Lime & coconut dhal

Lime & coconut dhal

A vegetarian dip with a fresh zesty flavour, your party guests will hover around this one

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 8

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 mins

Cook time

Cook 15 mins

Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian, Vegan

Method

  1. Heat the curry paste in a pan for 1 min. Pour in the coconut cream and stir to combine. Add the lime zest, brown sugar and lentils. Bring to a simmer and cook for 10 mins, adding a squeeze of lime juice and seasoning. Stir through a handful chopped coriander and serve with warmed naan breads. Sprinkle extra coriander on the dhal if you like. Great warm or at room temperature.

PER SERVING

104 kcalories, protein 3g, carbohydrate 7g, fat 8 g, saturated fat 6g, fibre 2g, sugar 2g, salt 0.39 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, January 2011.

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  • Binder photo ML

    19 March 2011

    ML rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    so easy and so good

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  • 06 May 2011

    The Quine rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made this for the Royal Wedding bash at my Mum's. It was really delicious, and so easy. Used light coconut milk so kept the calories down, and served with warm naan. Next door Veggie asked for the recipe. This is one I'll be making again and again.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 8

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 mins

Cook time

Cook 15 mins

Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian, Vegan

Ingredients

  • 1-2 tbsp mild curry paste
  • 160ml tin coconut cream
  • zest of 1 lime , plus a squeeze of juice
  • 1 heaped tsp brown sugar
  • 400g tin lentils , drained
  • handful chopped coriander , plus extra to serve
  • 2 warmed naan bread , cut into fingers
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PER SERVING

104 kcalories, protein 3g, carbohydrate 7g, fat 8 g, saturated fat 6g, fibre 2g, sugar 2g, salt 0.39 g

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