Dhal Curry Sri Lankan Style

Name: Dhal Curry Sri Lankan Style
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Sri Lankan
Ingredients: 300g red lentils; 400ml coconut milk; 1 onion, diced; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 1 tsp turmeric; 1 tsp curry powder; 1 tsp mustard seeds; 10 curry leaves; 2 dried red chillies; 3 tbsp coconut oil

Red lentil curry tempered with mustard seeds, curry leaves and dried chilli — the essential everyday side dish.

Total time

40 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

30 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Sri Lankan

Vegan

Ingredients

300gred lentils

400mlcoconut milk

1onion, diced

4 clovesgarlic, minced

1 tspturmeric

1 tspcurry powder

1 tspmustard seeds

10curry leaves

2dried red chillies

3 tbspcoconut oil

Instructions

Cook lentils in 600ml water with turmeric until soft. Add coconut milk. Simmer 10 minutes.

Heat coconut oil in a small pan. Fry mustard seeds until they pop.

Add curry leaves, dried chillies, onion and garlic. Fry until golden.

Pour this tempering over the lentils. Stir.

Season with salt.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

488

Protein

11.4g

Fat

38.6g

Carbs

29.3g

Fiber

9.9g

Sodium

219mg

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