Tasty Dhal & Pumpkin Curry

Ingredients (Serves 4 – 6)

• Coconut Oil 1 TBS
• 1 large onion – chopped
• 3 cloves garlic – crushed
• Ginger 1 TBS freshly grated
• 2 sticks celery – chopped
• ½ cup red lentils
• ½ cup yellow split peas
• mustard seed 1 1/2 tspns
• 1 TBS ground cumin
• 2 tspns ground tumeric
• 3 tspns ground coriander
• ½ – 1 tspn chilli powder
• 400g can chopped tomatoes
• 3 cups vegetable stock (preferably homemade)
• Coconut milk ½ cup
• 350 g pumpkin (peeled and cut into 2cm cubes)
• fresh coriander or garlic chives to garnish

Method

1. Soak split peas and lentils in water for 1 hour. Rinse.
2. Heat coconut oil in large-sized pan. Add garlic, onion, celery & ginger stirring as needed for 1 minute.
3. Add spices, cook, stirring for another minute, then add chopped pumpkin pieces, stirring occasionally for a further 2 minutes
4. Add rest of ingredients except coconut milk(split peas and lentils, can of tomatoes, vegetable stock. Bring this mixture to boil then let simmer for 45min – 1 hour
5. Just before serving add coconut milk, then the fresh coriander/garlic chives, to garnish.