- Lunch
- Main Meal
- Dinner
Easy peasy red lentil dahl
- 5 mins
- 50 mins
- Serves 2-3
- Gluten Free
- Super Easy
- Oil Free
- Refined Sugar Free
- Nut Free
- Soy Free
- Entertaining
- Stew
This recipe is a staple in our household. It’s quick, easy to make, inexpensive and packed full of nutritious ingredients
Ingredients
- 1 cup hulled barley*
- 6 cups water
- 1 ½ cups red lentils
- 1 medium brown onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- x 400g can diced tomatoes
- ½ tsp paprika
- ½ tsp ground coriander
- ½ tsp ground ginger
- ½ tsp ground cumin
- ½ tsp ground turmeric
- Pinch ground pepper
- 2 cups broccoli, kale, spinach or cauliflower
Directions
- In a saucepan over medium high heat, combine barley and 3 cups water. Bring to the boil, then reduce heat. Cover and simmer for about 50 minutes or until barley is tender and liquid is absorbed. Rinse and drain.
- As barley cooks, rinse lentils thoroughly under running water, then place in a saucepan along with 3 cups of water. Bring to the boil and then turn the heat down to a simmer, allowing the lentils to cook for 15-20 minutes. When the lentils have cooked, let sit for 5 minutes then drain off any excess water in the saucepan.
- While the lentils are cooking, saute the onion and garlic in some water in a large frypan.
- Once soft, add spices and stir. You may need to keep adding small amounts of water to the frypan to prevent the mixture from sticking.
- Add the can of diced tomatoes to the spiced onion and garlic mixture and stir. Cook for 5 minutes.
- Add the cooked lentils to the fry pan and mix through.
- Serve dahl with barley and a side of vegetables, such as steamed kale, broccoli, spinach or cauliflower.
Chef's Tips
- *Use brown rice or quinoa instead (adjust cooking times)
- Pair the dahl with barley, freekeh, rice or quinoa and cooked greens for a perfectly balanced healthy meal.
