Red Lentil Dahl
Seasonal Vegan, Vegetarian, Gluten free, Dairy free, Egg free recipe
Dahl is an important part of Indian cuisine and often eaten with rice and vegetables. It’s a very healthy way of getting enough protein in your diet and red lentils also contain lots of fibre and vitamin B, essential for a proper nervous system.
Preparation
Place all the ingredients, (apart from the oil, 1 clove of garlic, 1 tsp cumin) in a pan and cook for around 30 minutes or until the red lentils are soft. Fry the clove of garlic with the cumin in the oil and add to the dahl. Serve with rice and cauliflower which should be available towards the end of March.
Dahl is an important part of Indian cuisine and often eaten with rice and vegetables. It’s a very healthy way of getting enough protein in your diet and red lentils also contain lots of fibre and vitamin B, essential for a proper nervous system.
Special Diets
When using the ingredients listed, this recipe is suitable for the following diets:• Vegan
• Vegetarian
• Gluten free
• Dairy free
• Egg free
Please Note: May still contain traces of gluten, egg and dairy.
Ingredients
- 1 hot green chilli, thinly sliced
- 1 onion, chopped
- 10 curry leaves
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed (1 clove for topping)
- 2 tbsp vegetable or sunflower oil
- 2 tsp ground turmeric
- thumb of fresh root ginger, finely grated
- 700ml hot vegetable stock
- 200g chopped tomatoes
- 300g dried red lentils
- 2 tsp cumin seeds, crushed (keep 1 tsp for topping)
- Brown Rice to serve
Please Note: May still contain traces of gluten, egg and dairy.