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Sophie's dhal with lemon and saffron spiced rice
Photo: Ernest Porzi

Sophie's dhal with lemon and saffron spiced rice

29 ingredients 1 hr + 1 hr Serves 4 openrecipes
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

700
Calories
22g
Protein
14g
Fat
128g
Carbs

Counts 18 of 25 ingredients — the other 7 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 18 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Lentil 1/2 cup cooked (99g) 115
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Spinach 1 cup raw (30g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Cardamom 1 tsp ground (2g) 6
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Mustard 1 tsp (5g) yellow 3
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Seed not in our table 0
Coriander not in our table 0
Sunflower Oil not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0
Saffron not in our table 0
Star Anise not in our table 0
Asafoetida 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

  • 1 tsp yellow mustard seeds
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 4-5 whole cloves
  • 1 tsp coriander seeds
  • ½ tsp ground cinnamon
  • 4-5 cardamom
  • ½ tsp turmeric
  • 2 sweet potatoes
  • 3 tbsp sunflower oil
  • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 onion
  • 1 red chilli
  • 5cm/2in piece fresh root ginger
  • 3 garlic
  • 300g/10½oz basmati rice
  • 455ml/16fl oz cold water
  • Knob of butter
  • Pinch saffron
  • 5 cardamom
  • 1-2 cinnamon
  • 1-2 star anise
  • Sea salt
  • 1 lemon
  • 500g/1lb 2oz red lentils
  • Pinch turmeric
  • Pinch asafoetida
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2 large handfuls spinach
  • Small bunch fresh coriander

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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