Earlier this summer I asked friends on facebook what their favorite weeknight recipe is considering these criteria:
- max 45 min from start until food is on the table
- with ingredients you usually have at home
- with non expensive ingredients
- that does not result in a ton of dishes
- that preferably is vegetarian
One dish has already been published here: Palak paneer with halloumi, another one was this recipe for Dal (Indian lentil stew). Well, “dal” is actually a Hindi word for all dried pulses (lentils, beans, peas). And even if “dal” is the spelling wikipedia and other sources tend to use most, there are plenty of variations like; daal, dahl and dhal.
Anyway, this dish is so easy, quick and delicious it certainly earned a place here on the blog where my best recipes end up. Other recipes, that are not exceptional but still very good, are uploaded to the IngredientMatcher app (along with all recipes here on the blog). The app is working as it should now but is only available by invitation at this point, a Beta version. If you are interested to try it on you iPhone then sign up here for early access to IngredientMatcher
Here you can find this recipe in swedish.
Recipe: Quick daal
Ingredients
- 1 onion
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 tbsp ginger
- olive oil
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 1 tsp cardamom
- 500 g crushed tomatoes
- 400 ml coconut milk
- 2 cubes vegetable bouillon
- 300 ml red lentils
- 100 ml water
- 70 g spinach
- 1 tsp cumin
- chipotle chili
- black pepper
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
Instructions
- Chop onion and garlic and fry in a big pan until translucent
- Add the cinnamon sticks and other spices and let them fry for 1 min while stirring
- Mix in tomatoes, coconut milk and bouillon. Bring to a boil
- Add the lentils and let it simmer for 10 min with lid on. Lentils should be a little al dente
- Add spinach and let it wilt. Add the lemon then taste and adjust to your liking
- Serve hot with some bread
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