  5. Serve with the spicy lentils.

 

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