Red lentil dahl & naan

A warm comforting dish

Hello dear readers,

This dish is very easy to make and is so fragrant with its beautiful spices!

Dahl:

Serves 4 persons:

Ingredients:

- 2 medium onions, diced;

- 3 garlic cloves, minced;

- 1 thumb of ginger, grated;

- 2 tsp olive oil;

- 150 g (3/4 cup) red lentils, minced;

- 1 big can of tomates;

- 1 cup water;

- 3 tbsp of coconut milk;

- 2-3 tsp curry powder;

- 1 tsp curcuma powder;

- 1-2 tsp garlic powder;

- 1/2 to 1 tsp coriander powder;

- fresh coriander;

- salt & pepper

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Procedure

1. In a medium high wok (or big pan) add the olive oil.

2. Add diced onions, minced garlic cloves and grated ginger. Cook until translucent.

3. Add the rinsed lentils, can of tomatoes, water, coconut milk and all the spices and let simmer until red lentils are cooked (circa 20 minutes).

4. Serve hot and garnish with coriander.

Naan:

Serves 2 persons

Ingredients:

- 1 yogurt;

- 1 cup flour (use yogurt cup as reference);

- Salt;

- 2-3 tsp creamy cheese of choice (I chose saint-Moret which ressembles Philadelphia);

- 2 tsp butter;

- Cilantro

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Procedure:

1. Mix yogurt, flour, salt until a ball forms and let rest for 1 hour.

2. Separate the dough into 4 to 5 balls and roll them into small pancakes.

3. Add a dollop of the cheese to the pancake and create a ball then roll it out.

4. Melt butter in a pan and fry the naan

5. Put aside some melted butter to brush the naan with some cilantro.

Enjoy!

Audrey