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Dhal with garam masala carrots served in a bowl

Dhal with garam masala carrots

Name: Dhal with garam masala carrots
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 75g red lentils; 1 garlic clove peeled; knob of salted butter; 2 carrots cut into batons; 1 tbsp rapeseed oil; ½ tsp garam masala; 1 tsp nigella seeds (kalonji, optional); 1 tsp Greek yogurt

Lulu Grimes

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Serves 1

Easy

Prep: 5 mins

Cook: 20 mins

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If you're looking for a budget vegetarian meal for one, look no further than this delicious dhal topped with spicy carrots. It's healthy and low-calorie too

Gluten-free

Healthy

Vegetarian

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Ingredients

Nutrition

Units:

MetricUS

75g red lentils
1 garlic clove

peeled
knob of salted butter
2 carrots

cut into batons
1 tbsp rapeseed oil
½ tsp garam masala
1 tsp nigella seeds

(kalonji, optional)
1 tsp Greek yogurt

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Nutrition: Per serving

kcal475

low
fat19g
saturates4g
carbs51g
sugars10g
fibre10g
protein20g
salt0.3g

Method

step 1

Cook the lentils in 500ml water with the garlic clove for around 20 mins until the lentils are tender. Fish the garlic clove out, crush it and stir it back into the lentils with the butter. Season well. It should be spoonable like a thick soup – keep simmering if it’s not thick enough.
step 2

Put the carrots in a pan, just cover with water, bring to the boil and simmer until just tender, about 8-10 mins. Drain, then toss in the oil and garam masala. Tip into a frying pan and fry until the carrots start to brown, then add the nigella seeds, if using, and fry for another min.
step 3

Serve the dhal in a bowl with the yogurt and carrots, with the remaining spices and oil from the pan on top.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, January 2018

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