Some poverty food

You have been having a difficult and expensive time these last few days, technology is not your friend.  So why not cook yourself something cheap and comforting and low tech.
Lentils are a wonderful source of protein, and if you eat them with something starchy such as rice or bread you get what I think is called a perfect food.  It means it has all the amino acids you need to sustain life, something which you only usually get from meat.  There are lots of different sorts of lentils.  Red lentils are good because they cook quickly and they taste nice.   Plus a 500g bag costs around 88p from Tesco and will make you 3-4 meals.
Puy lentils are the upmarket ones, but even splashing out on a box of those would cost less than 2 quid.  Anyway you don't need Puy lentils for this.  This is hippy food.  You could use white rice but 'lentils and brown rice' is such a nice lefty student cliche :)

Lentils and brown rice.
Ingredients
Red lentils
Water
Brown rice
More water
Sunflower or corn oil
Indian style spices eg ginger, turmeric, cumin, coriander, chili etc or a jar of curry paste or powder
Onions
Red, yellow or green pepper (optional)
Garlic if you like it

Depending on how much you enjoy eating lentils, the quantities are guided by  your appetite. If I cook this for myself I would use around a quarter to a third of a 500g bag of lentils.

Put lentils in a pan and run cold water over them, swirling it around.  Lots of dusty stuff should come off.  This is what will give you wind if you eat too much of it, so give a good rinse until the water gets clearer.  When you are happy, or bored, cover the lentils in water so there's about an inch of water over them and put the pan on your cooker to boil.
Follow the instructions on the brown rice packet to cook it.  B rown rice takes about 45 minutes to go soft, as opposed to white rice which takes about 15 minutes.

Let the lentils boil for around 10 minutes then turn down so they just bubble gently.  In about 20 minutes they will become a soft orange mush.  Taste them to check the texture, they should be soft all the way through.  If not, cook a few minutes longer. If they are ready drain them.

While the lentils cook, slice your onions thinly, sprinkle with salt and fry them in a little oil along with the peppers if you are using them.  Cook them gently and they will soften and the onions will go a nice golden brown. Add well chopped garlic if you like it but make sure it doesn't burn.  When the onions are cooked sprinkle them with a good shake of each of your curry spices.  Fry gently for a minute or so, taste, if it needs a bit more spice, add a bit more.  When the onions are all nicely coated in spice pour your lentils on the top, and mix them into the onions and peppers (if used).

When your brown rice is cooked drain it, serve it on the plate and add a big, big dollop of lentils.   Mmmmm.  Impress your veggie friends.  Just don't make the mistake of thinking mango chutney would go well with this.  In my opinion it doesn't (but I always forget and add it anyway).