Name: Sweet potato dahl
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 2 sweet potatoes, peeled and diced; 1 onion, chopped; 85g ( 3/8 cup) spinach leaves; 200g lentils ( 1 cup), can or pre-boiled dried; 250ml ( 1 cup) vegetable stock; 2 tbsp olive oil, or other vegetable oil; 1 tsp fresh turmeric, finely chopped; 1 tbsp fresh ginger, finely chopped; 1 tbsp garlic, finely chopped; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp ground coriander; 1 tsp chilli paste; handful of coriander leaves, chopped; juice of 1/2 lime; salt; pepper

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I love making a dahl every now and then, and my favourite one is definitely a sweet potato dahl. The sweetness of the potato works very well with all the Indian spices.

This dahl is not only super easy and quick to make, but it is full of nutrition. A great pick me up lunch, or dinner.

Of course you can enjoy this dahl with a bowl of rice of your choice, or stir some rice though it. I often have it with just some rustic bread, or fresh chapati’s. If you are interested to make your own chapati’s, check out my page ‘love for bread‘ to get the recipe.

Feel free to add any of your preferred vegetables. It is a dish which you can easy adjust to your own liking. Use kale instead of spinach, or add some more heat by using fresh chilli pepper sliced. I always like to balance the sweetness and spice with some acidity, that is why I season it with some lime juice. But this as well is only personal preference. Taste and decide for yourself to use it or not.

What to drink with a dahl?

I personally am as much of a beer lover as a wine lover, so I tend to reach more for a nice cold refreshing beer with spicy dishes, than a glass of wine.

But a nice full rich white wine would work here as well. Think of a rich full Chardonnay, or one of the Languedoc blends (or rhone valley) like the roussanne / marsanne blends.

Create yourself this easy and quick feel good dish, and feel on top of the world! Let me know which adjustments you made to this sweet potato dahl. I am always interested to hear, and see your creations. So, add @haricoco1 to your instagram post, or comment down below. ENJOY!

Sweet potato dahl

March 13, 2020

by Nicole

Category Main dishes

Persons

Serving Size

Prep Time

15 minutes

Cook Time

25 minutes

Total Time

40 minutes

Ingredients

2 sweet potatoes, peeled and diced
1 onion, chopped
85g ( 3/8 cup) spinach leaves
200g lentils ( 1 cup), can or pre-boiled dried
250ml ( 1 cup) vegetable stock
2 tbsp olive oil, or other vegetable oil
1 tsp fresh turmeric, finely chopped
1 tbsp fresh ginger, finely chopped
1 tbsp garlic, finely chopped
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp ground coriander
1 tsp chilli paste
handful of coriander leaves, chopped
juice of 1/2 lime
salt
pepper

Instructions

Heat the olive oil in a pan, and saute the onion with a pinch of salt for 3 – 4 minutes
Add the ginger, garlic and turmeric, and stir for another 2 minutes.
Stir in the spices (cumin, coriander and chilli paste).
After 1 minute add the sweet potato and stir well, so the sweet potato is well covered with all the spices.
Add the vegetable stock, bring to the boil, and let it simmer (covered) for approx. 20 minutes until the sweet potato is cooked.
Add the lentils, and simmer for another few minutes.
Stir in the spinach leaves.
And season to taste with salt, pepper, and lime juice.
At the end stir the fresh coriander in.

Notes

Of course you can enjoy this lovely dahl with rice. Or I often enjoy it with just a piece of rustic bread, or chapati.

Amount Per Serving: 1
Calories		640.19 kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 15.61 g		24%
	Saturated Fat 2.21 g	11.1%
	Trans Fat 0.0 g
Cholesterol		0
Sodium 1160.98 mg		48.4%
Total Carbohydrate 102.03 g		34%
	Dietary Fiber 18.28 g	73.1%
	Sugars 10.94 g
Protein 29.06 g

Vitamin A 126.53 %		Vitamin C 35.31 %
Calcium 17.71 %		Iron 58.69 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Haricoco