# Creamy Coconut Dal

A quick and easy vegan dinner that is rich and thick.

- Servings: 4 servings
- Total time: 38 min
- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 3 tsp cumin seeds
- 2 onions, finely sliced
- 4 cloves garlic, finely sliced
- 1 inch ginger, finely sliced
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp chilli powder
- 200 g red lentils
- 400 g chopped tomatoes
- 400 g coconut milk
- 1 The juice of a lime
- A small handful of finely chopped coriander leaves
- sea salt

## Instructions

1. Heat the oil in a saucepan over a medium heat.
2. Add the cumin seeds and crackle for a few seconds before adding the onion.
3. Cook, stirring occasionally, until golden.
4. Chuck the garlic and ginger into the pan and mix well.
5. Cook, stirring continuously, until fragrant.
6. Put the turmeric, chilli powder, lentils, tomatoes, coconut milk and a good pinch of salt into the pan.
7. Pour in just boiled water and mix well.
8. Bring to the boil, cover, reduce the heat to low and cook, stirring occasionally, until the lentils are tender.
9. If it looks a little dry, add another water and mix well.
10. To finish, add the lime juice and coriander to the daal.
11. Mix well.
12. Check the seasoning, adding more salt to taste and serve immediately with rice.

## Equipment

- saucepan

## Tips

- Serve with rice.

## Source

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- Extracted: 2025-06-16

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