Garlic Dahl
By: Anonymous
Published: Monday, November 30, 2009 - 5:37pm

Ingredients




1 tablespoon Sunflower oil
1 lrg Onion, chopped
4 Garlic cloves, crushed
1 tablespoon Ground turmeric
1 tablespoon Garam masala
6 Cardamom pods, crushed
1 Bay leaf
350 grams Orange lentils, washed
900 ml Vegetable stock, about
225 grams Fresh spinach leaves, roughly chopped
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Preparation

1 1 Heat the oil in a large pan and fry the onion for 5-6 minutes until golden brown. Stir in the garlic, turmeric, garam masala, cardamom pods and bay leaf. Fry gently for a minute until lightly toasted. 2 2 Add the lentils with the stock and season well. Simmer for 15-20 minutes or until the lentils are just tender, adding some more stock if necessary. 3 Stir in the spinach and cook for a further five minutes. Serve at once.