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Toddler recipe: Mild split pea & spinach dhal

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Toddler recipe: Mild split pea & spinach dhal

Name: Toddler recipe: Mild split pea & spinach dhal
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: Makes 5 toddler portions
Ingredients: 175g yellow split peas; ½ tbsp coconut oil; 1 small onion finely chopped; 1 fat garlic clove crushed; ½ tsp yellow mustard seeds; ¼ tsp turmeric; 1 ½ tsp mild curry powder; 50g unsalted cashew nuts chopped; 1 very low salt vegetable stock cube (we used Kallo); 100g frozen chopped spinach; plain yogurt pitta bread or rice, to serve

Caroline Hire – Food writer

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Makes 5 toddler portions

Easy

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 1 hr and 15 mins

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Make this delicious dhal for your toddler and introduce them to mild curry flavours. With yellow split peas, spinach and cashews, it's tasty and healthy

Freezable

Healthy

Vegetarian

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Ingredients

Nutrition

Units:

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175g yellow split peas
½ tbsp coconut oil
1 small onion

finely chopped
1 fat garlic clove

crushed
½ tsp yellow mustard seeds
¼ tsp turmeric
1 ½ tsp mild curry powder
50g unsalted cashew nuts

chopped
1 very low salt vegetable stock cube

(we used Kallo)
100g frozen chopped spinach
plain yogurt

pitta bread or rice, to serve

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Nutrition: Per serving

kcal213
fat8g
saturates2g
carbs23g
sugars2g
fibre4g
protein11g
salt0.16g

Method

step 1

Soak the yellow split peas in a bowl of water for 20 mins. Rinse thoroughly in a few changes of water.
step 2

Heat the oil in a large heavy-based saucepan. Cook the onion for 5-10 mins, stirring from time to time until softened and starting to caramelise. Add the garlic and spices and cook for a further 1-2 mins allowing the aromas to release.
step 3

Pulse the cashews in a food processor into fine pieces – make sure you do this well so that there is no risk of choking. Add the split peas and cashews to the pan, then pour in enough water to cover it by a few cms. Crumble in the veg stock cube. Bring to the boil, then simmer for 1hr or until the split peas are tender, stirring from time to time. If they start to look a little dry, add in more water as needed during the cooking. Stir through the frozen chopped spinach and once the dhal is hot throughout, serve with a dollop of yogurt on top, pitta or brown rice.

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