One of my favorite recipes for a nice winter meal, as much comfort as a nice big portion of my mum's mashed potatoes, but a bit healthier - my own version of a red lentil daal:
Ingredients for 4-5 portions:
- 2 onions (I prefer red ones)
- 1-2 chili
- 2 carrots
- 1 zucchini
- 2 tomatoes
- Half a package of red lentils (about 250g)
- water
- salt, pepper
- paprika powder
- cumin
- other spices after taste: cinnamon, cardamom, chili...
- optional: 2 sweet potatoes, previously baked in the oven for 20 min, to be added towards the end together with the additional spices.
Fry the chopped onions and chili in some olive oil in a pan until transparent. Add the chopped carrots and zucchini to fry for a while. Add the chopped tomatoes and the lentils. Add water so that it just about covers all ingredients. Add some salt, black pepper, paprika and cumin (about 1 tsp). Let cook until most of the water is absorbed - the lentils should be slightly 'overcooked'. Taste, and add some cinnamon and cardamom for extra taste, and/or chili for extra spiciness. Serve with some natural yoghurt. Enjoy :)
2 comments:
you forgot to had the secret ingredient (sweet potatoes). previously prepared in the oven.
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Yes indeed I did. An optional inclusion (first tried on Monday and turning out very yummy) is to add 2 sweet potatoes that have been baked in the oven for about 20min. Perfect if you have some left-over from the day before.
The daal is however quite yummy without this secret ingredient.
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