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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Camilla Foster

Baked bean dal recipe: A comfort-food twist inspired by Romesh Ranganathan

A student staple reimagined: George Egg’s baked bean dal is comforting, cheap and a little bit cheeky - (Matt Lincoln)

“Comedian Romesh Ranganathan was a welcome guest on The Snack Hacker [podcast], and he told me about going to university and his mum, Shanthi Ranganathan, inventing a simple baked bean curry that he could make in halls when she wasn’t sending him food packages,” shares comedian, cook and content creator George Egg, known as the Snack Hacker.

“He challenged me to invent something using the ubiquitous breakfast staple and I came up with this. Despite tasting very dal-like, the flavour of baked beans still pushes through in a reassuring way.”

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