Ingredients
Quantities for 4 portions
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Method
- Rinse red lentils. Simmer with water, turmeric and salt 25 minutes until pourable.
- Cook basmati rice with water until fluffy.
- Heat ghee. Fry onion, garlic, ginger, cumin seeds and chili powder 4 minutes. Stir the tarka into the lentils.
- Ladle the dal over the rice and scatter coriander.
Shopping tip
Lentilhas vermelhas, arroz basmati and ghee or manteiga are easy. This is dal and rice as a complete plate, folded into Indian.
Where it fits in your week
Suits a calmer day, or cooking ahead at the weekend.
At the portions as written, there is enough for a second meal.
Based on the cook time and portions the recipe states.
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Times, portions and protein per portion are the recipe author's estimates, not laboratory measurements.