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Lentil & Vegetable Cottage Pie
Clare Mansfield
This is an excellent recipe to cook for dinner and then take the leftovers to work to eat in your break. Taken from Taste. com
Ingredients Method
1 tbsp. vegetable oil 1 onion, finely chopped 2 celery stalks, chopped 1 large carrot, chopped 2 garlic cloves, crushed 2 tbsp. sundried tomato pesto
1 cup tomato passata( sieved tomatoes)
1 bay leaf 1 tbsp. chopped thyme 1 cup vegetable stock
400g can of lentils, rinsed and drained
800g potatoes, peeled and chopped
100g unsalted butter ½ cup milk 2 egg yolks 100g grated cheddar
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Preheat the oven to 200 degrees. In a large pan, heat oil over medium heat and cook onion for 1-2 minutes. Add celery, carrot and garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add pesto, passata, bay, thyme and stock. Simmer gently for 15 minutes until vegetables are cooked. Stir in lentils and season, then transfer to a 1.2-litre baking dish. Meanwhile, cook potatoes in boiling salted water until tender. Drain and mash. Stir in butter, milk, yolks and cheese. Spread over lentil mixture and roughen top with a fork. Bake for 15 minutes or until bubbling and golden.
Coconut Flat Bread( Roti)
Chandani Ramasundara
Serves 8
Ingredients
2 cups plain flour
1 cup freshly grated coconut / frozen coconut
Small carrot Small zucchini Small onion ¾ cup water or as needed 1 tbsp. salt
Method
1 Grate the carrot, zucchini & onion finely. 2 Place the flour, grated coconut, grated carrot, grated zucchini, grated onion, salt and water in a medium bowl. 3 Using one hand thoroughly knead the dough for about 5-7 minutes. Using up all the loose flour to form smooth dough. 4 Shape the dough into a ball. 5 Place a large cast-iron skillet or taw over medium heat. 6 Separate the dough into 8 equal pieces. 7 Grease each ball with a little oil to prevent sticking and so the rolling pin can move freely. 8 Roll them out into 12cm circles. 9 Place the bread in the pan and cook for 1 minute or until you see the brown spots on the surface. 10 Turn the bread over and continue cooking for another 2 minutes. Ensure the bread is well cooked.
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