Weeknight Root Vegetable Dal

Name: Weeknight Root Vegetable Dal
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1 cup red lentils; 1 cup diced root vegetables (carrots, sweet potato, celery root, or butternut squash); 1 diced onion; 1 can (14 oz) diced tomatoes; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 1 tbsp fresh ginger, minced; 1 tsp ground turmeric; 1 tsp chili flakes; 4 cups water; 3 tbsp oil; 1 tsp mustard seeds; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 tsp chili flakes

Creamy red lentil stew with root vegetables, spiced and finished with a toasted spice oil.

Serves 4

Ingredients

1 cup red lentils
1 cup diced root vegetables (carrots, sweet potato, celery root, or butternut squash)
1 diced onion
1 can (14 oz) diced tomatoes
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 tbsp fresh ginger, minced
1 tsp ground turmeric
1 tsp chili flakes
4 cups water
3 tbsp oil
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp chili flakes

Steps

assemble
toast and pour 10 min
simmer 40 min

Source: Laura Wright, The First Mess Cookbook

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