Marinated turkey with gingered lentils

4 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
4Turkey breasts
4tablespoonsOlive oil
1Pinches cayenne pepper
6Cardamom pods
4Black peppercorns
1Clove garlic
1tablespoonOlive oil
1largeOnion
2Red chillies
1Cm; (1/2 inch) fresh
; root ginger
225gramsGreen lentils; (8 oz)
900millilitresVegetable stock; (1 1/4 pints)
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
2tablespoonsSour cream or natural yogurt
2tablespoonsCoriander leaves; (optional)

Directions

FOR THE GINGERED LENTILS

Bat out the turkey breasts, unitl approx.5mm thick. Pour over the olive oil, cayenne pepper, cardamom and black pepper. Set to one side for 2 hours.

Heat the oil in a saucepan and fry the onion until just softened. Stir in the garam masala and ginger and cook for 1 minute.

Add the lentils and stock, bring to the boil and simmer for 25 minutes or until the lentils are just cooked.

To serve, spoon the warm lentils onto serving dishes and drizzle with a little sour cream. Top each with an escalope of turkey and scatter over the coriander leaves is using.

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