Boil the kettle
Chop onion or celery and put in pan with olive oil, stir so it’s coated.
Chop mushrooms and garlic
Put the pan with the onion or celery on a gentle heat stirring occasionally and cook for a few minutes.
Add the mushroom and garlic stirring vigorously until softened
Add the curry paste and turmeric and stir in till it’s a big stodgy lump
Add one stock cube and a little water and stir in till the stock is dissolved and the ingredients have a gloopy consistency.
Season lightly with salt and go a bit heavier with the pepper
Add the 850ml of water and the remaining stock cubes. Stir in until the stock cubes have dissolved.
Rinse the green lentils and place in the pan, set timer for 20 mins
When there is 10 mins to go, add the frozen veg.
At the end of 20 mins, add the entire bag of spinach and fold in until limp.
Server with pilau rice and naan bread