Ingredients
What you need
- 250g red lentils
- 600g butternut squash
- 280g basmati rice
Recipe
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Dinner recipe
A mild vegan family dal with red lentils, butternut squash, coconut milk, tomatoes, spinach, lime, coriander, and basmati rice.
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Ingredients
wide saucepan, lidded saucepan, fine sieve, grater, knife
Method

Finely chop the onion, grate the garlic and ginger, cut the butternut squash into 1.5cm cubes, rinse the red lentils until the water runs mostly clear, and roughly chop the coriander.

Put the basmati rice in a lidded saucepan with 560ml water and a pinch of salt. Bring to the boil, cover, reduce the heat to low, and cook for 10 to 12 minutes, then leave covered off the heat.

Heat the olive oil in a wide saucepan over a medium heat. Cook the onion for 4 minutes until glossy, then stir in the garlic, ginger, curry powder, and turmeric for 1 minute until fragrant.

Stir in the butternut squash, red lentils, chopped tomatoes, coconut milk, and 500ml water. Bring to a simmer, cover loosely, and cook for 18 to 20 minutes, stirring often, until the lentils have softened and the squash crushes easily against the spoon.

Fold in the baby spinach for 2 minutes until just wilted. Squeeze in half the lime, stir through half the coriander, and loosen with a splash of hot water if the dal is thicker than spoonable.

Fluff the rice with a fork, spoon it into bowls, top with the dal, and finish with the remaining coriander and lime wedges.
Contains
Milk