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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
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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. 1.

    Heat the oil in a saucepan over a medium heat. Cook the onion for 6 minutes until soft.

    6 minutes
  2. 2.

    Stir in the garlic, ginger, cumin, turmeric and chilli flakes and cook for 1 minute.

    1 minutes
  3. 3.

    Add the lentils, tomatoes and water. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat to a gentle simmer.

    3 minutes
  4. 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. 5.

    Stir in the salt and lemon juice, then beat briefly with a spoon for a creamy texture.

    1 minutes