Recipe for Spinach and Lentil or Chicken Dhansak 
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Yield:
4 Servings
Ingredients:
Amount Ingredient
10 ml 2 tsp sunflower oil
1 lrg Onion peeled and chopped.
2 x Cloves garlic, crushed.
1 x Green chili de-seeded and
Finely chopped.
75 ml 1,5 tsp ground cumin.
5 ml 1 tsp ground coriander.
5 ml 1 tsp garam marsala.
4 x Cardamoms, crushed.
5 ml 1 tsp ground turmeric.
pn Chili powder.
100 gm 3,5 oz red lentils.
5 x Tomatoes skinned and chopped
300 ml 0,5 pt water.
450 gm 1 lb fresh spinach, washed,
Or frozen spinach.
lg Handful of coriander
Chopped
sm Handful of mint, chopped.
Instructions:
Instructions: Heat the oil in a large flame proof casserole and gently cook the onions for 10 minutes or until brown. Add the garlic, chili and spices and cook for a further 2 minutes. Stir in the lentils, tomatoes and water and simmer for 30 minutes stirring occasionally to prevent the mixture from sticking.

Add the spinach, coriander, mint and black pepper and simmer for a further 10 minutes.

VARIATION.

CHICKEN DHANSAK.

Add one small chicken breast per person. Brown the chicken breasts and add at the same time as the lentils.

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