All-in-one Daal

Name: All-in-one Daal
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 25 min
Total time: 1 h 35 min
Cuisine: Asian, Indian
Ingredients: 250g banana shallots; 1 tbsp oil; 1 bay leaf; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp ground coriander; 1/2 tsp ground turmeric; 1 tsp ground black pepper; 225g brown lentils; 700ml boiling water; 5cm, ginger grated; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 2 tsp salt; 150ml coconut milk; 1 lime, juiced; 4 Naan; Rice

4 steps

Prep:10minCook:1h 25min

This easy, flavoursome daal will look after itself in the oven for an hour, so you won't need to worry about it running dry With a little coconut milk or single cream stirred through at the end, it's rich and comforting-perfect with rice or naan bread.

Updated at: Thu, 31 Aug 2023 15:50:25 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories626.8 kcal (31%)

Total Fat18.4 g (26%)

Carbs93 g (36%)

Sugars6.6 g (7%)

Protein25.1 g (50%)

Sodium1599.3 mg (80%)

Fiber9.5 g (34%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

250gbanana shallots

1 Tbspoil

1bay leaf

1 tspground cumin

1 tspground coriander

½ tspground turmeric

1 tspground black pepper

225gbrown lentils

700mlwater

5 cmginger

2 tspsalt

150mlcoconut milk

1lime juiced

Serve with

4naan

rice

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 180°C fan/200°C/ gas 6.

Step 2

Tip the banana shallots into a small deep roasting tin and mix well with the vegetable oil, bay leaf and spices Transfer to the oven and roast for 25 minutes.

Step 3

After 25 minutes, add the rinsed lentils, boiling water, ginger and garlic to the tin. Give everything a good stir, then cover tightly with foil and return to the oven for 1 hour.

Step 4

As soon as the lentils have had an hour. season generously with the salt and stir through the coconut milk or single cream. Taste and add lime juice and more salt as needed. Scatter over the pomegranate seeds, coriander and cashews, and serve with rice or naan bread.