Cauldron Dhansak Review

Cauldron Lentil Dhansak
It went a little crispy around the outside which I liked.

Actually looked like the picture on the box.

Tastes more filling than the chickpea and spinach Balti.

Had it with toast (students eat everything with toast).

The week after, I tried the Vegetable Jalfrezi which was a bit too spicy for me. I could tell it had a nice flavour but the heat masked it for me.

Random veg, mainly parsnip, curry Soup

Today I made soup with the left over veg in my fridge and I liked it. There is no photo as it was difficult to get an interesting pic.

2 parsnips
1 Carrot
handful of cauliflower
tblsp turmeric
shake chili
tsp cumin
shake dried coriander
water
pepper

It made two bowls of soup. It probably would have been better with curry paste but I didn't have any.

Curry

Tonight I had curry delivered from Planet India in Brighton. I used to walk past it all the time but never got around to trying it. My mum gave It is a purely vegetarian and vegan restaurant that also does take away and delivery. I ordered Ketchoris (yum), cumin rice (yum), mombai potato curry (hmm), tardka dall with a little bit of spinach curry (hmm soupy).
It was spicy. The free poppadoms were very oily.

I wasn't sure about the food but it depends on the sort of curry you like. The potatoes were creamy. I liked the cumin rice but I personally prefer having plain rice with curry and that wasn't an option. The customer service was good. They were friendly and patient when I got the address wrong and had to call them back (I was at a friends house).

I gave the left over tardka dall and cumin rice to my dad and he enjoyed it.

My sister made curry in bulk today. Here is her picture with the food on her pretty plate she painted at a paint pottery cafe with me before she started uni.

1tbs oil
1 large onion, chopped
1-2 garlic cloves, chopped
2tbs curry paste
1/2 cauliflower cooked and broken into chunks
1 can of chickpeas drained
Small tin kidney beans
1 large potatoes, diced
400g chopped tomatoes

Cook the potatoes for about 10 mins, add cauliflower, cook till both soft.
Fry onion and garlic.
Add everything else
Mix all together!
Serve!

Bit of a vague recipe but a good one. You can add pretty much any vegetables, beans or lentils. Lentils take about 20 minutes so add early and add some water or stock.