Indian Daal with Creme Fraiche Recipe

Prep time: 10 minutes — Cook time: 40 minutes — Total time: 50 minutes — Serving: 2 people

Description

Easy recipe for Indian Daal which is a delicious and healthy vegetarian dinner. It is one of our favorite Indian things to eat. It is made with lots of spices, red lentils, onion, garlic, carrots, and more. You can serve it with or without rice. We usually just have naan bread as our side.

Ingredients

Daal 

1 yellow/white onion

2 garlic cloves

4.41 oz (125 g) carrots

0.6 inches 1.5 cm) fresh ginger

1.5 teaspoon curry

1 teaspoon ground cumin

1 teaspoon chili flakes

3.53 oz (100 g) dried red lentils

0.42 cups (1 dl)

0.85 cups (200 ml) coconut milk

7.05 oz (200 g) chopped tomato, canned

salt/pepper

Other 

3.53 oz (100 g) creme fraiche (oat or soy if you want vegan. We just use regular)

1.06 oz (30 g) salted almonds

0.1 bundle fresh parsley

2 x naan bread

Directions

1. Chop garlic and onion into fine pieces with your favorite KUMA kitchen knife.
2. Peel carrots and cut into dice.
3. Grab your KUMA Paring Knife to easily remove the fresh ginger skin, and then cut ginger into fine pieces.
4. Heat up a pan with oil and add onion, garlic, and ginger.
5. Sauté until they are soft.
6. Now add curry, chili flakes, ground cumin, and diced carrots. Mix it all well together so the spices can get a quick “burn” (the point before turning black and actually burning, but we want to expose the spices to a lot of heat to activate the flavors).
7. Now add the red lentils, water, chopped tomatoes, and coconut milk. Mix it all together.
8. Let it simmer on low/medium heat for about 20-30 minutes until it starts to thicken. Remember to stir frequently so it doesn’t burn in the bottom. Finally taste with salt and pepper.
9. If you think your daal ends up too thick, add a little more water and stir.
10. Serve your daal topped with creme fraiche, chopped fresh parsley, salted almonds, and warm naan bread. 

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