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    Home » Recipes » Dinner » Curry

    Green Lentil Dahl

    Published: Apr 16, 2015 · Updated: Sep 24, 2020 by Neil 12 Comments

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    Birds eye view of a balti dish of green lentil dahl with a dish of rice above it.
    This vegan green lentil dahl is simply delicious, mouth-watering and perfect as a meat free dinner. Filling and with just the right amount of chilli spice, even meat eaters will find this agreeable too! #neilshealthymeals #recipe #dinner #curry #dahl #meatfree #meatfreecurry #vegan # vegancurry #lentils

    Vegan green lentil dahl is simply delicious, mouth-watering and perfect as a meat free dinner. Filling and with just the right amount of chilli spice, even meat eaters will find this agreeable too!

    Two balti dishes one in front of the other. Front balti dish has green lentil dahl in it and the back one has bismati rice garnished with chopped coriander.

    Folks, today I bring you this excellent green lentil dahl!

    This is continuing my obsession with trying out all kinds of curry dishes that involve lentils and pulses.

    You know how I love to experiment and bring you my healthy take on classic Indian dishes!

    Now, not only is this green lentil dahl extremely tasty, but it’s really filling too! It'll leave you feeling quite full up and requires just a little rice or Indian bread to accompany.

    There's just enough spice in it so as not to overpower the flavour of the rest of the dish.

    I made many trial runs at getting this right. Feedback from my work colleagues was that it was better not overly spicy.

    The curry itself was described as having a delicious nutty aroma and flavour.

    This green lentil dahl also provides a huge amount of your daily recommended protein and dietary fibre recommendations. Not to mention essential vitamins.

    Birds eye view of two balti dishes of green lentil dahl.

    I'm not quite finished experimenting with green lentils yet.

    They're just so versatile and low cost. I can think of many new recipes that involve them yet to come!

    There's a Tomato and Green Lentil Soup I think you'll enjoy. And possibly even a superfood salad in the making too.

    I've already made a Green Lentil Lasagne. Have you checked that out yet? 🙂

    I haven't even started on what I'm going to do with brown lentils yet! Ha ha!

    Anyway, here's how this recipe is all put together. 🙂

    Birds eye view of a balti dish of green lentil dahl and quarter of a balti dish of cooked basmati rice garnished with chopped coriander.

    To serve this Green Lentil Dahl you may need....

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    These are the balti dishes I use to serve my curries. You'll see these dishes in most of my curry recipe photographs as well. They add a perfect authenticity when serving your curry.

    For a very reasonable price you get 6 of these high grade stainless steel authentic Indian balti dishes. They're easy to clean and you'll enjoy them for life!

    Of course for this recipe you'll need good quality but low cost green lentils. If you can't get them in your local supermarket these are the one's that I use which are perfect for this recipe.

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    This vegan green lentil dahl is simply delicious, mouth-watering and perfect as a meat free dinner. Watch the 1 minute video which shows you how easy and quick it is to make! Click to Tweet

    Watch the short video I made to show you how to make this delicious green lentil dahl curry. It shows you how easy it really is!

    Green Lentil Dahl Recipe

    Serve your Green Lentil Dahl with rice or an Indian bread.

    If it's a bread you prefer. And you don't have time to make my Home Made Naan Bread and you want to keep the calories as low as possible then choose Roti at your supermarket. Roti breads are made with wholemeal flour.

    I’d love to hear what you think of my recipe in the comments below and please do rate my recipe 5* if you like it! 🙂

    This vegan green lentil dahl is simply delicious, mouth-watering and perfect as a meat free dinner. Filling and with just the right amount of chilli spice, even meat eaters will find this agreeable too!
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    Green Lentil Dahl Recipe

    This vegan green lentil dahl is simply delicious, mouth-watering and perfect as a meat free dinner which I think meat eaters will find agreeable too!
    Prep Time20 mins
    Cook Time40 mins
    Total Time1 hr
    Course: Dinner
    Cuisine: Indian
    Servings: 2
    Calories: 516kcal
    Author: Neil

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    This means that if you click on it and then buy that product I’ll get a small commission (at no extra cost to you of course).

    If you do click through then thanks for being a part of Neil’s Healthy Meals!

    Equipment

    • Sieve
    • Saucepans
    • Measuring jug
    • Kitchen scale
    • Chopping board
    • Kitchen knives
    • Measuring spoons
    • Wooden spoon

    Ingredients

    • 230 g green lentils
    • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
    • 2.5 cm piece of cinnamon stick
    • 1 small onion chopped finely
    • 1 tablespoon ginger and garlic paste
    • 1 teaspoon chilli powder
    • ½ teaspoon ground turmeric
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • 125 g ripe tomatoes chopped
    • 800 ml warm water
    • Pinch of garam masala
    • leaves Pinch of fenugreek
    • Small red chilli finely chopped
    • 1 tablespoon coriander freshly chopped
    Metric - US Customary

