🍛 Coconut Red Lentil Dal

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Creamy red lentils cooked with coconut milk, turmeric, and Indian spices. Comforting and very nutritious.

⏱️ 30 min🍽️ 4 servings👩‍🍳 Easy🔥 639 calories per serving💪 28 g protein per serving

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups (300 g) red lentils
  • 1 2/3 cups (400 ml) coconut milk
  • 1 onion
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 0.7 oz (20 g), about 1 tbsp grated fresh ginger
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 tbsp garam masala
  • 2 1/2 cups (600 ml) vegetable broth
  • 1/2 oz (15 g), about 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro

How to make it, step by step

  1. Sauté the chopped onion in oil over medium heat for 5 minutes, until golden.
  2. Add the garlic, grated ginger, turmeric, cumin, and garam masala. Cook for 1 minute.
  3. Add the rinsed red lentils and the vegetable broth. Bring to a boil.
  4. Reduce the heat and cook for 20 minutes, until the lentils are very soft.
  5. Stir in the coconut milk, season with salt, and cook 5 minutes more.
  6. Serve piping hot, topped with chopped fresh cilantro.

Nutrition facts (per serving)

639
calories
28 g
protein
84 g
carbs
20 g
fat

Values are approximate.

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