Coconut Dhal Recipe

Vegan coconut dhal

Name: Vegan coconut dhal
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 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

Published: March 25, 2015 at 4:07 PM

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Serves 4

Easy

Total time: 30 mins

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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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Make this vegan coconut dhal for a comforting dinner, then check out more vegan curry recipes such as our easy spinach, chickpea & potato curry, slow cooker dhal, lentil curry, and coconut dhal with crispy paneer. We've also got plenty more dhal recipes to try, including our classic tarka dhal.

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.

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