Free Healthy Recipe - Dhal

Dairy free, Gluten free, Low fat, Low GI, Low sugar, Wheat Free

If you are down to your last few dollars this is the dish. The individual ingedients are inexpensive and combines it makes a wonderfully nurturing meal. There's no way around the salt I'm afraid. You really need it for flavour.

Ingredients

500 grams red lentils

1 tbsp coconut oil

1 onion finely sliced

3 cloves garlic, crushed

1 green chilli deseeded & finely sliced

1 tbsp grated ginger

1 tsp ground turmeric

1250 ml water

1 tsp salt

Method

Rinse lentils & set aside to drain.

Heat oil in a large pan and saute onion, garlic, chilli & ginger until the onion is soft. Add the turmeric and combine through the onion.
Add the lentils and fry for a couple of minutes before adding the water. Reduce the heat & cook for about 15 minutes. Season with salt & continue to cook until the water has completely absorbed and the lentils are soft. Serve with chopped coriander.

Makes 6 servings

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Dinner, Lunch, Side Dish

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Nutritional Information - Per Serve
Kj	1151 kj
Calories	275 kcal
Fat	5 g
Saturated Fat	3.3 g
Total Carbohydrate	32 g
Total Protein	20 g
Fibre	12 g

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