Dhal is a classic meal and can be enjoyed as a side dish or as the main course. It is also one of those recipes that is infinitely adaptable, and you can adjust this recipe as you please.
Ingredients
- 2 brown onions
- 5 cloves of garlic
- 1 inch of ginger
- 1 green chili
- 3 medium carrots
- 10 ounces of baby spinach
- 4 medium tomatoes
- 10 ounces of red lentils
- 2 tablespoons of cooking oil
- 1 teaspoon of chili flakes
- 1 teaspoon of turmeric
- 1 teaspoon of cumin
- 1 teaspoon of garam masala
- Salt
- Black pepper
Instructions
- Fry your onions in half of your cooking oil for about 10 minutes on a medium heat. Add your crushed garlic, green chili and grated ginger. Fry for 3 minutes. Add your chili flakes, garam masala, and cumin. Add your red lentils and move them about the pan as you gently fry them.
- Add a splash of water and stir with your lentils to stop them from sticking. Add a generous pinch of salt, and continue to add water if your lentils become too dry. Chop up your carrots into cylinders and chuck into the pan. After 10 minutes, chop up your tomatoes and add to your pan. At this point add your turmeric, and taste for salt.
- Once your lentils are almost cooked (it should be 15-20 minutes total) add your spinach and stir it until it is all wilted.
- Taste for salt and spiciness and add salt or black pepper if needed. Serve either with rice or naan, and it will go great with yogurt as well.
- This meal is very healthy as it contains three of your five-a-day, and lentils are a great natural source of protein. Turmeric is also a natural anti-inflammatory and a bit of chili is good as an antioxidant. Hence it’s one of the healthiest meals you can enjoy!
