🍲 Red Lentil Dal with Turmeric

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Quick dal with red lentils, turmeric and cumin. No soaking, creamy and ready in 22 minutes.

⏱️ 22 min🍽️ 2 servings👩‍🍳 Easy🔥 443 kcal per serving💪 27 g protein per serving

Ingredients

  • 180 g red lentils
  • 100 g onion
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 600 ml vegetable stock
  • 1 tsp ground turmeric
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 3/4 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 pinch salt

Method, step by step

  1. Sauté the finely chopped onion in a frying pan with oil for 3 minutes.
  2. Add the garlic, turmeric and cumin, and cook 1 minute.
  3. Add the rinsed red lentils and the stock.
  4. Cook over medium heat for 15 minutes uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the lentils break down and are creamy.
  5. Adjust the salt and serve with the lemon juice.

Nutritional information (per serving)

443
kcal
27 g
protein
62 g
carbs
8 g
fat

Values are approximate.

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