Red lentil dahl

Name: Red lentil dahl
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Asian, Indian
Ingredients: 1tbsp olive oil; 1 medium onion, diced; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 1 inch piece of ginger, crushed; 400g tin chopped tomatoes; 1tsp cumin; 1tsp coriander; 1tsp turmeric; 1tsp paprika; ½tsp salt; 400ml light coconut milk; 300g dried red lentils; 600ml water; 8 poppadoms; 8 slices fresh lime

3 steps

Cook:30min

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 05:12:02 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories481.2 kcal (24%)

Total Fat14.8 g (21%)

Carbs65.9 g (25%)

Sugars2.9 g (3%)

Protein24 g (48%)

Sodium499.3 mg (25%)

Fiber13.5 g (48%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

1 Tbspolive oil

1 inchginger

400gtin chopped tomatoes

1 tspcumin

1 tspcoriander

1 tspturmeric

1 tsppaprika

½ tspsalt

400mllight coconut milk

300gdried red lentils

600mlwater

8poppadoms

8 slicesfresh lime

Instructions

Step 1

Place a frying pan over a medium heat and add the oil. Once hot, add the onion and cook for 2-3 minutes until starting to soften.

Step 2

Add the garlic and ginger and cook for a further 2 minutes. Add the chopped tomatoes, spices, salt, coconut milk, water and lentils, and combine well. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat to low and simmer for 25-30 minutes until the lentils are tender.

Step 3

Serve the dahl garnished with fresh coriander and a slice of lime, with 2 poppadoms per person.