What's for lunch? How to make a lentil dahl in just ten minutes

Set aside a few minutes to make this immune-boosting dahl and your midday meal is sorted for the next five days 

Dahl that's ready in ten minutes? An almost instant route to lunch perfection. 

This January, I have been cooking and eating a lot of Indian-inspired food. During a month that seems rife with illness, Indian food offers me the ingredients that I know will bolster my immune system. 

I include fresh turmeric in every dinner to make use of its anti-inflammatory properties. Garlic and ginger ward off colds and flu, and chilli heats my body from the inside out, encouraging better circulation thanks to a phytochemical called capsaicin.