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Vegan Indian spiced dahl with pitta bread
A wonderful warming vegan dish, full of all the good stuff to keep you going.
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Ready in 30 minutes
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Cooking time 25 minutes
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Prep time 5 minutes
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Serves 4
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon of olive oil
- 1 large onion, peeled and diced
- 2 garlic cloves, peeled and diced
- 400g dried red lentils
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon chilli flakes
- 2 tins Gold lighter coconut milk
- 3 round tomatoes, finely chopped
- 1 lemon
- 4 Pitta bread
- 1 handful of chopped coriander - to serve
Method
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1
Add 1 tablespoon olive oil to a large saucepan and place on the heat. Add the diced onions and garlic and cook on a medium heat for 2-3 minutes stirring regularly.
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2
Next add the red lentils and coat them in the oil and onions
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3
Stir in the turmeric, cumin and chilli flakes and then pour in the 2 cans of coconut milk and the chopped tomatoes
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4
Bring to the boil and then reduce the heat to a simmer and leave to cook for around 15-20 minutes until the lentils are nice and soft and the dahl is thick
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5
Remove from the heat and add in the juice of the lemon, season to taste and then leave to cool
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6
Once cooled, portion out into 4 tupperware tubs and top with chopped coriander and additional chilli flakes
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7
To reheat, simply place in the microwave in the Tupperware for around 2 minutes until piping hot. Serve with a pitta bread
