Day Nine of The 30 Day Vegan Challenge

I went to the supermarket to get the ingredients for dinner, Curry! Everyone loves a curry on a Friday night and Indian food provides some of the best vegan options!

I've made curries from scratch before and I've also made lentil curries before. But I didn't have all the ingredients and can't afford to get them all again so I bought Sainsburys madras curry paste, lentils, and mixed veg. I did cheat again and get a naan bread I don't think was strictly vegan but I'm sure there are plenty of vegan naan breads out there if you are strict. It was delicious. Healthy junk food on a Friday night, you can't beat it. It's so easy to make too. Oh and don't forget onion bhajis! 

Ooh I nearly forgot, I bought some lovely freefrom Nairns Oaty Bakes to snack on with piri piri humous. Lovely stuff. 

Breakfast (at lunchtime) - Cereal

Snack - Oaty Bakes and humous

Dinner - Lentil and vegetable curry

It's not easy to make curry look nice on a photo but here it is along with the recipe:

Ingredients:

Curry paste

Two onions - white or red, whatever you fancy the most

Mixed veg - you can use any veg you like but I find peas and cauliflower are pretty good.

-This time my mixed veg included peas, carrots, broccoli, and cauliflower

Lentils - I used red but green is good too.

1. Chop onions and fry for a few minutes.

2. Add the curry paste (as directions on the back of the packet/jar)

3. Wash lentils and put in a saucepan with cold water and bring to the boil

     - To one cup of lentils (which feeds around 4 people) you'll need two cups of water.

4. Once the paste and onions are start to simmer add a tin of chopped tomatoes

5. When that begins to simmer chuck in your veg - I used frozen mixed veg as it's cheap and easy

6. When your lentils begin to boil turn the heat down and let them simmer until soft, keep adding water as necessary

     - I'm not great at cooking lentils because I've only done it a couple of times, so to avoid disappointment you're best to read the instructions on the back of the packet, but it's pretty simple. I'm just lazy and haphazard when it comes to cooking!

7. Keep your curry on a low heat until the lentils are done

     - I like to leave my curry cooking as long as possible so the veg absorbs the spices as much as possible. If your curry starts to get a bit too thick just add a splash of water and stir it in.

8. I rinsed the lentils and threw them in the pan with the rest of my curry, mixed it up and served. 

-You could also cook rice to have with it but i'm not a fan of rice so thought of the lentils as an alternative.