Part of the secret of success is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside … Check This Amazing Recipe: Black lentil tarka salad
How to Make Black lentil tarka salad
Preparation time:
less than 30 mins
Cooking time:
less than 10 mins
Serves:
Serves 2–4
Dietary:
Vegetarian
Ingredients
For the salad
- 400g tin chickpeas), drained
- 400g tin black beans
- 250g pouch cooked beluga lentils
- small handful coriander
- ½ lime
For the tarka
- 50ml/2fl oz sunflower oil
- 1 green chilli
- 1 small red onion
- 3 garlic
- 30g/1oz fresh root ginger
- 1 tsp black mustard seeds
- 2 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp nigella seeds
- 10 dried curry leaves
- 1 tsp fine sea salt
Method
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To make the salad, toss all the ingredients together in a large mixing bowl. Set aside.
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To make the tarka, heat the oil in a medium saucepan over a high heat. Once hot, add all the ingredients except the salt. Fry, stirring, until the seeds just start to pop violently – this should take about 1 minute.
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Pour the tarka straight into the bowl with the beans, season with the salt and stir together.
