Celebrate St David’s Day with a bowl of this heart-warming vegetable cawl… a dish that the saint would certainly approve of!

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup/200g/7oz red lentils
  • 4 cups/1 litre/2 pints water
  • ¼ tsp turmeric
  • 2 cups tinned chopped tomatoes
  • 1½ tsp cumin
  • 2 tsp ground coriander
  • ½ tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1 tsp minced onion
  • 1 tsp minced garlic
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp black mustard seeds
  • 2 tbsp fresh coriander, chopped

        Method

        1. Wash lentils thoroughly.
        2. Place in a pot with 3 cups (¾ litre/1½ pints) water and turmeric.
        3. Cook, partially covered, until very tender, about 30 minutes.
        4. Combine lentils and 1 cup (¼ litre/½ pint) water in a deep pot.
        5. Whisk to crush some of the lentils.
        6. Add the tomatoes, cumin, ground coriander, cayenne, onion, garlic and salt and bring to a boil. Lower heat and cook, partially covered, 10 minutes.
        7. Add lemon juice.
        8. Heat oil in a small skillet until hot. Add mustard seeds and cover so the seeds do not fly out of the pan.
        9. When they stop spattering, mix into soup. Stir in fresh coriander.

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        Recipe details

        Serves: 8

        Prep time: 0 hr

        10 mins

        Cook time: 0 hr

        45 mins

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