    Instructions

    • Place the green lentils in a sieve, wash them under cold water and leave them to drain.
    • Heat the oil in a saucepan, add the cinnamon stick, chopped onion and garlic and ginger paste. Saute for approximately 5 minutes.
    • Add the drained lentils, chilli powder, turmeric and salt and combine everything together, stirring constantly and adding drops of warm water if the mixture begins to stick.
    • Add the tomatoes and combine and cook everything together, stirring for a further 3 minutes.
    • Add the water, bring the contents to the boil, reduce the heat so the contents are just simmering slightly, put the lid on and cook for 20 – 30 minutes stirring every so often.
    • Once the lentils are softened completely, remove the cinnamon stick and stir in the garam masala and fenugreek leaves.
    • Garnish with the red chilli and freshly chopped coriander then serve with wholegrain basmati rice / chapatti breads.
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    Notes

    Nutrition label does not include rice or chapatti breads.
    These are the Balti dishes that I serve my curries in.
     

    Nutrition

    Calories: 516kcal | Carbohydrates: 83.4g | Protein: 30.2g | Fat: 9.2g | Saturated Fat: 0.8g | Sodium: 1215mg | Fiber: 15.8g | Sugar: 5.7g | Vitamin C: 23.9mg | Calcium: 80mg | Iron: 9.4mg

    Nutrition Facts
    Green Lentil Dahl
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 516 Calories from Fat 83
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 9.2g14%
    Saturated Fat 0.8g5%
    Sodium 1215mg53%
    Carbohydrates 83.4g28%
    Fiber 15.8g66%
    Sugar 5.7g6%
    Protein 30.2g60%
    Vitamin C 23.9mg29%
    Calcium 80mg8%
    Iron 9.4mg52%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
    This vegan green lentil dahl is simply delicious, mouth-watering and perfect as a meat free dinner. Filling and with just the right amount of chilli spice, even meat eaters will find this agreeable too! #neilshealthymeals #recipe #dinner #curry #dahl #meatfree #meatfreecurry #vegan # vegancurry #lentils

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    Comments

    1. Erin@BeetsPerMinute

      April 16, 2015 at 12:27 pm

      I love lentils, I've never had dahl. I'm so cosmopolitan, right? Your food always looks so good! 🙂

      Reply
      • neil@neilshealthymeals.com

        April 17, 2015 at 4:54 am

        I think you would like dahl Erin. 🙂

        If you love lentils then dahl is just a kind of thick soup (spicy or not so spicy depending on your own preference) mixture.

        It really sticks to you and fills you up substantially! 😀

        Reply
    2. Shashi at RunninSrilankan

      April 16, 2015 at 3:56 pm

      Haha - I think auto-correct sometimes is more harmful than a slip of a finger due to a swaying train! 🙂

      Neil - I love dhal - brown, green, orange, and black - and I love curries - so this has me licking my screen! Yay for easy, filling, one pot meals!

      Reply
      • neil@neilshealthymeals.com

        April 17, 2015 at 5:05 am

        Oh you're so right Shashi, I can recall some really embarrassing slip ups with auto-correct! And what about accidentally sending that work email before you're read it through and checked it? Lol

        #allthedahls I love that you love them all Shashi, I think I'm going to try and make them all! 😉

        Reply
    3. GiGi Eats

      April 22, 2015 at 12:17 am

      5 stars
      That soup... Looks like it wants to give my stomach a BIG HUG!

      Reply
      • neil@neilshealthymeals.com

        April 22, 2015 at 4:50 am

        It does Gigi, it does! 😀

        Reply
    4. Sarah

      September 27, 2016 at 7:51 pm

      Just made this... super delicious! Thank you

      Reply
      • neil@neilshealthymeals.com

        September 27, 2016 at 7:59 pm

        Hi Sarah. Yah! 🙂

        Thanks so much for taking the time to comment and even better to make this dish. 😀

        Reply
        • Farida

          November 06, 2016 at 2:18 pm

          Hubby has been asking me to cook some green lentils for weeks. I spent almost an hour surfing the net until I decided your recipe would be the one I'd try. I've just made it and tasted it and it's so yummy ! Thanks a lot. Waiting for hubby and both daughters to come back from the swimming-pool before I can serve it !

          Reply
          • neil@neilshealthymeals.com

            November 06, 2016 at 3:52 pm

            Hi Farida, thank you so much for your comment. 🙂

            And, I'm very glad that out of all the green lentil recipes on the net you decided to try mine.

            I hope that your hubby and daughters enjoy this recipe as much as Lynne and I do.

            Sunday is our curry night too, and tonight I am serving up the paneer and chickpea curry that I published recently with some home made nann bread. Can't wait! 😀

            Reply
    5. Rebecca Randle-Williams

      August 14, 2020 at 7:53 pm

      5 stars
      Just made this and it was delicious, and very simple - thank you!

      Reply
      • Neil

        August 15, 2020 at 6:45 am

        Glad you enjoyed it Rebecca! Thanks for taking the time to make, rate and comment on my recipe. 🙂

        Reply

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