Chana Dahl

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Quick and easy vegetable dahl
Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian
Keyword curry, Easy, lentil
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 3 people

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp rapeseed oil
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 tsp dried chilli flakes
  • 1 onion roughly chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves roughly chopped
  • 5 cm piece of fresh root ginger peeled and roughly chopped
  • 2 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp ground coriander
  • ½ tsp ground turmeric
  • 1 400g tin of chopped tomatoes
  • 1 400g tin of green lentils drained and rinsed
  • 1 vegetable stock cube
  • 1 small bunch of coriander roughly chopped
  • sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Heat a sauté pan over a medium heat, add the rapeseed oil, cumin seeds and chilli flakes and fry for 20 seconds until the seeds start to pop.
  • Add the onion and cook for 2-3 minutes until just softening.
  • ginger, garlic, ground cumin, ground coriander, turmeric and some salt and black pepper and cook for another 1 minute.
  • Add the tomatoes, lentils, crumbled stock cube and 200ml of cold water and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 10-15 minutes.
  • Add the chopped coriander to the dahl and stir through, then serve.

Notes

from eat well for less everyday

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