Red lentil dhal

Name: Red lentil dhal Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 250g dried red/orange lentils; 1 large onion chopped finely; 3 cloves garlic crushed; 1 tsp ground turmeric; 1 red or green chilli pepper; 0.5 tsp salt; 1 tbsp ground cumin; 2 tsp ground coriander; 1 tbsp oil; optional: sliced mushrooms bell peppers peas

Minutes to Prepare: 10
Minutes to Cook: 15

Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

250g dried red/orange lentils1 large onion, chopped finely3 cloves garlic, crushed1 tsp ground turmeric1 red or green chilli pepper 0.5 tsp salt1 tbsp ground cumin2 tsp ground coriander1 tbsp oiloptional: sliced mushrooms, bell peppers, peas

Directions

Place lentils in a jug and cover with tap water. Leave to soak for 5 minutes while you prep the veg.

In a large saucepan, fry the onions in the oil for 3 mins until starting to become translucent.

Cut chilli in half lengthways and add to the pot. Add garlic, cumin, coriander, turmeric and salt, stir thoroughly and fry gently for a further 2 minutes.

Drain the lentils and add them to the onion mixture. Cover with a pint of just boiled water and simmer for 10 minutes or until lentils softened and water absorbed. You may need to add a little more water towards the end of cooking.

Really good the next day as the flavour continues to develop.

Alternative: use curry powder rather than individual spices.

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user NATPOT.

Servings Per Recipe: 4

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