Slow Cooked Lentil Dahl
Packed with protein and fibre - just set and forget!
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time4 hours hrs 15 minutes mins
Total Time4 hours hrs 30 minutes mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: Slow Cooked, Vegetarian
Servings: 8 bariatric serves
Calories:
- 1 onion finely chopped
- 200 g pumpkin cut into 3cm pieces
- 200 g cauliflower cut into 3cm pieces
- 1 small eggplant cut into 3cm pieces
- 1.5 cups red lentils
- 400 g can diced tomatoes
- 2 garlic cloves crushed
- 1 tablespoon finely grated ginger
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- 2 teaspoon vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 12 curry leaves
- 500 ml 2 cups vegetable stock or chicken stock, warmed
Place the onion, chopped pumpkin, cauliflower, eggplant, split peas, tomato, garlic, ginger, chilli and turmeric in the bowl of a 5L slow cooker.
Heat oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Add the cumin and curry leaves, if using, and cook until aromatic. Add to the slow cooker.
Pour the warm stock over the vegetables and stir to combine. Season with pepper. Cover the slow cooker and cook on High for 31 ⁄2-4 hours or until the vegetables and split peas are tender.
Serve with a dollop of plain yoghurt for an extra protein boost
- If you’re feeding others, 2 bariatric serves are equal to one regular, non-sleeved serve. Use the slider above to adjust the serving sizes you need.
- Recipe adjusted from Taste