Chickpea and coconut dal with onion bhaji recipe

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Chickpea and coconut dal with onion bhaji recipe

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Clodagh McKenna
Clodagh McKenna is a chef, TV presenter, author and small holding farmer living in Hampshire. She’s the resident chef on ITV’s This Morning, has hosted five TV shows, is a regular on the Today Show in the USA and has eight cookbooks under her belt.

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Total time

Ingredients

Servings
4
1/2
green chilli, chopped
1 tsp
cumin seeds
3 cloves
M&S Remarksable Value garlic, crushed
2 cm
root ginger, grated
1 tsp
ground turmeric
1 tsp
M&S mild roasted curry powder
2
M&S Italian plum tomatoes, roughly chopped
1 tin
(400 ml)
coconut milk
1 tin
(400 g)
chickpeas, drained, rinsed
1 tin
(400 g)
green lentils, drained, rinsed
80 g
baby spinach
1 handful
coriander, chopped
to serve
For the curried onion bhajis
2
onions
sliced into thin rings
100 g
M&S Remarksable Value plain flour
1/2 tsp
baking powder
1 tsp
ground cumin
1 tsp
ground coriander
1/2 tsp
chilli powder
1/2 tsp
ground turmeric
50 g
coriander, chopped
For the raita
1/4
cucumber, grated
250 g
M&S Greek style live yogurt
1 handful
mint, chopped
1 handful
coriander, chopped
1/2 tsp
garam masala
1 clove
M&S Remarksable Value garlic, crushed
1/2
lime
juice only
To serve
1 pack
(380 g)
M&S garlic and coriander naan
1 handful
coriander, chopped
2
limes
each cut into four wedges

Nutrition per serving

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Calories
1031kcal
Fat
36.6 g
Saturates
22.1 g
Sugars
10.8 g
Salt
1333.1 mg
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Method

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step 1
First, make the onion bhajis. Soak the onions (2) in a bowl of cold water while you make the base mix.
step 2
Sift the flour (100 g) and baking powder (1/2 tsp) into a bowl and add the ground cumin (1 tsp), ground coriander (1 tsp), chilli powder (1/2 tsp), turmeric (1/2 tsp), a good pinch of sea salt and the coriander (50 g). Gently whisk in 100ml cold water to make a thick batter.
step 3
Drain the onions and squeeze out any excess liquid. Fold the onions through the batter.
step 4
Heat a 5cm layer of vegetable oil, for shallow frying, in a deep pan over medium heat. Add a tiny speck of batter – if it rises to the surface surrounded by bubbles and begins to brown, then the oil is hot enough for frying.
step 5
Spoon the bhaji mixture into the pan a few tablespoons at a time and cook for about 4 minutes, until evenly brown and crisp, ensuring they are cooked through. Drain on kitchen paper, sprinkle with a little salt and keep warm while you cook the rest.
step 6
To make the dahl, heat 1 tbsp vegetable oil in a large casserole dish over medium heat. Add the green chilli (1/2), cumin seeds (1 tsp), garlic (3 cloves) and ginger (2 cm) and cook for 30 seconds until fragrant. Add the turmeric (1 tsp) and curry powder (1 tsp) and cook for a further 30 seconds.
step 7
Stir in the tomatoes (2), coconut milk (1 tin), chickpeas (1 tin) and lentils (1 tin) along with 1 tsp sea salt and simmer for 7-8 minutes.
step 8
Meanwhile, make the raita. Put the cucumber (1/4) into a bowl and squeeze out as much liquid as possible using your hands, then remove. In another bowl, mix the cucumber with the Greek yogurt (250 g), mint (1 handful), coriander (1 handful), garam masala (1/2 tsp), garlic (1 clove) and lime (1/2), season with salt and chill until ready to serve.
step 9
While the dahl is cooking, using the back of a wooden spoon, crush ¼ of the chickpeas and lentils against the side of the pan. This will thicken the sauce.
step 10
Remove the dahl from the heat, stir in the spinach (80 g) and scatter with the coriander (1 handful).
step 11
Heat the naan (1 pack) according to the pack instructions and scatter with the coriander (1 handful). Cut into halves and serve with the dahl, bhajis, raita and lime wedges (2).
step 11 Heat the naan (1 pack) according to the pack instructions and scatter with the coriander (1 handful). Cut into halves and serve with the dahl, bhajis, raita and lime wedges (2).

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