On the off chance - does anyone have this Sainsbury’s cookbook from 25 years ago?!!

[MyrtlethePurpleTurtle]

It’s “Microwave Cooking” by Lorna Rhodes. See screenshot

It used to be my go to recipe book when leaving in a bedsit in tbe 1980s with just a microwave!

Anyhow, if anyone does have it to hand, I would be super grateful if someone could snap a picture of the page for lentils curry!! 🙏

Ah I was going to say is it a specific recipe you wanted? Can’t help you I’m afraid as I don’t have the book...but it’s on eBay for £3.66 with free postage so you could have a copy again within a few days.

Oh found it for even cheaper! £2.88 including postage!

Anyway I hope someone sees this and has it so you can have your lentil curry.

Aw - thank you. It is / was the most extraordinary recipe. Simply red lentils, onion, oil, curry powder and - key secret ingredient- mango chutney. And done in the microwave. Very tasty and cheap and moreish - then all of a sudden you get sick of it.

(but if your ratios are off, you end up with an unholy sludgy mess)

It sounds good! I might try it if someone posts the recipe. Would be great for a quick warming meal.

I have this one. It’s great

Can you share the lentil curry recipe for OP? 😁

I think we'd all like the recipe now!

I be by mother in law does. She has every cook book ever written and doesn't even use one of them!

Not much help. It's probably in a box somewhere!

@McConkeysPlate well take a pic of the page OP wants then 😆

@HebeSunshine , I will scroll back up and find the recipe!

Apologies, it’s this one I have. Mother must still have the one you are after.

Hopefully this is it !

I'm sure my DF gave me this book when o started university nearly 40 years ago !

Yay!!

Any good dinners in that one, McConkeysPlate? Come winter we'll all be using the microwave instead of oven.

Nice ItsReallyOnlyMe 👍

Thank you very much to the kind poster who PM’d me this!!!! 💕

Zoomed in

A happy Myrtle with a full belly of lentil curry!

Was it as good as you remembered?

Is it really that simple @MyrtlethePurpleTurtle? And is it dried lentils?!

@SavingsThreads the little red lentils don’t have to be soaked so they’re brilliant for quick meals. I do still soak them for an hour or two because my DH is picky about the texture.

I’m definitely going to try this recipe, it would be a great one to have for lunches.

That looks good. Fingers crossed that I don't end up with it boiling over and making a huge mess, as happened when I tried to make porridge in the microwave!

Might be worth taking your timings down a bit if you have a powerful microwave, seeing as the book is quite old.