Koshari-Style Rice With Roasted Aubergine & Tomato Sauce

Preheat the oven to 220°C/ 200°C (fan)/ gas 7 and boil half a kettle

Rinse your brown rice, add it to a pot with a lid with plenty of cold water and bring to the boil over a high heat, once boiling, reduce the heat to medium and cook for 20-25 min or until it's tender with a slight bite

Once cooked, drain, return it to the pot and keep covered until serving

Trim the green stalk[s] off your aubergine[s] and chop lengthways into wedges

Add the aubergine wedges to a baking tray (or two!) with a generous drizzle of olive oil and a pinch of salt

Give everything a good mix up and put the tray[s] in the oven in the oven for 15-20 min or until the wedges are tender and golden

Peel and finely slice your shallot[s]

Peel and finely chop (or grate) your garlic

Heat a large, wide based pan (preferably non-stick) with a drizzle of olive oil over a medium heat

Once hot, add the sliced shallot and a generous pinch of salt and cook for 2-3 min or until slightly softened

Meanwhile, dissolve your vegetable stock mix in 150ml [195ml] [255ml] boiled water

Once the shallot has slightly softened, add the chopped garlic to the pan with your ground coriander, ground cumin and your cayenne pepper (can't handle the heat? Go easy!)

Cook for 30 secs or until fragrant, then add the vegetable stock, chopped tomatoes and half your white wine vinegar (you'll use the rest later!) with a pinch of sugar

Give everything a good mix up and cook for 8-10 min or until the sauce has thickened – this is your spicy tomato sauce

Meanwhile, dice your tomato[es] finely

Dice your cucumber finely

Add the diced tomato and diced cucumber to a bowl with the remaining white wine vinegar, a drizzle of olive oil and a pinch of salt and pepper

Give everything a good mix up – this is your tomato cucumber salad

Drain and rinse your green lentils

Add the drained lentils to the cooked brown rice with a pinch of salt

Mix it all together and cook over a low heat for 1-2 min or until warmed through – this is your rice & lentils