Dal
VeganBudgetComfortOne-pot
Dal
Red lentils soften into a comforting, lightly spiced dal finished with lemon juice.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 35 min
- Serves
- 4
- Level
- Easy
Gather
Ingredients
- 250 gred split lentils, rinsed well
- 1onion, finely chopped
- 2 clovegarlic, finely chopped
- 15 gfresh ginger, grated
- 1 tbspvegetable oil
- 1 tspground cumin
- 1 tspground turmeric
- ¼ tspchilli flakes
- 200 gtinned chopped tomatoes, including juice
- 900 mlwater
- ½ tspsalt
- 1 tbsplemon juice
Make
Method
- 1.
Heat the oil in a saucepan over a medium heat. Cook the onion for 6 minutes until soft.
6 minutes - 2.
Stir in the garlic, ginger, cumin, turmeric and chilli flakes and cook for 1 minute.
1 minutes - 3.
Add the lentils, tomatoes and water. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat to a gentle simmer.
3 minutes - 4.
Cook partially covered for 25 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the lentils have broken down. Add a splash more water if they begin to catch.
25 minutes - 5.
Stir in the salt and lemon juice, then beat briefly with a spoon for a creamy texture.
1 minutes