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Red lentil and vegetable dhal

  • Hands-on time: 10 mins
  • Time to make: 6 hrs 10 mins
  • Serving: 6 people
Ratings: 3.7
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 onion, diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1 fresh chilli, deseeded, finely chopped or ½ teaspoon dried chilli flakes
  • 4 cups chopped seasonal vegetables, eg. potatoes, carrots, courgettes, celery, leeks, pumpkin, kumara
  • 1 ½ cups red lentils
  • 1 tablespoon ground cumin
  • 1 tablespoon ground coriander
  • 1 tablespoon turmeric
  • 1 tablespoon sweet chilli sauce
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger or minced ginger
  • 400g can light coconut cream (we used Trident)
  • 400g can diced tomatoes
  • 1 cup salt-reduced liquid vegetable stock
  • 1 cup frozen peas or 1 small bunch spinach/silver beet (optional)
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Turn the slow cooker on high while preparing ingredients. Add ingredients to slow cooker in order listed. Cook on high for 4-6 hours or on low for 7-9 hours or until lentils are dissolved. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

    2 If adding peas (spinach or silver beet), add at the end then cook for 10 more minutes.

    Serving suggestion

    Serve with basmati or brown rice, naan or other flat bread.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free sweet chilli sauce and stock. Check ground spices are gluten free.

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