coconut dal

A tray of spicy roasted sweet potato and crispy onion infuses so much flavor into this red lentil and coconut milk dal. This is a fresh, filling, protein packed vegetarian dinner with an easy relaxed process... you will want to make it time and time again!

Roasted Sweet Potato Coconut Dal

red lentils

coconut milk

water

tsp salt

turmeric

lemon

cilantro (fresh coriander) (chopped)

sweet potato

onion

garlic

ginger

fennel seeds (lightly crushed)

tsp cumin seeds (lightly crushed)

tsp garam masala

tsp smoked paprika

tsp chili powder

tbsp salted butter or coconut oil

Preheat the oven to 200C / 400F.

First, we&#39;ll get the dal simmering. Add the red lentils, coconut milk, salt and water into a saucepan and bring to a gentle boil. Stir and allow to simmer over a very low heat. The lentils will soften and turn creamy after about 15-20 minutes, but you can just let them bubble away until the sweet potatoes are ready.

Next, we&#39;ll get the sweet potatoes roasting. Scatter the cubed sweet potato and onion slices into a lightly oiled baking dish (ideally 9x13&#39; with high sides). Drizzle with olive oil, add salt and pepper to taste and then place in the oven for 20 minutes.

Meanwhile, measure out and prep your spices and aromatics. Using a pestle and mortar, lightly crush the cumin and fennel seeds. Add to small bowl with the garam masala, chili powder and smoked paprika. Chop your ginger, garlic and cilantro (coriander).

After 20 minutes in the oven, check in on the sweet potato and onion. The sweet potato should be soft and brown at the edges, and the onions a little bit crispy and caramelised. Give them a little more oven time if needed.

Remove from the oven and immediately pour the spices, ginger and garlic into the pan and mix through. Add the butter to the dish, then place back in the oven for another 2-3 minutes, or until the spices are fragrant and the butter is melted (it may even be bubbling a little). Be careful not to leave it in the oven any longer than this - you don&#39;t want it to dry out or for the spices to burn.

Now pour the cooked lentils into the pan with the sweet potatoes and onion. Add the cilantro and a couple squeezes of lemon juice. Stir to combine, making sure the butter and spices infuse through all of the dal. You can use a wooden spoon to break up some of the sweet potato cubes if you wish, though it&#39;s fine to leave them all whole.

Serve immediately, with rice and/or naan, and additional lemon slices for squeezing if desired.

Coconut dal or coconut moong dal curry with coconut and mild spices, this is so delicious and easy to make side dish using dal and coconut that goes great with rice!

Coconut Dal In Instant Pot

yellow moong dal

coconut (unsweetened)

salt (as needed)

garlic crushed

turmeric powder

onion powder (optional)

ghee (or butter

cilantro chopped (for garnishing)

water (will need more later once the dal is cooked)

Add the yellow moong dal to the instant pot.

Also add the coconut, salt, onion powder, turmeric and garlic.

Add the water and mix well to combine. Also add the ghee (or oil or butter), mix in with the rest of the ingredients.

Cover the instant pot with lid in sealing position and cook in high pressure for 6 minutes. Once the cooking is done, wait for a natural pressure release for at least 12 minutes. Then, you may carefully do a gradual manual pressure release.

once the pressure is all released, carefully open the lid of the instant pot and stir the contents. The water will all be absorbed by the dal at this time, you can gently mash the dal using a large spoon or ladle.

Add more water to the dal, as needed, stir well to combine with the dal. I usually use another 2 to 3 cups of water to mix with the cooked dal, which will give the right consistency for the dal. You may adjust the amount of water required to get your preferred consistency of coconut dal curry.

Also, you may press the saute function and simmer for about a minute or so, if you wish.

Once cooked, you can garnish the dal with cilantro leaves (if using) and serve hot with rice, chapathi etc. You may also use curry leaves instead of cilantro leaves if you wish.

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