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Yellow split pea curry

  • 10 mins
  • 30 mins
  • Serves 4
  • Gluten Free
  • Super Easy
  • Kid Friendly
  • Oil Free
  • Refined Sugar Free
  • Nut Free
  • Soy Free
  • Stew

This vibrant curry is both delicious and nutritious.

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup brown rice
  • 1 ½ cups split yellow peas
  • 4 cups water (or home-made vegetable stock)
  • 2 medium sweet potatoes, grated
  • 1 red onion, finely chopped
  • 2 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 2 tsp turmeric
  • ½ tsp mixed spice
  • ½ tsp black pepper
  • 3 tbsp nutritional yeast
  • ½ tsp garam masala
  • Optional: small handful fresh coriander

Directions

  1. Rinse brown rice with cold water and place in a saucepan on the stove. Add 2 cups of water and bring to the boil. Reduce heat and simmer covered for 25 minutes. Continue with the remaining steps of the recipe. After 25 minutes, remove the saucepan from heat and stand covered for 5 minutes.
  2. Wash the split yellow peas and put them in a large pan with 4 cups of water (or home-made vegetable stock). Bring to a boil, remove any froth that rises, continue to boil for 5 minutes then lower to a simmer.
  3. Add the finely chopped onion, grated sweet potato and spices.
  4. Simmer for 25-35 minutes until the potato and split peas are soft. Add more water gradually if the mixture starts to dry out.
  5. Serve curry with brown rice and optional sides such as wholemeal roti, other vegetable curries, a squeeze of lemon, and fresh coriander.

Chef's Tips

  • You can also add the fruit or toppings to the blender at step 2 (or 2 tablespoons cocoa) to create different nice cream flavours such as strawberry, peanut or chocolate.
  • This tastes just as good as regular ice cream but is super healthy; I love it!
  • Best eaten immediately as sadly it does not freeze well once blended.
  • This is delicious served on wholemeal pancakes for breakfast!
Dr Hayley Tait
Dr Hayley Tait