Is it time to get the slow cooker out? Yes it sure is and this is the best recipe ever! I’ve had a slow cooker for years, but I hardly ever use it. Wick Nixon from Wicked Wellbeing has totally inspired me with her fantastic Turmeric & Coconut Dahl made in a slow cooker, not only is it divine, it’s the perfect way to let something else do the hard work – you just walk in and serve, it is literally that easy.
Just throw everything into the slow cooker in the morning, walk out the door and come back to a gorgeous aroma and dinner all cooked. Add as many extra veggies as you wish, and freeze any leftovers into portions to have for lunches during the week. This dahl is one of my absolute favourite recipes to make in the slow cooker.
Turmeric & Coconut Dahl
Prep Time: 55mins | Cook Time: 8 hours
Ingredients:
400ml coconut milk or cream
¾ c yellow split peas
¾ c puy lentils (or French green lentils)
¼ c quinoa, rinsed and drained (I used red but any colour is suitable)
4 c vegetable stock
2 onions, finely chopped
4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2cm piece ginger, finely chopped
4 curry leaf stems
1 large kumara, cut into small chunks
1 T garam masala
¼ t ground cloves
¼ t ground cinnamon
2 t turmeric
a good grinding of black pepper
½ c fresh coriander, finely chopped
To serve:
fresh coriander, ¼ c coconut flakes, dry toasted lime quarters
Instructions:
To make the dahl, save ¼ c of coconut milk/cream aside to garnish.
Place the remaining coconut milk in a slow cooker with yellow split peas, lentils, quinoa, stock, onion, garlic, ginger, curry leaf stems, kumara and spices.
Cover and cook for 6-8 hours or until peas are tender and mixture thickens.
Discard curry leaf stems and stir through the fresh coriander.
Season with salt and extra pepper if desired.
Divide evenly amongst serving bowls, drizzle with the reserved coconut milk/cream and sprinkle with the toasted coconut flakes, fresh coriander and serve with the lime quarters on the side.
If you love this recipe and would like more winter warming meal ideas for the whole family, grab Wick’s ‘Winter Warming Weekday Dinners’ free ebook. She’ll help you get that slow cooker out and cranked up, get more hidden veggies into your kids, you’ll discover recipes to double and freeze, and prep ahead recipes too. It’s all in here!
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