30-Minute Spiced Red Lentil & Cauliflower Stew

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 head cauliflower
• 1 cup red lentils
• 400 grams tomato puree

  15oz
• 500 ml water

  2 cups, or enough to just cover
• 0.5 cup red onions

  finely diced
• 4 cloves garlic

  minced or mashed
• 2 teaspoon ginger

  minced, grated or mashed
• 1 green chili

  or more to taste, finely diced
• 2 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

  or clarified butter
• 1.5 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoon garam masala
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar
• 0.5 cup heavy cream
• 0.5 cup chopped cilantro

  optional garnish

Instructions

• 1 Cut the core out of the cauliflower and break up the florets into large and
  smaller pieces.
• 2 Heat the oil over high and add the diced shallot, garlic, ginger and green
  chili. Sauté 3-4 minutes until aromatic and lightly browned.
• 3 Add the tomato puree, tomato paste, lentils, salt, brown sugar, garam masala and
  cauliflower. Stir to just combine then cover and cook for 20 minutes, stirring
  every so often so make sure it doesn't stick.
• 4 Remove from heat and stir in the chopped fresh cilantro and heavy cream.
• 5 Taste and adjust seasoning to your preference.
• 6 Serve hot over rice or with naan.

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