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A healthy one pot dish for the new year, which can be made with chicken, lamb or duck.

It combines a lovely combination of pomegranate seeds, lentils听and chick-peas, cooked with onions and no oil. The sauce can be thickened with blended nuts, but this is optional.

Serves 4

Ingredients

300gms (12oz) skinned chicken fillets (cut into strips)

1 large onion (coarsely chopped)

2 pomegranates (seeds removed)

2 or 3 spring onions (chopped)

zest听and juice of 1 lemon

100gms (4oz) lentils

100gms (4oz) chick peas or beans

half a 听tsp turmeric

275 mls (1/2 pint) chicken stock

50gms (2oz) almonds or walnuts (blended)

2 or 3 cloves of garlic

Method

Prepare the pomegranates -听cut in half and scoop out the juice and seeds. The seeds should be bright red in colour, as听an indication that they are ripe.

Cut the onion into chunks, and cook in a hot pan with the chicken pieces, garlic听and spring onion for 3 鈥� 4 mins.

Add the turmeric, lemon juice听and rind, lentils, chickpeas and stock.

Bring to the boil and simmer slowly for 15 鈥� 20 mins.

Finally add the pomegranate seeds and powdered finely chopped nuts if you wish to thicken the sauce.

Garnish with a choice of herbs parsley or coriander.

A great dish with no oil or salt.

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