Celebrating Holi? Try this vegetable curry recipe | Great British Food Awards

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons vegetable or corn oil
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 3 onions, finely chopped
• 2 carrots, diced into 2cm cubes
• 1 large potato, peeled and diced into 1cm cubes
• 3 ripe tomatoes, blended to a purée or very finely chopped
• 2 green chillies, halved lengthways
• 2.5cm piece of fresh ginger, finely chopped
• ½ teaspoon ground turmeric
• ½ teaspoon red chilli powder
• 2 teaspoons ground coriander
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 cauliflower, cut into 1cm florets
• 200g frozen peas or petit pois
• 4 black cardamom pods, seeds only juice of 1 lemon
• ½ teaspoon garam masala
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh coriander and/or dill