Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

Pastry for 2 crust pie
2 tb Oil
1 lg Onion, chopped
2 ea Garlic cloves, chopped
1 md Potato, diced
1 md Carrot, sliced
1 sm Green bell pepper, diced
1 tb Coriander powder
1 ts Cumin powder
1 ts Ginger powder
1 ts Turmeric
1 c Green lentils
2 c Water
2 tb Tomato paste
Salt pepper

In a large pot, heat oil. Fry onion garlic for a couple of minutes. Add
potatoes, carrots bell pepper continue to fry for a few more minutes,
stirring occasionally. Add spices stir fry for a couple of seconds. Add
lentils tomato paste , stir quickly add water. Cover, raise heat
bring to a boil. Reduce heat simmer gently for 30 minutes. Add salt
pepper. Check the water levels lentil consistency. Cook for another 15
minutes if lentils are not cooked. Remove from heat let cool slightly.
The mixture should be moist but not swimming in water.

Roll out the pastry line a 9" pie plate. Add the filling cover with
remaining pastry. Bake at 400F/200C for 30 to 40 minutes until the pastry
is browned. Serve with chutney, chili sauce a salad. Good cold.

Very loosely drawn from "Entertaining with Cranks"

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