Red Lentil Dahl

Ingredients

• Olive oil for frying
• 2 onions, finely sliced
• 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 2.5cm piece of ginger, grated (or use ground ginger)
• 2tsp ground cumin
• 1tsp ground tumeric
• 1tsp ground coriander
• 1/2tsp garam masala
• 1/4tsp cayenne pepper
• 1 400g can of chopped tomatoes
• 270g dry red lentils
• 2 carrots, diced
• salt and pepper to taste