Dal with spinach

Red lentils with coconut milk, with pitta bread or vegan naan

Active: 30 min 780 kcal per person 34 g protein per person World cuisine

Protein source: red lentils · Carb source: pitta bread

one-pot freezer meal prep soy-free nut-free

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Ingredients for 4 people

  • 300 g red lentils, rinsed
  • 250 g fresh spinach, washed
  • 200 ml coconut milk, half a can
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, cloves, crushed
  • 3 cm fresh ginger, cm, grated
  • 8 pitta breads, or 4 vegan naan breads
  • 700 ml vegetable stock
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • 2 tsp ground cumin
  • 2 tsp garam masala
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 10 tbsp lemon juice
  • to taste fresh coriander, roughly chopped
  • to taste salt and pepper

Method

  1. Heat the olive oil in a large pan. Fry the onion for 3 min over medium-high heat.
  2. Add the garlic and ginger and fry for 1 min.
  3. Add the turmeric, cumin and garam masala. Stir for 30 sec until the spices smell fragrant.
  4. Add the red lentils and the stock. Bring to the boil and simmer gently for 15 min. Stir now and then.
  5. Stir in the coconut milk and cook for another 3 min until the dal thickens.
  6. Add the spinach in two goes and let it wilt.
  7. Season with lemon juice, salt and pepper. Finish with coriander.
  8. Warm the pitta breads for 3 min in an oven at 180 degrees or briefly in a dry pan.

Dal with spinach

Tip

Use half a can of coconut milk. The other half goes into a soup or curry later in the week.

Check the label

Not every variety of these products is vegan.

  • pitta breads: if you choose naan instead of pitta bread, check that it contains no yoghurt or milk powder

Keeps for 3 days in the fridge

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This recipe appears in: Basic monthly menu, 28 days