Dahl - with red lentils, butternut squash and spinach

Name: Dahl - with red lentils, butternut squash and spinach
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: Asian, Indian
Ingredients: 1 tsp Olive oil; 2 Onions (Alternatively, 250g Frozen Chopped Onions); 3 Cloves Garlic (Alternatively, 3 tbsp Frozen Chopped Garlic); 2 tbsp Ginger (Fresh or preprepared (see note above)); 1 tbsp Ground cumin; 3 tbsp Medium curry powder; 250 g Red lentils (dried and rinsed); 400 ml Reduced-fat Coconut Milk; 400 g Tinned chopped tomatoes; 300 g Butternut Squash cubes, peeled (Fresh or frozen is fine); 300 ml Vegetable stock (made from a cube is fine); 80 g Spinach; Natural yoghurt; Coriander; Chopped chilli

Instructions

Prep:10minCook:30min

This easy, family friendly vegetarian Dahl recipe makes the perfect one pan midweek dinner. Cooked in around 40 minutes with red lentils, spinach and butternut squash it's delicious creamy texture makes it so comforting. It is a low cost dish, and can be batch cooked and frozen, perfect!

Updated at: Wed, 13 May 2026 04:18:50 GMT