Spiced green lentil ragoût recipe | Good Food

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 2large red onions (450g/1lb) finely diced
• 3 garlic cloves crushed and finely chopped
• 1mild red chilli seeded and finely chopped
• ½ tsp turmeric
• 1small cinnamon stick
• 1whole star anise
• 4 cardamom pods, lightly crushed (retaining the black seeds inside)
• 250g Puy lentil rinsed
• about 700ml/1¼ pints hot chicken stock or vegetable stock
• 1large tomato
• a large handful of fresh coriander leaves, chopped
• a large handful of fresh parsley leaves, chopped