my mum made these when i was a little veg..hahahah...theyre wonderful!
Spicy Lentils in Pita BreadIngredients (use vegan versions): 4 tablespoon Olive oil
1 Onion, finely chopped
6-7 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
8oz Turkish Brown Lentils (washed, picked over - no need to soak!)
1inch cube of fresh ginger, v.finely chopped
1-2 or more Fresh green chillies, finely chopped
1 teaspoon ground Coriander seeds
1 teaspoon ground Cumin seeds
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon Cayenne pepper (to taste but remeber its HOT)
Water
6-7 oz shelled green peas (Frozen work well)
4-6 heaped tablespoon chopped fresh coriander leaf. Frozen coriander is good too.
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon Garam Masala
1 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice
6/8 pita breads
Directions:Serves 4 people.
Fry the onions in oil until lightly browned. Add Garlic. After a minute or so add Ginger, Chillies, coriander, cumin and cayenne.
Then add lentils, and water (to cover) cook until lentils are nice and tender, but don't let them get all mushy. 20-30 minutes depending on your lentils. Top up the water if necessarey.
Add peas, fresh coriander leaf, salt, garam masala, lemon juice. Cook till peas are soft, then reduce until most of the liquid has gone (don't burn it).
Warm the pitas (don't burn them!) until they puff up. Keep watching them as these things **BURN** if you look away!
To serve cut a hole in your vegan pita bread and fill with the mixture, or if you are lazy get evryone to do their own. Serve with yogurt, pickles+chutneys (Indian), Onion relish etc.