Dhal, from red lentil with spinach fritters
Easy and delicious vegan cooking from Suma, check out this spinach fritters & dhal recipe. Kindly provided by Steve Dent Recipe AKA 'The Circus Gardener's Kitchen'.
Serves 4
Ingredients
Ingredients for the Spinach Fritters
150 g
organic spinach, washed, drained and chopped
1
onion finely sliced
180 g
gram (chickpea) flour
30 g
rice flour
1 g
reen chilli, seeds in, finely chopped
1 tsp
ground turmeric
1 tsp
baking powder
1/2 tsp
sea salt
15 g
fresh coriander, chopped
Ingredients for the Dhal
200 g
organic red lentils, rinsed well in a sieve and drained
1x 400g can
organic chopped tomatoes
1x 400g can
organic coconut milk
2
onions, chopped
2 g
arlic cloves, chopped
1
red chilli, seeds in, chopped
2
cm piece ginger, peeled and chopped
1 tsp
ground turmeric
1 tsp
garam masala
1 tsp
sea salt
500 ml
vegetable stock
2 tbsp
sunflower oil
Method
Begin by making the dhal. Put the garlic, ginger and chilli into a pestle and mortar or food processor and blend to a paste. Pour the oil into a large pan and place over a high heat. Once the oil is hot, add the chopped onion. Reduce the heat to medium and cook, stirring, for five minutes or until the onion is soft and translucent.
Stir in the chilli, garlic and ginger paste along with the salt, turmeric and garam masala, then add the lentils, chopped tomatoes and vegetable stock. Stir and bring to a simmer. Reduce the heat to maintain a gentle simmer. Cook for a further 20 minutes, by which time the dhal will have thickened. Stir in the coconut milk and remove the pan from the heat. Set to one side while you prepare the spinach fritters.
For the spinach fritters, place the gram flour, rice flour, baking powder and salt in a large mixing bowl. Add 200 ml fresh cold water and whisk into a smooth batter. Stir in the chopped chilli and turmeric, followed by the spinach, onion and chopped coriander.
Gently reheat the dhal, stirring every so often. Pour sunflower oil into a large deep sided pan to a depth of 5cm and place over a high heat. Once the oil is really hot carefully lower tablespoonfuls of the spinach fritter batter into the pan. Cook the fritters in small batches to avoid crowding the pan. Once they are crisp and golden all over, remove the fritters from the hot oil with a slotted spoon. Drain on kitchen paper.
To serve, place a generous helping of red lentil dhal onto each plate together with a few spinach fritters.