01/08/2026
Maybe not the most photogenic plate of food but it tastes amazing! Chickpea, mushroom and potato curry with tarka dhal, rice, sheep yoghurt, lime pickle and mango chutney.....
Curry:
Heat up a dry pan fry off cumin seeds, black onion seeds, three cardanom seeds. When they start popping add coconut oil a chopped onion, paprika, cumin powder, coriander powder, cayenne pepper and tumeric ...Then garlic and fresh ginger...add half a tin of tomatoes, half a tin of coconut milk ...add potatoes (small waxed) first and cook till nearly soft, then mushrooms and finally chickpeas ..add salt and pepper to taste...
Dhal ...cook red lentils water, tumeric and fresh ginger slices in a pressure cooker (ten minutes) add salt...
For the tarka , cook cumin seeds, onion , garlic, curry leaves, chilli flakes and a chopped tomato ..when a bit chared add to the cooked lentils...
Serve up scatter with fresh coriander!!
