Coconut Chickpea Daal

Delicious. Homely. Aromatic. This easy daal is a staple for many households and this is packed with flavour and enough nutrients to align with multipl...e health goals. One to add to your rotations of meals! Read more Delicious. Homely. Aromatic. This easy daal is a staple for many households and this is packed with flavour and enough nutrients to align with multiple health goals. One to add to your rotations of meals!

Prep time
15 minutes
Cook time
25 minutes
FREEZER FRIENDLY
Yes
SHELF LIFE
2 days
Why is this healthy?
Plant
points
High
fibre
Prebiotics
3+ fruits &
vegetables
Herbs &
spices
Contains
Ingredients
Serves 4
coconut oil
grated
curry powder
turmeric powder
cumin seeds
or ground cumin
halved
spring onion
chopped
green lentils (cooked)
Any lentils will work, can be from a jar/can, drained and rinsed
spinach
roughly chopped frozen can also be used
coriander
chopped
garlic cloves
grated
coconut milk (can)
from a tin
chickpeas (can)
drained and rinsed
lime
juiced
Why is this healthy?
Plant
points
High
fibre
Prebiotics
3+ fruits &
vegetables
Herbs &
spices

NUTRITION PER SERVING (Read more)

360kcal
Calories
14g
Protein
23g
Total Fat
30g
Carbs
13g
Fibre
7g
Sugars
164mg
Calcium
13%
 
9mg
Iron
48%
 
139mg
Magnesium
33%
 
276mg
Phosporus
22%
 
1053mg
Potassium
22%
 
62mg
Sodium
3%
 
2mg
Zinc
20%
 
1mg
Copper
66%
 
0mg
Vitamin B1
21%
 
0mg
Vitamin B2
14%
 
3mg
Vitamin B3
17%
 
1mg
Vitamin B6
31%
 
237mcg
Vitamin B9
59%
 
299mcg
Vitamin A
33%
 
0mcg
Vitamin B12
0%
 
37mg
Vitamin C
41%
 
0mcg
Vitamin D
0%
 
4mg
Vitamin E
27%
 
309mcg
Vitamin K
258%
 
Calories: 360kcal; Protein: 14g; Total Fat: 23g; Carbs: 30g; Fibre: 13g; Sugars: 7g; Calcium: 164mg (13%); Iron: 9mg (48%); Magnesium: 139mg (33%); Phosporus: 276mg (22%); Potassium: 1053mg (22%); Sodium: 62mg (3%); Zinc: 2mg (20%); Copper: 1mg (66%); Vitamin B1: 0mg (21%); Vitamin B2: 0mg (14%); Vitamin B3: 3mg (17%); Vitamin B6: 1mg (31%); Vitamin B9: 237mcg (59%); Vitamin A: 299mcg (33%); Vitamin B12: 0mcg (0%); Vitamin C: 37mg (41%); Vitamin D: 0mcg (0%); Vitamin E: 4mg (27%); Vitamin K: 309mcg (258%)
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Notes

Alternatives:

cherry tomatoes - baby tomatoes, quartered salad tomatoes
chickpeas - kidney beans, black beans, borlotti beans, pinto beans
green lentils -red, black lentils, chickpeas, pinto beans

Why is this healthy?
Plant
points
High
fibre
Prebiotics
3+ fruits &
vegetables
Herbs &
spices
Contains
Ingredients
Serves 4
coconut oil
grated
curry powder
turmeric powder
cumin seeds
or ground cumin
halved
spring onion
chopped
green lentils (cooked)
Any lentils will work, can be from a jar/can, drained and rinsed
spinach
roughly chopped frozen can also be used
coriander
chopped
garlic cloves
grated
coconut milk (can)
from a tin
chickpeas (can)
drained and rinsed
lime
juiced
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Ingredients

Serves 4
coconut oil
grated
curry powder
turmeric powder
cumin seeds
or ground cumin
halved
spring onion
chopped
green lentils (cooked)
Any lentils will work, can be from a jar/can, drained and rinsed
spinach
roughly chopped frozen can also be used
coriander
chopped
garlic cloves
grated
coconut milk (can)
from a tin
chickpeas (can)
drained and rinsed
lime
juiced

Method

Your notes

1

Gather your ingredients. (brown instead of green lentils pictured)

2

Heat the coconut oil in a large pot over a medium heat. Add the garlic, ginger and spring onions with seasoning and cook for 2 minutes until starting to colour.

3

Add the curry powder, turmeric and cumin and cook for 30 seconds, until fragrant. (ground cumin pictured)

4

Add the tomatoes and cook gently for 7 minutes until they break down.

5

Add the chickpeas and lentils and stir to combine.

6

Stir the chickpeas through the spiced tomatoes in the pan.

7

Add the coconut milk and stir through the ingredients gently. Cover and simmer very gently for 10 minutes to allow the flavours to infuse.

8

Add the spinach in batches. Stir through the ingredients to gently wilt, then repeat until all the spinach is used up. When the last batch is used, cook for another 2 minutes then take off the heat. Stir through the lime, add salt and pepper to taste and top with fresh coriander to serve.

Notes

Alternatives:

cherry tomatoes - baby tomatoes, quartered salad tomatoes
chickpeas - kidney beans, black beans, borlotti beans, pinto beans
green lentils -red, black lentils, chickpeas, pinto beans

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