Plant PRoteinz Indian Style Lentils with Dhal Spices & Juicy Tomatoes

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It can be a little confusing to learn that Heinz beans are syn free on the slimming world plan but their flavoured versions are not, this is mainly down to the fact that the original Heinz beans are just in a standard tomato sauce and their flavoured versions have a lot more sugar and fats which have to be synned. Heinz Ravioli gets its high syn value simply from the pasta and sauce, however, nutrition-wise the pasta is very healthy, and low in fat and sugar, we would watch out for the sodium content which has around 3g for a full can portion. Then we also cook off the curry powder and turmeric which lets the spices bloom before adding the lentils and everything else in to simmer away.

At 15 syns for the whole can, Heinz Ravioli is a very high syn meal, taking your whole 15 syn daily allowance or half for a 200g portion. I have one of these in my house and I love it.. I almost look forward to filling it out each week. It helps to keep me motivated too. I have mine hanging near the fridge. For this recipe, we’re going for the latter. We take our time sautéing the onions, ginger and garlic so they transform from raw harshness to a sweet, savoury flavour base. Then we cook off the two spices to make the flavour bloom.There’s this enigma that lentils take forever to cook and you have to remember to soak them for hours on end first. While there is some truth to that (depending on what lentils you use) there are also loop holes! Cook for 1 minute, stirring continuously, to ensure none of the spices catch on the bottom of the pan. Serving suggestion – Serve either on it’s own or with rice and top with chopped coriander & sliced red chilli. Essential Equipment

Other than that, you’re pretty much set to go! Lentil dahl really is easy to make. Ready? Ok, let’s GO!And here’s how to make it. It takes about 50 minutes start to finish, but the active effort is only around 10 minutes – and there’s a nice flow to it because you can gather and measure ingredients while you stir the onions every now and then. I knew it was a pretty high benchmark. Creating kapow! flavours out of plain lentils without going crazy with a list of spices. Remember every day needs to count.. when you think about grabbing for those extra Syns or giving in and having a takeaway. Think about it.. do you really want it or need it?

The key to cooking amazing food with bare minimum ingredients is good produce and knowing what to do to extract the most flavour out of what you have. Dahl is my absolute favourite dish and after years of searching, have finally found a recipe that I can make. I used a slow cooker after frying off the onions and spices then towards the end fried up cherry tomatoes in butter and added those together with spinach=Lentil heaven !

Tadah! Your lentil dahl is ready! See how fast that was? All that remains to do is have a little taste and add any more seasoning should you want to. Then either serve on it’s own or with some cooked basmati rice for a more rounded meal. If you’re feeling fancy, you can top with some freshly chopped coriander and sliced red chilli! Coconut milk– if you use low fat instead of full fat, you are not allowed to complain if your sauce isn’t as good as you hoped!😂 Just LOOK at that incredible sauce! So creamy! Loaded with flavour! (There are not enough exclamation marks in this world!!!) I have discovered this fab Heinz Creationz Lentil Curry.. it’s really delicious, perfect over rice and it’s 100% SYN FREE too!

Now, go forth and experience the greatness that is lentils!! Economical, filling, nourishing – the world’s greatest source of plant based protein, all wrapped up in a coconut curry sauce. YESS!!! – Nagi x Now it’s time for the spices that will bring this dish to life! Add the cumin (1/2 tsp), garam masala (2 tsp), ground coriander (1/2 tsp) and turmeric (2 tsp) to the pan. I could go on but those are definitely my favourite things about the humble lentil! Well, that, and the fact that you can make an EPIC slow cooker vegetarian chili with them too. If you’ve not ventured into the world of lentils before you should absolutely give it a go – I promise you won’t regret it!

Green Lentils (54%), Tomatoes (24%), Concentrated Tomato Puree, Onion, Red Pepper, Sugar, Cornflour, Modified Cornflour, Salt, Spices, Rapeseed Oil, Flavouring, Chilli, Spice Extract, Herb, Garlic Heinz is not the only brand that has low syn easy to make bean meals, we have listed a few other low syn alternatives for some variation below. This lentil recipe is an eye opener – an incredible creamy coconut Lentil Curry made with just TWO spices! It’s a streamlined version of Indian Dal, delivering a similar intoxicating curry flavour but a whole lot less complicated. Make this with any type of dried lentils, canned, or even split peas! Always prepare your ingredients before you start. That way you’re less likely to burn or ruin your dinner! A tin of Heinz Ravioli has 15 syns per can, making this pasta very high in syns and consuming the whole of your daily syn allowance, we would therefore only suggest having this pasta as the occasional treat on the plan.