Red Lentil Dal with Coconut Milk

Red Lentil Dal with Coconut Milk : A creamy Indian dal made with red lentils, spiced with turmeric, cumin and tomatoes. Simple, budget-friendly and ready in thirty minutes.

• 4 servings
• Preparation 10 min
• Cooking 25 min
• Total 35 min
• Level easy
• Devices TM7 · TM6 · TM5

Ingredients : red lentil dal

• 1 onion
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 15 g fresh ginger
• 20 g oil
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp turmeric
• 250 g red lentils
• 400 g crushed tomatoes
• 500 ml water
• 150 ml coconut milk
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 sprig of cilantro

Preparation : red lentil dal

1. Put the onion, garlic and ginger in the bowl and chop. 5 secspeed 5
2. Add the oil and spices, then stir-fry. 4 min100°Cspeed 1
3. Rinse the lentils and add them with the tomatoes, water and salt.
4. Cook covered. 18 min100°Cspeed 1reverse
5. Pour in the coconut milk and stir to bind. 1 min90°Cspeed 2reverse
6. Serve sprinkled with chopped cilantro, with rice or naan.

Storage: 4 days in the refrigerator. It can be frozen for 3 months.

You can make this dish stress free with simple ingredients. Allow about 35 minutes in total. All settings (time, temperature, speed and rotation direction) work on the Thermomix TM5, TM6 and TM7. Follow the steps in order and the result will turn out well. You can also download the recipe as a PDF or copy it to Cookidoo and cook it right away.