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oil bay leaf red onion red green chili garlic fresh ginger turmeric coriander pwd cumin tomatoes tomato paste handful spinach salt heavy cream egg cilantro lemon red lentils
Viewed: 24 - Published at: 5 years agoIngredients
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 small red onion - finely chopped
- 1 red / green chili (optional)
- 2 cloves of garlic - minced
- 1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric pwd
- 2 teaspoons coriander pwd
- 1 teaspoon cumin pwd
- 1 cup diced tomatoes with juice
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- Handful spinach
- salt to taste
- 3-5 tablespoons heavy cream
- 1 egg
- few sprigs fresh cilantro
- juice of half a lemon
- 1/2 cup red lentils - cooked (lentils should be soft but firm, not mushy)
Method
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- Heat the oil in an oven proof skillet on the stove. Once hot, add the bay leaf.
- When the bay leaf is fragrant, add the onion and chili and cook on medium high till golden. Stir frequently.
- Add the garlic and ginger and fry for a half a minute.
- Add the spice powders all at once. Fry for about 15 seconds till fragrant.
- Add the diced tomatoes and the tomato paste. Cook for 2-3 minutes till the tomatoes are cooked.
- Add the lentils and the spinach. Add 1/4 cup water, if you feel the mixture it is too dry and is sticking to the pan. Once the spinach is soft, add the cream and mix.
- Break the egg in a small bowl. Make a well with a spoon in the lentil spinach masala, gently drop the egg.
- Place the skillet in the oven for around 5-7 minutes till the whites are set. My egg was cooked for about 8 minutes because I prefer a firm yolk.
- Remove from oven, drizzle some cream, add some fresh cilantro, squeeze the lemon juice over it and serve over hot rice or big slices of bread or with grains.
- Note - Try different variations by adding coconut milk instead of heavy cream, or add other vegetables or add some cooked chicken instead of egg.
