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Sri Lankan-Style Coconut Spinach Dal
20m
Serves 3
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Sri Lankan-Style Coconut Spinach Dal
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20m
Serves 3
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Directions
1
In a kadai, add the soaked masoor dal, onion, chilli, curry leaves, ginger, garlic, tomato, turmeric, chilli powder, fenugreek powder, coconut milk (½ cup), water, and salt.
2
Mix well, cover, and cook for 10 minutes on medium flame.
3
Open the lid, stir well, and continue cooking uncovered for another 10 minutes, stirring occasionally so it doesn’t stick.
4
Add the remaining ¼ cup coconut milk and spinach leaves.
5
Cook till spinach softens.
6
In a small pan, heat coconut oil and add mustard seeds, dried red chilli, and curry leaves.
7
Let them splutter.
8
Pour this tadka into the dal, turn off the flame, and finish with coriander leaves and lemon juice.
Ingredients
1 cup masoor dal (red lentils), washed and soaked
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 green chilli, slit
curry leaves
1 tsp grated ginger
1 tsp grated garlic
1 medium tomato, chopped
0.5 tsp turmeric powder
0.5 tsp red chilli powder
0.25 tsp fenugreek (methi) powder
0.75 cup coconut milk
1.5 cups water
Salt
1 handful fresh spinach leaves, roughly chopped
1 tsp coconut oil
0.5 tsp mustard seeds
1 dried red chilli
curry leaves
1 tsp coconut oil
Chopped coriander leaves
lemon juice
Equipment
kadai
small pan
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