Warming Dhal

Warming Dhal

This delicious recipe is perfect for a warming meal packed with protein and fiber from lentils, which help keep you full, support digestion, and maintain steady energy levels. It’s naturally low in fat and rich in important nutrients like iron, folate, magnesium, and B vitamins that support heart health and overall wellbeing. The spices often used in dhal, such as turmeric, cumin, and ginger, also contain antioxidants and anti-inflammatory compounds, making it a nourishing, comforting meal that’s as healthy as it is satisfying.

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Ingredients

✨Red Lentils
✨Onion
✨Chilli
✨Garlic
✨Ginger
✨Turmeric Powder
✨Coriander Powder
✨Curry Powder
✨Mustard Seeds
✨Cumin Powder
✨Bay / Curry Leaves
✨Tinned Tomatoes
✨Tinned Coconut Milk
✨Fresh Coriander
✨Yoghurt
✨Coconut Oil

Method

Begin by chopping up your onions and start to saute them with coconut oil and a sprinkle of salt. Whilst they are cooking away on a low heat, dice up the Garlic, Chilli and Ginger and either blend together (I used my nutribullet) with a splash of water and add into the onions cooking along together. If you don't have a blender you can put them straight in with the onions. If I am feeling a little under the weather and coldy, I tend to go quite heavy on the garlic, ginger and chilli mix!

Once those are cooked, add in the turmeric, coriander powder, curry powder, cumin, mustard seeds with a splash of warm water and mix it around to get the flavours of the spices to sink in and mixing consistently.

Once all is sauteed, you can add in the lentils, cook them mixing for about 2 minutes before adding in one can of tinned tomatoes and 2 cans of coconut milk mixing well. From there continue to mix it continuously on a low simmering heat. If it looks like it is drying up, I either add in stock water, but you can add in hot water.

The Dhal will begin to thicken, keep tasting it until the lentils are cooked ad the consistency is how you like it.

I like to finish my dhal with a dollop of yoghurt, seasoned with salt and pepper and a big handful of fresh coriander to top! Batch cook this, pop it in the fridge / freezer and keep coming back to this recipe - I always do! 

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