"The lover is outcast and idle,"
they used to tell me.
It's true.
It happened to me.

I tried to make sense of the Four Books,
until love arrived,
and it all became a single syllable.

The lover is outcast and idle Yunus Emre

Serves 4

Stew

6 tbsp olive oil
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp [kebab spice mix](/2020/kebab-spice-mix/)
2 garlic cloves, grated
3 medium carrots
4 garlic cloves
1 celery stick
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 veg stock cubes
100g lentils
1 can Jackfruit
700 ml water
3 tbsp tomato puree

Relish

sea salt flakes
1 green chilli, halved, seeds removed, roughly chopped
1 red chilli, halved, seeds removed, roughly chopped
15g/½oz fresh coriander, roughly chopped
8 sprigs of mint, leaves only
6 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
good squeeze of lemon juice

Stew

  • Chop the carrots, celery and garlic in a blender
  • Fry the carrots, garlic and celery in the oil for 10 minutes
  • Add the spices, lentils, jackfruit, stock, puree and water
  • Cook for a further 20 minutes Relsih
  • Blend the chilli, corriander, mint and oil to a rough chop in a blender
  • Add lemon juice and salt mix taste and repeat Serve
  • With rice and/or flatbread