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Ingredients
- 300 g dried yellow split peas
- boiling water, for soaking
- 3 garlic cloves
- 2 cm piece fresh ginger, peeled
- 1 fresh long green chilli, deseeded if preferred and cut into halves
- 45 g ghee
- 200 g brown onion, cut into wedges (approx. 4 cm)
- 10 fresh curry leaves
- 2 cardamom pods, crushed
- 110 g tandoori paste (see Tips)
- ½ tbsp garam masala (see Tips)
- ½ tsp ground turmeric
- 2 tsp curry powder
- 2 pinches ground black pepper
- 1 tsp Vegetable stock paste (see Tips)
- 400 g water
- 400 g canned chopped tomatoes
- 1 bunch fresh silverbeet (approx. 320 g), stems removed and leaves finely shredded
- salt, to taste
- fresh coriander, leaves only, for garnishing
- cooked rice (see Tips)
- Nutrition
- per 1 portion
- Calories
- 2399.8 kJ / 571.4 kcal
- Protein
- 24.4 g
- Carbohydrates
- 73.2 g
- Fat
- 15.8 g
- Saturated Fat
- 8.1 g
- Fibre
- 17.1 g
- Sodium
- 1455.4 mg
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