This creamy, gently spiced lentil dal is cooked in the slow cooker, so it’s a brilliant ‘set it or forget it’ meal packed with the good stuff. It’s finished with a fragrant tarka, which adds brightness and depth, and served with all the fixings, like roti, pickled red onions and dips.

Heather Taylor – M&S Recipes Team
Heather has over 15 years of experience in the food industry. Since joining M&S in 2018, she has created hundreds of recipes and articles, from meal prep tips to achieving the crispiest roasties.
4HR 30MIN
Total time
Ingredients
Servings
4
300 g
M&S red lentils
1
white onion, finely chopped
200 g
M&S Remarksable Value round tomatoes, finely chopped
3 tsp
M&S frozen chopped ginger
2 tsp
ground cumin
2 tsp
ground turmeric
2 tsp
M&S roasted garam masala
4 cloves
M&S Remarksable Value garlic, sliced
700 ml
M&S vegetable stock
2
green chillies, finely sliced
1 tsp
mustard seeds
1 tsp
cumin seeds
To serve
as needed
M&S pickled red onions
as needed
M&S flame baked rotis
1 pack
(150 g)
(150 g)
M&S Indian dip selection
Nutrition per serving
Calories
374kcal
Fat
4.4 g
Saturates
0.3 g
Sugars
10.0 g
Salt
524.6 mg

