Dump and Run Dal (Red Lentil Easy Recipe)

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This recipe is great!

I make this recipe at least once a week, and I am not sure why I am only sharing this with you now!

I love the simplicity of this recipe, as the name should explain it all!

I have chosen to use the slow cooker for this recipe as I find using the slow cooker a life saver, if you are very busy but would like a healthy nutritious meal at the end of the day!

Dump and Run Dal, is just that! What I mean by that is that you literally pop all the ingredients into the slow cooker, turn it on and go!

The only sort of prep you will need to do for this recipe is chopping the onion and measuring out the spices and that is it!

Red lentils are a great source of protein, I would always serve the dal with at least two or three small sides, for example. I have served with brown rice as seen in the photos, and I would serve with broccoli or green beans or spinach.

This recipe is so quick and so delicious, If Mum and Dad prefer a little kick to their dal, you could add in some crushed chilli’s to yours!

You will have to give this one a go! Especially if you lead a busy life and would like a night off the mid week meal!

Ingredient information

Red lentils - Packed with protein, a great addition to your store cupboard.

Onion - The perfect base to the recipe!

Garlic - You could add in a teaspoon or 2 of garlic powder if you didn’t have fresh garlic.

Mustard seeds - I love mustard seeds so have added them into the recipe, If you didn’t have any you could leave them out.

Cumin - Another great earthy spice that is a great addition to the recipe.

Turmeric - This is an earthy spice with many benefits attached to it! A perfect spice for a dal!

Garam masala - I find a small amount of this spice really elevates the whole recipe.

Chopped tomatoes - You could use tinned plum tomatoes or you could add in 6 fresh tomatoes.

Serving suggestion

I usually serve this with some brown rice or quinoa, and some spinach and broccoli! You could add in the spinach to the dal it’s up to you! I find the best way to serve broccoli for kids is when it is roasted, when you roast the broccoli, you can add in so many different herbs and spices that liven the broccoli up, this way it can be more tasty than if you just boil or steam.

Storage instructions

You could feed your family with this recipe as it makes plenty. The dal makes 4 large portions or 8-10 little portions. You could batch cook this recipe and store in airtight containers and freeze for up to 3 months, and you could store in the fridge for up to 3 days.

Recipe | Dump and Run Dal

Ingredients

Makes small 8-10 portions, 4 large portions

• 400g red lentils

• 1 medium onion, diced

• 2 cloves garlic, sliced or mashed

• 1 teaspoon mustard seeds

• 2 teaspoons cumin

• 2 teaspoons turmeric

• 1/2 teaspoon garam masala

• 1 400g tin chopped tomatoes

Instructions

• Start by preparing the slow cooker, I use a slow cooker liner.

• Rinse the lentils under the tap in a sieve for a good few minutes.

• Pop all of the ingredients into the slow cooker.

• Using the tinned tomato can, pop 3 tins of water into the slow cooker, and stir.

• Pop the lid on and put the slow cooker on for 8 hours on low or 4 hours on high.

• When the time is up, add in 350ml of hot water, this is just to make the dal a bit thinner. If you like a really thick dal you will not need to add in the water at the end.

Hope you and your family enjoy!

Recipe notes

As mentioned above you could add in different vegetables to this dal if you wanted to. You could mash or blend in some vegetables, some examples would be carrot (as seen in my stove top dal recipe) or you could add in sweet potato, cauliflower, potato or even some peas, This recipe can be the base of whatever you want to make of it.

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