Why not make today a meat-free Monday! Source: Getty Images
This healthy, delicious vegan curry is perfect for meat-free Mondays. With a nice balance of spices and a little bit of heat from the chilli, this quick-and-easy meal will warm your tummy on a cool evening.
Serves 6
Ingredients
1 onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, chopped
3cm piece ginger, grated
6 ripe tomatoes
1/2 tbsp oil
1 tsp ground cumin
2 tsp ground coriander
1 tsp turmeric
pinch chilli flakes
1 tsp yeast extract (I used Vegemite but Marmite would also work)
4 tbsp red lentils
6 tbsp coconut cream
1 head of broccoli, broken into small florets
400g can chickpeas, drained
100g baby spinach leaves
1 lemon, halved
1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
1 tbsp cashews, chopped (to mix with the sesame seeds)
Method
Cook onion on medium-high heat until soft, roughly 5-8 minutes. Remove and set aside. Place garlic, ginger and tomatoes in a food processor and blitz until puréed. Add onion to purée.
Heat oil in a large pan. Add spices, fry for about 10 seconds and add purée and yeast extract. Bubble together for 2 minutes, then add lentils and coconut cream.
Cook lentils until they are tender, then add broccoli and cook for 4 minutes.
Stir in chickpeas and spinach, squeeze over lemon and swirl through sesame seeds and cashews.