Dahl with spinach

Serves 6

Try our delicious recipe for dahl with spinach today.

Ingredients

• 2T sunflower oil
• 2 onions chopped
• 2 garlic cloves chopped
• 2t grated ginger
• 1 long green chilli finely chopped
• 1T mustard seeds
• 1t ground cumin
• 1T ground coriander
• 2t ground turmeric
• 1t garam masala
• 400g yellow split peas (rinsed and soaked overnight before using)
• 800g chopped tomatoes
• 3 cups chicken style liquid stock
• 1t castor sugar
• 100g baby spinach leaves

Method

Heat oil in pan over medium heat until soft. Add garlic and ginger and cook for a further minute. Stir in spices then cook for 30 seconds until fragrant. Add peas, stock, tomatoes, sugar and 1.5 cups water. Bring to a simmer, then reduce heat to low and cook for 1-1.5hours, stirring occasionally, until peas are tender and dahl is thick and rich. Stir through spinach. Serve.

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