Side Dishes

Dhal – Red Lentils

by Editorial Staff

Summary

Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 15 mins
Total Time 25 mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine European
Servings (Default: 2)

Ingredients

  • 1 medium onion (s)
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 teaspoon garam masala
  • 0.5 teaspoon ½ turmeric
  • 0.25 teaspoon ¼ chilli flakes
  • 0.5 teaspoon ½ cumin powder
  • 100 g lentils, red
  • 250 ml coconut milk
  • 1 can tomato (s), chopped
  • 200 ml still water
  • salt and pepper
Dhal – Red Lentils
Dhal – Red Lentils

Instructions

  1. Roughly chop the onion and sweat with a little water in a saucepan. Press the garlic cloves and add them. Stir in the spices and let simmer for half a minute, adding a little water if necessary. Dose the chilli flakes to your own taste, I recommend at least 1/4 teaspoon. Add the lentils and sweat everything for another half a minute.
  2. Add the tomatoes, coconut milk and water, stir well and bring to the boil. Simmer over medium heat for 10-15 minutes, until the lentils have reached the desired firmness. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  3. Tastes delicious with rice, with flat bread (also as a filling), as a dip or as a hearty vegetable side dish.
Editorial Staff

About Editorial Staff

The Boss Kitchen editorial staff oversees content review, fact-checking, and recipe verification across the site. Published articles pass through the editorial team before going live, ensuring ingredient lists, techniques, cooking times, and nutritional claims hold up in a home kitchen. The team coordinates contributions across the site writers, handles reader corrections, and maintains consistency in measurement conventions, safety guidance, and dietary labeling. Posts under this byline typically represent team-reviewed reference material, site announcements, or editorial roundups rather than individual-author features, and they are held to the same sourcing standards as bylined recipe and product coverage.

Get FREE Recipe Gifts now. Or latest free cooktops from our best collections.

Disable Ad block to get all the secrets. Once done, hit any button below