🍛 Red Lentil Dahl with Spinach and Rice

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Red lentils with coconut milk, ginger, curry powder and spinach, served over basmati rice. Vegan, budget-friendly and ready in 25 minutes.

⏱️ 25 min🍽️ 2 servings👩‍🍳 Easy🔥 652 kcal per serving💪 22 g protein per serving

Ingredients

  • 120 g red lentils
  • 150 ml coconut milk
  • 200 g chopped tomatoes
  • 100 g spinach
  • 80 g basmati rice
  • 1 onion onion
  • 500 ml vegetable stock
  • 1 piece (10 g) fresh ginger
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 tbsp curry powder
  • 1 tsp ground turmeric
  • 1 tbsp olive oil

Method, step by step

  1. Cook the rice in salted water according to the packet.
  2. Soften the chopped onion in the oil for 4 minutes. Add the garlic and grated ginger and cook for 1 minute.
  3. Stir in the curry powder, turmeric, washed red lentils, chopped tomatoes, coconut milk and stock.
  4. Simmer over a medium heat for 13-15 minutes, stirring now and then, until the lentils break down.
  5. Add the spinach and let it wilt for 1 minute. Serve over the rice.

Nutritional information (per serving)

652
kcal
22 g
protein
87 g
carbs
24 g
fat

Values are approximate.

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