Spiced Lentil & Egg Power Bowl
Breakfast · Indian · Ready in 18 min · Serves 1
Cumin-tempered red lentils under two soft-fried eggs with coriander. An Indian-spiced breakfast bowl heavy on iron and fibre.

Per serving
- Calories
- 470
- Protein
- 30 g
- Carbs
- 44 g
- Fat
- 17 g
- Fibre
- 9 g
Vitamins and minerals, % of a day’s needs
- Iron57%
- Vitamin D10%
- B1237%
- Zinc36%
- Magnesium22%
- Omega-316%
- Folate30%
- Calcium7%
- Potassium14%
- Vitamin C1%
- Riboflavin46%
Worked out from the ingredients. How we work out our numbers
Ingredients
- 200 g Cooked red lentils
- 2 whole Eggs
- 1 tsp Cumin seeds
- 0.3 tsp Ground turmeric
- 0.3 tsp Chilli flakes
- 2 tsp Olive oil
- 2 tbsp Fresh coriander, chopped
- 0.3 tsp Salt
Method
- 1
Heat 1 tsp olive oil in a small pan over medium heat and sizzle 1 tsp cumin seeds for 30 seconds until fragrant, then stir in 200g cooked red lentils, 0.25 tsp turmeric, 0.25 tsp chilli flakes and 0.25 tsp salt with a splash of 50ml water and warm for 3 minutes until loose and hot.
- 2
In a second pan, fry 2 eggs in 1 tsp olive oil over medium heat for 3 minutes until the whites are set and the yolks still soft.
- 3
Spoon the lentils into a bowl, slide the eggs on top and scatter over 2 tbsp chopped coriander.





