Name: Basic Dal
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: Serves: 4 to 6
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon minced or grated fresh ginger; Salt and pepper; Fresh lime juice; Chopped cilantro; 1 tablespoon coconut oil (OF: 1 tablespoon full-fat coconut milk solids), plus more for serving; 1 cup (200 g) yellow split peas or brown lentils, soaked overnight and drained; ½ teaspoon ground turmeric; ½ teaspoon ground cumin; 1 jalapeño, minced, seeds and ribs removed for less heat; 4 cups (960 ml) vegetable broth or water, plus extra as needed; ½ cup (200 g) brown basmati rice; 4 garlic cloves, minced

Preparation info

Serves:
4 to 6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 10

Appears in

The No Meat Athlete Cookbook

By Matt Frazier and Stepfanie Romine

Published 2021

About

This stew of legumes and rice is about as simple as it gets, but it’s incredibly comforting. It’s easy on stomachs that are recovering from a hard day of exercise, and you can even eat it for breakfast! Feel free to add chutneys or Quick Pickled Onions for even more flavor.

For most oil-free variations we typically “sauté” in broth, but here we want to draw out more of the flavor of the spices so we use coconut milk instead.

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