Good for you standing your ground even if you have to sacrifice good food!
I’ll bet your version is yummy!
Here goes:
Soak lentils (or split pigeon-peas, or chick-peas) over night.
Fry up an onion in butter, ghee, or the lo-fat alternative, OLIVE OIL.
Add the soaked beans and saute till all the beans are coated.
Add crystallized Sea Salt, garlic, and black pepper, tomato paste, and water, and bring to a boil.
If ya got some left-over (non-halal) meat, throw it in.
Simmer for several hours till thick, and add the curry powder of your choice towards the end, as it loses some of its mojo if cooked too long.
Serve over jasmine or brown rice.
mmmm mmmm mmmm