James Martin Cornish plaice with lentils and onion bhajis recipe on James Martin’s Saturday Morning

James Martin served up tasty Cornish plaice with lentil dhal and onion bhajis on James Martin’s Saturday Morning.

The ingredients for the dhal are: 80g butter, ½ onion, diced, 5cm piece fresh ginger, peeled and grated, 3 garlic cloves, grated, 2 tsp black mustard seeds, 1½ tsp turmeric, 2 tsp ground coriander, 2 tsp garam masala, 250g red lentils and a few curry leaves.

For the Bhaji: 1 large onion, sliced, Salt and pepper, 1 tsp turmeric, 2 tsp curry powder, ½ tsp ground cumin, 200g gram flour, ½ small bunch fresh coriander, chopped, 200ml water and Vegetable oil, for frying.

For the Plaice: 2 Plaice fillets, skinned, 25g butter and 15ml vegetable oil.




See recipes by James in his book titled: Complete Home Comforts: Over 150 delicious comfort-food classics available from Amazon now.

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