Vegan coconut dhal
Serves 4
Easy
Total time:
Try our super simple vegan dhal recipe, made from basic ingredients and ready in 30 minutes. The fried onions, curry leaves and mustard seeds make a colourful, crunchy topping. Serve with flatbreads, or as a side to a curry
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- 250g red lentils
- 400ml coconut milk
- 2 medium tomatoeschopped
- 1tsp turmeric
- 2-3 long pointy ones green chilliessliced
- 2 tsp (optional) black mustard seeds
- 1 finely chopped onions1 sliced (sliced is optional)
- a handful of fresh (optional) curry leaves
- flatbreadto 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.
