Sambar (Indian lentil and vegetable curry)

Name: Sambar (Indian lentil and vegetable curry)
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 85 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: indian
Ingredients: 2 tsp tamarind paste; 100 g aubergines; 200 g waxy potatoes; 2 onions; 3 garlic cloves; 100 g baby spinach; 1 tsp lime juice; 1 tbsp olive oil; 250 g yellow lentils; 1 tin chopped tomatoes; 2 ¼ tsp salt; 2 tbsp Fine Food Sambar Masala Curry

main dish indian lunch

Total: 1 hr 25 min. | Active: 25 min.

vegan, lactose-free, gluten-free, healthy and balanced

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Ingredients

for 4 people

Aubergine
100 g	aubergines, cut into slices approx. 1 cm wide
¾ tsp	salt

Curry
1 tbsp	olive oil
200 g	waxy potatoes, cut into slices approx. 1 cm wide
2	onions, coarsely chopped
250 g	yellow lentils
1 tin	chopped tomatoes (approx. 400 g)
7 dl	water
3	garlic cloves, cut in half
2 tsp	tamarind paste
2 tbsp	Fine Food Sambar Masala Curry
1 ½ tsp	salt

To serve
100 g	baby spinach
1 tsp	lime juice

How it's done

Aubergine

Place the aubergine in a sieve over a bowl, add salt, leave to stand for approx. 30 mins.

Curry

Heat the oil in a pan. Add the potatoes, onions, and aubergines, sauté for approx. 5 mins. Add the lentils and all the other ingredients up to and including the curry, bring to the boil, then season with salt. Reduce the heat, cover and simmer over a low heat for approx. 30 mins., stirring occasionally.

To serve

Add the spinach and lime juice, mix and plate up.

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