Lentil Dhal

Ingredients

• 3 tsp of organic butter
• onion chopped
• green chillies, seeded and chopped 1tsp chopped fresh ginger 1 cup yellow or red lentils
• 1 1⁄2 pints of clean water
• 3 tablespoons roasted garlic puree (paste) or 4 cloves crushed 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp ground coriander
• 200g tomatoes, peeled and diced
• A little lemon juice & fresh coriander leaves
• Celtic sea salt and black pepper

Directions

Melt the butter or ghee in a pan, add onion, chillies and ginger and cook for 10mins until golden. Stir in the lentils and water, bring to boil, reduce heat and part cover. Simmer stirring occasionally for 50-60mins until it has a very thick soup consistency.
Stir in the roast garlic puree or crushed garlic, cumin and ground coriander. Season with salt and pepper and cook for a further 10-15mins uncovered, stirring frequently.
Stir in the tomatoes, adjusting the seasoning and adding lemon juice to taste.