Description:
General Dal Recipe:
Sauté onions and garlic in a thin layer of oil/ghee for a few minutes. Add the spices and mix them thoroughly. Then add the lentils, crushed tomatoes and water. Let this cook together until the lentils are soft and the consistency is saucy. Season with salt and possibly lime juice, coconut milk and coriander leaves to taste.
Recommended spices:
Hing / Asefoetida - Helps the stomach digest the lentils
Turmeric - The nice yellow color and a gingery taste.
Black pepper - Helps digestion and reduces gas formation in the stomach.
Basic Dal Masala - Ready-made mixture of everything that needs to be added.
Cardamom - Gives a classic Indian flavor
Vata, Pitta or Kapha Balance Churna - choose one according to your body type.
Red Chilli - Good for metabolism, especially good for Vata and Kapha.
Nutritional values per 100g:
Nutritional information per 100g:
Energy: 1260 kJ / 300 kcal
Fat: 5.0 g
of which saturated fatty acids: 0.1 g
of which polyunsaturated fatty acids: 1.2 g
Carbohydrates: 50.0 g
of which sugar: 5.25 g
Protein: 20.0 g
Salt: 0.01 g
Fiber: 5.0 g