Kosheri

I'm halving the original recipe - so if you want a lot of sauce , double it up.

serves 2

Spicy tomato sauce

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 garlic clove crushed

1 hot red chilli seeded and finely diced

tin of chopped tomatoes ( whole tin? not sure, see what you think)

100 ml water

2 tablespoons cider vinegar

1 tsp salt

1 tsp cumin

coriander leaves

main

150g green lentils (tinned to save time?)

100g basmati rice

20g unsalted butter

25g thin noodles broken into 4cm pieces

200ml stock

1/4 tsp nutmeg

1 tsp cinnamon

1tsp salt

1/4 tsp black pepper

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 onion finely sliced

Part one (make tomato sauce)

I make this in a frying pan , heat olive oil and fry garlic and chilli for 2 mins. Add tomatoes, water, vinegar, salt and cumin. Bring to the boil, reduce heat and simmer for 20mins until slightly thickened. Put to one side and add chopped coriander.

Part two (put lentils on)

If using dried lentils you will need to rinse and boil them in water for 25 mins until tender. If using tinned rinse and boil in clean water for ? 5 mins until soft

Part three ( rice)

Melt the butter in a pan add the noodles and fry until golden, then soak the basmati rice in cold water for a minute and drain and fry with the noodles for a few seconds -stir coating the rice. Add the stock , nutmeg, cinnamon, salt and pepper. Bring to the boil and simmer for 12 mins. Stock should be absorbed and rice tender. Leave lid on to steam if not ready. Heat the oil in a fry pan and fry onions slowly until caramelized.

To serve. Break up the rice add the lentils, and top with onions , pour sauce over the top.