Indian Dahl with Spinach Recipe
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Indian Dahl with Spinach

By: Gillian Stevens 
"This is a very yummy, authentic dal. For variation, add coconut milk towards the end of cooking. Freezes well."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.2 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (127)

Prep Time:
10 Min
Cook Time:
30 Min
Ready In:
40 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 4 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups red lentils
  • 3 1/2 cups water
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
  • 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 pound spinach, rinsed and chopped
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon mustard seed
  • 1 teaspoon garam masala
  • 1/2 cup coconut milk

Directions

  1. Rinse lentils and soak for 20 minutes.
  2. In a large saucepan, bring water to a boil and stir in salt, lentils, turmeric and chili powder. Cover and return to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes. Stir in the spinach and cook 5 minutes, or until lentils are soft. Add more water if necessary.
  3. In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt butter and saute onions with cumin and mustard seeds, stirring often. Cook until onions are transparent, and then combine with lentils. Stir in garam masala and coconut milk and cook until heated through.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 362 | Total Fat: 13.4g | Cholesterol: 15mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on May 15, 2003 by ERIKA LOUISE   view full review
I tried this recipe once a few weeks ago and was moderately happy with the results. I tried...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 5, 2003 by neiciebeans   view full review
I have recently switched to a vegetarian diet and am collecting good vegetarian recipes. I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 22, 2003 by JELAINEB   view full review
I have made this recipe three times so far and it tastes very good. I made it twice with brown...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 6, 2006 by TUNISIANSWIFE   view full review
I have had 3 bowls of this! This is incredible and one would swear it came from an Indian...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on May 12, 2007 by Diana   view full review
The rating is with the changes made from suggestions here. I doubled the spices, used broth...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 16, 2003 by MARISTA   view full review
Really, really tasty! I substituted yogurt for the coconut milk and halved the amount of...
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 4, 2008 by Kinni   view full review
Looks good. A bit of change in cooking. After butter melts add mustard seeds first. Let tem...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 13, 2002 by T9CHEBIT   view full review
I've been looking for a dahl recipe for awhile and this one turned out really good. I made it...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 5, 2003 by WINTRYKISS   view full review
I have a boyfriend who is 1/2 Indian. He was so surprised when I made this along with some...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on May 28, 2003 by misterjellineck   view full review
This recipe was really good. I added the extra spices like the others suggested, but I kind...

 

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