Photo: Swathi Handique
Coconut dal with tomatoes and curry leaves
15 ingredients
30 min + 2 hr
Serves 6-8
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This dal is very common in Sri Lanka and tastes exactly as you might expect, like an Indian dal but noticeably flavoured with coconut, cinnamon, pandan leaf and curry leaves. As in the rest of the Indian subcontinent, you would almost always expect to have dal as part of any meal.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
619
Calories
15g
Protein
42g
Fat
51g
Carbs
Counts 11 of 14 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Coconut | 1/2 cup shredded (40g) | 283 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Lentil | 1/2 cup cooked (99g) | 115 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Tomato | 1 medium (123g) | 22 |
| Turmeric | 1 tsp ground (3g) | 9 |
| Cumin | 1 tsp ground (2.1g) | 8 |
| Cayenne | 1 tsp (1.8g) | 6 |
| Cinnamon | 1 tsp ground (2.6g) | 6 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Mustard | 1 tsp (5g) yellow | 3 |
| Leaf | not in our table | 0 |
| Seed | not in our table | 0 |
| Coriander | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 250g/9oz red lentils
- 1 green cayenne chilli
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 4 2.5cm/1 in pieces of pandan leaf (optional)
- 200m/7fl oz coconut milk
- 3 tbsp coconut or vegetable oil
- 100g/3½oz shallots
- 3 garlic
- 3 dried red kashmiri chillies
- 12 curry leaves
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp black mustard seeds
- 7.5cm/3in cinnamon
- 1 tsp freshly ground coriander seeds
- 150g/5½oz tomatoes
Directions
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