Red Lentil Dal
Recipe makes 2 portions. This can be factored up to make more portions as needed. Consider bulk cooking and freezing the extra to save time, energy and electricity.
Ingredients
1 tin red kidney beans
150g red lentils (rinsed)
1/2 tsp turmeric
2 tbsp rapeseed oil
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1 tin chopped tomatoes
1 tbsp tomato puree
pinch of chilli flakes
pinch of salt
2 tbsp of yogurt
Optional: fresh chopped ginger garlic and chilli to taste (fry off for 5 mins in a pan before starting method below)
Method
Place salt, lentils, tumeric and chilli flakes in a large pan and cover with water by about 5cm, bring to boil and simmer for 15-20 mins until lentils are cooked.
Add tomatoes, beans, tomato puree, simmer for 5 mins.
Serve with yogurt and one of the five kinds of rice we stock: short grain, long grain brown, jasmine, white basmati, arborio!