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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