Calais Curry

This is a recipe for the curry that we usually eat when we go and volunteer in Calais.  It is made in the warehouse and then a van takes it out to as many refugees as possible. Volunteers are allowed to have some as well and sometimes we have eaten our curry side by side the refugees. It tastes amazing after getting up at 3am driving two hours to France and working all day with whatever activities we are doing with the refugees that day. We normally eat it at the very end of our day around 5-6pm. I devour it. It is so good. I finally acquired one of the recipes.

The quantities are all a guess so you can adjust them as you like.  So fry onion for a bit then add lots of garlic and ginger. Add a bit of coriander seed. Then added red lentils (I add about a cup). Stir for a minute or so. Add mild curry powder (a lot)(I also use curry paste), stir, then added chopped potato, tin of tomatoes (that's a can), fill the tin with water and add it, 4-5 bay leaves, 5 dried mushrooms, 1 tin of coconut milk, cook for 5 then add black eyed beans, cook for another 10 then add cauliflower and cook for another 10. Add loads of chopped coriander. salt and pepper. You may need to add more water but wait until lentils and potatoes are cooked before adding as they asorb quite a bit. Serve with rice. Enjoy!