Easiest Way to Prepare Quick Coconut Dal

Hello everybody, it’s Louise, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, coconut dal. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Coconut Dal is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. Coconut Dal is something which I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look wonderful.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have coconut dal using 10 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Coconut Dal:

1. Get 160 g red lentils
2. Prepare 1 onion
3. Get 1 red pepper
4. Take 1 piece ginger (thumb size)
5. Make ready 1 clove garlic
6. Prepare 1 tin tomatoes (400g)
7. Get 1 tin coconut milk
8. Make ready up to 1 tbsp Garam masala
9. Get 1 tbsp tomato purée
10. Prepare chilli flakes, salt, pepper

Instructions to make Coconut Dal:

1. Wash the lentils. Cut the vegetables in little dices. Heat up some oil and fry the vegetables for about 5 min over a medium heat. Then add garam masala and tomato purée and fry over an high heat for 30 sec - 1 min. Start best with 1 tsp of garam masala because its a strong flavour. If you like it a bit stronger add up to 1 tbsp.
2. Pour in the tin tomatoes and add the lentils. Mix well. Pour in the coconut milk bring to the boil, then turn heat down and simmer for 25 min. Stir occasionally. Ive learned as well today, that the Indian Dal is normally a bit more watery. If you like it a bit more runny just add some more water. I prefer it not to thin and not to thick.
3. Then season with salt,chilli and pepper. If you like you can garnish with fresh coriander. Serve with naan or rice. Enjoy <3

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