Vegan coconut dhal
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- Easy
- Serves 4
Ingredients
- 250g red lentils
- 400ml coconut milk
- 2 medium tomatoes, chopped
- 1tsp turmeric
- 2-3 long pointy ones green chillies, sliced
- 2 tsp (optional) black mustard seeds
- 1 finely chopped onions, 1 sliced (sliced is optional)
- a handful of fresh (optional) curry leaves
- flatbread, to serve
Method
- STEP 1
Put the red lentils, coconut milk, chopped onion, tomato, long green chillies and turmeric in a pan with 300ml water. Season. Simmer for 20 minutes until the lentils are tender.
- STEP 2
Fry another sliced onion in 4 tbsp oil until crisp, add a handful of fresh curry leaves (find these in the herb section in asian grocers) or coriander and mustard seeds and sizzle. Sprinkle over the lentils. Serve with flatbread.
