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Manu Buffara

Creamy Black Lentils & Eggs

1h 35m

Creamy black lentils with baked eggs. Heartwarming, comforting and delicious, a perfect family meal!

A dish inspired by my Lebanese origins, a very tasty vegetarian recipe. Lentils are a great nutritional source and are important in Lebanese cuisine and the dishes I grew up eating.

  • Trim, peel and dice 2 onions

    Step 0

  • Trim, deseed and dice 2 red bell peppers

    Step 1

  • Dice 3 small tomatoes

    Step 2

  • Peel and chop 4 garlic cloves

    Step 3

  • Juice 1 lime

    Step 4

  • Toast 1 tsp of coriander seeds

    Step 5

  • Grind toasted coriander seeds in a mortar and pestle

    Step 6

  • Add 2 tbsp of vegetable oil to a casserole on medium heat

    Step 7

  • Sweat diced onion until light golden

    Step 8

  • Add diced red bell pepper and cook until soft

    Step 9

  • Add chopped garlic and stir to combine

    Step 10

  • Add 1 tsp of cumin powder

    Step 11

  • Add ground coriander seeds

    Step 12

  • Sauté 5m to release flavors

    Step 13

  • Add 1½ cups of black lentils

    Step 14

  • Add 2½ cups of water

    Step 15

  • Add chopped tomatoes

    Step 16

  • Add 2 tbsp of tamarind paste

    Step 17

  • Add 1½ tbsp of brown sugar

    Step 18

  • Stir to combine. Cook on low heat for 40m until lentils are tender

    Step 19

  • Preheat oven to 180 ºC

    Step 20

  • Add ¾ cup of yogurt

    Step 21

  • Add the lime juice

    Step 22

  • Add 1 tsp of madras curry powder. Turn the heat off

    Step 23

  • Make holes in the lentils and crack 4 eggs into them

    Step 24

  • Top with slices of 1 red onion

    Step 25

  • Add 8 large cherry tomatoes cut in half

    Step 26

  • Season with flaky salt to taste

    Step 27

  • Transfer casserole to oven. Bake 10m until eggs are cooked

    Step 28

  • Garnish with leaves from 4 sprigs of coriander

    Step 29

  • Finish with ½ cup of yogurt to garnish

    Step 30

  • Enjoy!

    Step 31

Yield 4 people

  • Black Lentil

    Black Lentil

    2 cups
  • Madras Curry Powder

    Madras Curry Powder
  • Red Bell Pepper

    Red Bell Pepper

     2
  • Tamarind Paste

    Tamarind Paste

    2 tbsp
  • Yogurt

    Yogurt

    1¼ cups
  • Egg

    Egg

     4
  • Brown Sugar

    Brown Sugar

    1½ tbsp
  • Tomato

    Tomato

     3
  • Red Onion

    Red Onion

     1
  • Onion

    Onion

     2
  • Garlic

    Garlic

    4 cloves
  • Cherry Tomato

    Large Cherry Tomato

     8
  • Lime

    Lime

     1
  • Coriander Seed

    Coriander Seed

    1 tsp
  • Cumin Powder

    Cumin Powder

    1 tsp
  • Coriander

    Coriander

    4 sprigs
  • Vegetable Oil

    Vegetable Oil

    2 tbsp
  • Water

    Water

    2½ cups

Equipment

  • Mortar and Pestle

    Mortar and Pestle

  • Casserole

    Casserole

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