I created this bread using black wheat flour but any good quality wholemeal flour will work. You can start this bread the night before as it rests for 14-18 hours.

Adding extra plant protein in your bread with lentils is not only good for you but also helps create a lovely moist and soft bread.

Laal Mass beans is a fiery dish, traditionally made with lamb or mutton and translates to red meat, 'laal' is red, for the red fiery sauce made with dried red chillies and 'mass' for meat.

I wanted to create a sauce using all the traditional spices and ingredients to which I could simply add some beans, in this case some meaty butterbeans and some green beans which are perfectly happy being braised until soft. 

Happily serves 4

This stew brings all the Spanish flavours and typical Spanish ingredients into one pot for you to enjoy any time of year, all that's required is a bowl and a spoon and some chunky bread for dunking.