Ingredients

• 1 onion, peeled and finely chopped
• 2 tblsp oil
• 2 cups Basmati rice
• 1 cup red lentils
• 4 tblsp Korma curry paste
• 4½ cups water
• 1 cinnamon stick (optional)
• 4 hard-boiled eggs (quartered)
• 2 tblsp chopped fresh coriander
• 1 red pepper, finely sliced

Method

1. Cook the onion in the oil in a large saucepan until tender. Add the rice, lentils, curry paste and cook a further 2 minutes.
2. Stir in the water and cinnamon stick, lower the heat to its lowest setting and simmer for 20 minutes until the rice if cooked.
3. Using a fork, fluff in the red pepper and coriander and serve garnished with the eggs and extra coriander leaves if wished.