
By Jen Smith
💥Coconut Lentils - Dahl inspired 💥
Quick Cosy Coconut Lentils👇🏽with tangy onions to top 💥 takes 25 mins & makes 6 hearty bowls so I’ve got bonus leftovers for lunch tomorrow so I’m ticking that little investment ‘cook off’ off the list and making space for some yoga or a proper chunk of reading time or just a doze in front of the telly 🙋🏻♀️
💥Coconut Lentils - Dahl inspired 💥
2 tbsps ghee or coconut oil
1 tbsp ground cumin / 2tsp cumin seeds
1.5 tsp ground turmeric
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp fennel seeds
1 big red or white onion, finely chopped
3 fat garlic cloves, finely chopped
1.5 inch ginger, finely chopped or grated
500g red lentils
1 - 1.2 litres veg stock or chicken broth
400ml full fat coconut milk
Pinch chilli flakes or fresh chilli
2 handfuls coriander, stems chopped
Salt & pepper, to taste
For pickled onions:
1 big red onion, halved & very finely sliced
Juice 2 limes & little zest or 1 big lemon
Good pinch sea salt
To serve: Full fat or coconut yoghurt
Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 14:10:12 GMT
Nutrition balance score
Good
Glycemic Index
31
Low
Nutrition per recipe
Calories3131.6 kcal (157%)
Total Fat130.7 g (187%)
Carbs375.8 g (145%)
Sugars36.9 g (41%)
Protein141.4 g (283%)
Sodium3924.8 mg (196%)
Fiber68.4 g (244%)
% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Ingredients
0 servings

2 tbspsghee
or coconut oil

1 Tbspground cumin

1 ½ tspground turmeric

1 tspmustard seeds

1 tspfennel seeds

1red onion
big, or white, finely chopped

3garlic cloves
fat, finely chopped

1.5 inchginger
finely chopped or grated

500gred lentils

1 litresveg stock
or chicken broth

400mlfull fat coconut milk

chilli flakes
or fresh chilli

2 handfulscoriander
stems chopped

Salt

pepper
to taste

1red onion
big, halved & very finely sliced

2limes
Juice

sea salt
good

Full fat yoghurt
To serve, or coconut
Instructions
Step 1
For pickled onions: 1 big red onion, halved and finely sliced add Juice 2 limes and little zest or 1 big lemon, Good pinch sea salt
Step 2
1. In a large wide saucepan, toast the fennel and mustard seeds for a minute until they start to pop, then add the cumin, turmeric & ghee/oil.
Step 3
2. Add onion sea salt, turn up the heat and fry for 5 mins while you get on with chopping everything else.
Step 4
3. Add garlic, ginger, fresh or dried chilis for a few mins then add lentils & stock/broth, stir, turn up the heat to high pop the lid on & simmer for 10 mins. Give a stir every now and then so lentils don’t catch at the bottom.
Step 5
4. Meanwhile, finely slice the red onions, scrunch & massage them in a bowl with lime juice and salt for 30 seconds then leave them to bathe in the salty lime juice where they’ll go bright pink & delicious.
Step 6
5. After the lentils have cooked for 10 mins, add the coconut milk & simmer on a medium heat for a final 5 mins. Take the lid off to thicken it up if you like it.
Step 7
6. Finely chop the coriander stems, add to the curry & once the lentils are tender, season to taste, serve up, top with yoghurt, pickled onions, coriander leaves 🌱
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