Lentils with Tamarind and Dates | Nigella's Recipes | Nigella Lawson

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil or vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons cumin seeds
• 1 x 3 centimetres piece of fresh ginger (peeled and grated)
• 2 cloves garlic (peeled and minced)
• 200 grams red lentils
• 3 tablespoons tamarind paste from a jar
• 75 grams soft dried pitted dates (each one scissored into 8 small pieces)
• 2 bay leaves
• 3 sprigs of fresh dill (chopped)
• 1 tablespoon pomegranate seeds