🇵🇰 Pakistani Vegetarian

Lentils Katakat

Name: Lentils Katakat
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Pakistani
Ingredients: 1 tsp Garam Masala; 2 tbsp Tomato Puree; to taste Salt; 3, chopped Tomato; 4 cloves, minced Garlic; 3 Green Chili; 2 tbsp Ghee; 1, sliced Bell Pepper; 3, cut into batons Spring Onions; 250 g Lentils

🇵🇰 Pakistani

High heat, big flavour: lentils seared with aromatics and a shiny sauce that clings to every bite. 30 minutes of mostly hands-off cooking.

Prep 10 min Cook 20 min Serves 3 Easy

Ingredients

Garam Masala1 tsp
Tomato Puree2 tbsp
Saltto taste
Tomato3, chopped
Garlic4 cloves, minced
Green Chili3
Ghee2 tbsp
Bell Pepper1, sliced
Spring Onions3, cut into batons
Lentils250 g

Optional extras

Fresh Cilantrohandful, to finish

Instructions

1
Heat the oil in a heavy karahi and soften the onions in it patiently until they turn deep gold at the edges.
2
Add the Lentils and fry hard until it takes colour on every side.
3
Tip in Ghee and Garlic, stirring to lift the browned bits from the pan floor.
4
Add the spices and salt and fry for two minutes, adding splashes of hot water so nothing catches.
5
Cover and simmer on a low flame until the Lentils is fork-tender and the oil separates at the edges of the masala — the classic 'tayyar' sign.
6
Garnish with ginger, chillies and coriander, and serve with roti or rice.

Chef's tip

For deeper flavour, toast the garam masala in the oil before adding anything wet.

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