Even typing the title of this post got my mouth watering, I have to say that I have fallen in Love with my Peshwari Polenta, I love Peshwari Naan and I love polenta so I thought about combining the 2 to come up with a beautiful and delicious alternative to the bread version, I hope you love it as much as I do!

I injured myself yesterday. If there was a female version of Rowan Atkinson’s Mr Bean, it would be me, we went back down to the beach for another swim in the sea yesterday… I know I’m brave, twice in a row now for me! Anyways, I’m about waist high deep and I trip over an enormous rock, face first into the water, very unceremoniously might I add, then if that wasn’t bad enough, I felt my toe throbbing so grabbed my foot out of the water to have a look…… I was BLEEDING….IN THE WATER!!!!! BLEEDING. Well, if my fear of sharks wasn’t already making me nervous, I went into full JAWS panic mode trying to hobble back to shore! (Note: where we are swimming there aren’t actually any sharks.. that we know of…. swimming close to shore, but you never know, you just never know!)

This morning I went to Zumba at my gym, excellent class, although I am a shy lass and shimmying doesn’t come too naturally to me, but it’s really high octane and a good workout, although I had a sad face on too as it’s replacing my beloved BOOTCAMP, alas, I shall shimmy onwards!

Quick and Easy Aubergine Dhal served with Peshwari Polenta (vegan & gluten free)

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Serves 2 – Ready in 45 minutes

For the Aubergine Dhal

2 cans brown lentils, drained and rinsed

1 onion finely chopped

2 cloves garlic finely chopped

1″ cube ginger finely chopped

1 hot red chili finely chopped

1 cup vegan stock

1 cup passatta (pureed tomatoes)

Handful fresh coriander (cilantro)

1 medium aubergine (eggplant) chopped into cubes

1 tsp cumin seeds

1 tsp Madras curry powder

1 tsp ground cumin

2 tsp mustard seeds

1 tsp Garam Masala

1 tsp Turmeric

2 bay leaves

1/2 tbsp lemon juice

For the Peshwari Polenta

3/4 cup polenta

3/4 almond milk

3/4 cup water

10 almonds

12 pistachio nuts (deshelled)

2 tbsp raisins

2 tbsp shredded coconut

Pinch cinnamon

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