Ingredients
Quantities for 4 portions
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Method
- Simmer red lentils with water, turmeric and salt 18 minutes until soft.
- Heat ghee. Sizzle cumin seeds, then fry garlic, ginger and green chili 1 minute.
- Add spinach and cook until wilted. Stir into the lentils with chili powder.
- Finish with lemon juice and coriander.
Shopping tip
Lentilhas vermelhas and espinafres (fresh or frozen, squeezed) are easy. Ghee or manteiga for the tadka. Hing optional.
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.
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Times, portions and protein per portion are the recipe author's estimates, not laboratory measurements.