peel and grate the cucumber, squeeze the lemon(s) . wash and finely chop the fresh coriander, place all the raita ingredients in a bowl, stir to mix the ingredients, Refrigerate
set the oven to 190C 375F or gas mark 5, slice the tomatoes in half, place the tomato halves on the baking tray with a half the olive oil mix the tomatoes in the oil, place in the oven, cook for 10 mins
while the tomatoes are cooking, peel and cut the potatoes into cubes, half fill a medium pan with water and boil, add the potatoes, cook till soft
while the potatoes are cooking, peel and crush the garlic using the garlic crusher or chop finely, peel and grate the ginger, wash and finely chop the chilli, peel and finely chop the shallot(s), cut the cauliflower into florets
heat the remaining oil in the frying pan, using a slotted spoon remove the the potatoes from the pan add to the frying pan, cook till golden brown
add the cauliflower to the pan of boiling water, cook for 3 to 4 mins, drain the cauliflower, add the cauliflower to the frying pan with the potatoes, cook till golden brown
remove the potatoes and caulifower from the frying pan, add the shallots, cook for 5 minutes, add the garlic, ginger and chilli to the frying pan, cook for 5 minutes
add the spices to the frying pan, cook for a minute or two
remove the tomatoes from the oven, remove the tomato skins, chop tomatoes removing the hard central core, add to the frying pan, cook for 2 minutes
return the potatoes and cauliflower to the frying pan, add the water, cook uncovered until the sauce thickens, season with salt and pepper
warm the precooked rice by following the instructions, place one serving of rice onto a plate
place the curry on top of the rice, serve with the raita
store the extra curry in a freezable container allow to cool and then place in freezer