Tamarind Brown Lentils

Instructions

1. Soak the lentils in fresh water and set to one side.
2. In a pan, add the olive oil with onions and cook over a medium heat until the onions turn brown and caramelise.
3. Add the brown lentils, water, tomatoes, ginger, garlic, tamarind, oregano and thyme and bring to the boil. Reduce to a medium heat and cook for about 20 minutes.

Top tip – I use fresh tamarind but make sure that you remove the hard shells of any seeds, otherwise you may accidentally bite into one...

4. Season with the date syrup. Cook for a further three to four minutes.
5. Switch off the heat. Remove the stems of the thyme and discard. Add the fresh coriander and serve.