This dal – ideal for a midweek meal – is such easy-to-make comfort food: nutritious, filling and cheap
This is our standard midweek dal. It is such easy-to-make comfort food: nutritious, filling and cheap. We ate a lot of this when we were students ... naturally. There are so many recipes for this out there, using different types of lentils and varying combinations of spices. Every family has their own recipe and rules, and here is our version.
Serves 4 as a main, 6 as a side
chana dal (yellow split peas) 250g, soaked overnight or for at least 4 hours
garlic 2 cloves, peeled, left whole
vegetable oil 6 tbsp
cumin seeds 3 tsp
onions 4 medium, finely sliced
turmeric powder 1 tsp
chilli powder 1 tsp
salt 1½ tsp
coriander leaves to garnish (optional)
