Simple Mixed Dahl

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 150 g brown rice
• 2 cups low sodium vegetable broth
• 1 onion, chopped finely
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 100 g dry split yellow peas (or 250g cooked)
• 100 g dried red lentils (or 250g cooked)
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 -2 teaspoon chili sauce (to taste)
• 300 g frozen green peas
• 125 ml low-fat plain yogurt (optional)
• 3 1/2 cups water (for cooking)

Recipe

• 1 bring 1 1/2 cups water to boil in a medium sized saucepan.
• 2 add rice, reduce heat to low, cover and cook for 20 minutes.
• 3 bring 2 cups water to the boil, add dried split peas and boil for 10 minutes.
• 4 add lentils and boil for further 10 minutes, then drain and add to rice mixture.
• 5 prepare onions and garlic and place in a saucepan with all of the spices and a little of the stock (the pan just vacated by the peas and lentils is fine). cook until transparent.
• 6 add remainder of stock to rice & pulses and simmer gently for 20 minutes if mixture dries out add water as required.
• 7 add green peas and cook a further 5 mins until heated through.
• 8 divide into 4 bowls and serve with 2 tablespoons yoghurt on each.