Simone’s Warming Dahl

Ingredients:

• 1 TB coconut oil or grass fed ghee

• 2 onions

• 6 cloves garlic

• 1 red chili

• Thumb size piece of Ginger - grated (peel if not organic, use a teaspoon rather than a peeler)

• 1 TB cumin

• 1 TB turmeric powder

• 1 TB black mustard seeds

• 1 TB ground coriander

• 100 grams red lentils

• 400 ml homemade vegetable stock or water

• 200 ml coconut milk

• 400 grams lentils.

How To:

• Heat 1 TB coconut oil or ghee in a pan.

• Saute chopped onions until golden brown.

• Add chopped garlic, red chili and grated ginger.

• Add spices and toast for a few minutes.

• Add red lentils and coat in mixture.

• Cover with vegetable stock (or water) and coconut milk.

• Bring to a boil and simmer for 20 min.

• Serve with a dollop of (home made) vegan raita.  - Simone

Vegan raita can be made with a non-dairy unsweetened yogurt, some chopped up cucumber and fresh herbs of choice