Cod on spiced lentils

Cod, Lentils, Red Pepper, Red Chilli and a bit of spice

• Difficulty: Easy
• Category: Curry, Pescatarian
• Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

• 2 cod fillets
• 1 red pepper (very finely diced)
• red chilli (finely diced)
• 1/2 white onion (finely diced)
• 2 garlic cloves
• 250 g green lentils (soaked)
• 2 tsp mild curry powder
• 1/2 tsp chili powder
• 1/2 tsp ground cumin
• handful coriander (chopped, to serve)
• 2 tbsp yoghurt (to serve)
• tsp lemon juice
• 1 squirt tomato puree
• veg stock cube

Instructions

1. Boil kettle - pour into pan and add lentils -- cook for 15 mins (till softened) - add more water if dries up. Make a cup of stock with water/veg stock cube
2. in other pan - add olive oil and fry off onions, garlic, pepper, chilli - till softening - then add in cumin and chilli powder. When soft (10 mins ?) add in the stock and tomato puree
3. After 5 mins drain the lentils and add to the pan with onions etc in it, add a splash of lemon juice Keep topping up if getting too dry (but it needs to be served without much liquid)
4. sprinkle tsp of curry powder over top of each fish fillet In a frying pan add olive oil / butter and add fish - cook for 5+ mins - before flipping to other side for a bit less time .
5. Divide lentil mixture to bowls - add a bit of yoghurt and coriander - then top each with a fish fillet
6. sprinkle with cayenne pepper and serve