Hello! I have one of my favourite recipes for you today and am writing this post enthusiastically right after enjoying a bowl of it 🙂
Mmmmm
Warning: This makes enough dahl to feed an army! But it’s SO GOOD! Plus, after eating this, the army would perhaps be more inclined to talk rationally rather than fight, because it makes you feel so lovely, zen and wonderful.
Okay, I’m done blowing my own trumpet – but seriously, make this!
Traditionally dahl is made with lentils but I’ve only ever made it with mung beans because I have lentils quite a lot and like a change sometimes 🙂 Plus, the beans are a fabulous source of protein and fill you right up without making you feel stodgy or gross.
So – the recipe:
Ingredients
500g mung beans (soak overnight)
1.2-1.5 litres of hot water or vegetable stock
1 tablespoon coconut butter (or coconut oil)
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1 tablespoon ground turmeric
2 teaspoons ground coriander
4 large onions, sliced thinly
2 inch piece of ginger, diced small
6 cloves of garlic, diced small
4 carrots, diced
2 celery sticks, diced
2 tablespoons light soy sauce
Approx. 6 handfuls of spinach and watercress (or any greens really)
1 lime
Method:
- After you’ve soaked the mung beans overnight pour them into a large pot of the boiling water and cover, cooking on medium heat – they will take about 40 minutes to cook overall!
- Whilst the beans cook dry fry the spices in a large frying pan until they smell delicious and then add the coconut butter and onions, cooking for about ten minutes until they’re softening and taking on the flavour of the spices.
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Then, add in the garlic and ginger with the onions and fry together for a further five minutes, stirring often.
- After the mung beans have cooked for around 20 minutes add the celery, carrots and the onion mix in with them and stir around. Let them cook for the remaining 20 minutes and then add the greens, soy sauce and lime juice.
- Serve with a generous sprinkling of black pepper and enjoy hot!
I am absolutely in love with the taste of this dish and it’s so very good for you – you’ll feel amazing afterwards I promise 🙂 It’s a great meal to detox and cleanse yourself after a party or a busy week and all the ingredients have wonderful health benefits, especially the anti-inflammatory ginger and turmeric.
So yes! Please give it a go and let me know how it went.
Peace and dahl to you all ❤ x
tobepeaceful 