Curried Haddock With Spinach & Turmeric Dal

Preheat the oven to 220°C/ 200°C (fan)/ gas 7, then rinse your red lentils in a sieve under cold running water

Add the rinsed red lentils to a pot with plenty of cold water, then bring to the boil over a high heat and reduce to medium-low and cook for 15-20 min or until the lentils are tender

Once done, drain and return them to the pot

Whilst the lentils are cooking, cut your cucumber in half lengthways and scrape out the inner seeds with a teaspoon, throw the watery seeds away and chop the cucumber finely

Cut your lemon[s] in half

Strip your mint leaves from their stems and chop them finely, discard the stems

Finely chop your coriander, including the stalks

Peel and finely chop your brown onion[s]

Peel (scrape the skin off with a teaspoon) and chop (or grate) your ginger

Peel and finely chop (or grate) your garlic

Combine your natural yoghurt with the chopped coriander, the juice of half your lemon and a pinch of salt – this is your coriander yoghurt

Combine the chopped cucumber with the chopped mint, nigella seeds, juice of the remaining lemon and a pinch of salt – this is your cucumber salad

Heat a large, wide-based pan (preferably non-stick) with 1 tbsp [1 1/2 tbsp] [2 tbsp] vegetable oil over a medium-high heat

Once hot, add the chopped onion with a generous pinch of salt and cook for 5-6 min or until softened

Once softened, add the chopped ginger, garlic and ground turmeric and cook for 1 min or until fragrant

Pat your haddock bites dry with kitchen paper (unevenly sized haddock bites? Chop any larger ones into bite-sized pieces!) and add them to a tin foil-lined tray (or two!)

Sprinkle over your curry powder and turn the haddock bites several times until they're fully coated

Lightly drizzle with 1 tbsp [1 1/2 tbsp] [2 tbsp] vegetable oil and put the tray[s] in the oven for 7-8 min or until cooked through – this is your curried haddock

Tip: Your fish is cooked once it turns opaque and flakes easily

Wash your spinach, then pat dry with kitchen paper

Once the red lentils are cooked, add them to the pan with the green lentils and the spinach and give everything a good mix up

Cook for 2-3 min or until the spinach has wilted and the lentils are warmed through – this is your spinach & turmeric dal