Tilapia With Curried Lentils Mint Raita Recipes

Steps:

• In a large Dutch oven or pot, heat the butter or ghee over medium heat. Add the onion and carrot. Cook until slightly softened, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Add the ginger, garlic and red curry paste and cook until aromatic, about 2 minutes. Whisk in the coconut milk and stock. Add the lentils and simmer until the curry is thickened and the lentils are tender but not mushy, 12 to 15 minutes. Stir in the chard, spinach and fish sauce and cook until the greens are wilted, a few more minutes.
• Serve over the rice and garnish with the almonds, mint, pomegranate and lime wedges.

Steps:

• Toast the spices in a dry pan until fragrant, then tip into a mortar and grind to a powder with a pestle. Tip into a food processor with all the remaining ingredients except the lime juice. Blitz, adding a splash of water to loosen, then season and add the lime juice to taste. Leave in the fridge while you prepare the rest of the dishes. Scatter with the remaining chilli, to serve.

Steps:

• Place lentils in a medium saucepan and cover with tepid water. Set aside to soak for 30 minutes. Drain the lentils and return them to the saucepan. Add the yellow onion, thyme, garlic and bay leaf. Cover the lentils by 2 inches with cold water and place over high heat. Bring to a boil, lower the heat to a simmer and cook until the lentils are tender but not mushy, about 30 minutes.
• Remove the lentils from the heat. Discard the onion, thyme, garlic and bay leaf and drain the lentils. Place them in a large bowl. In a small bowl, whisk together the oil, lemon juice, salt and cumin and pour over the lentils. Add the red onion and bell pepper and toss. Stir in the mint just before serving. Serve warm or cold with roasted lamb, beef or poultry.

Steps:

• RAITA: Whisk yogurt and olive oil in medium bowl. Stir in remaining ingredients. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill. Stir before serving.) FISH: Melt 3 tbsp butter in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add shallots and cook until deep brown, stirring often, about 13 minutes. Melt 2 tbsp butter in another heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add fish. Cook until fish is just opaque in center, about 4 minutes per side. Divide Curried Lentils among 4 plates. Top lentils with fish. Spoon raita over fish. Garnish with shallots and cilantro leaves.