MAKES ABOUT 24

225g/8oz yellow split peas, soaked overnight

2 medium onions, very finely chopped

2 red chillies, finely chopped

½ teaspoon turmeric

½ teaspoon paprika

A good handful of chopped coriander

½ teaspoon black pepper

Salt to taste, oil for frying

To garnish

Thinly sliced shallots or red onion, mixed with a little chopped coriander and red chilli

Lemon, cut into wedges

Drain and rinse the soaked yellow split peas. Blend until a smooth paste forms and roughly chop the remaining half so that they still retain some bite.
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