Even designers need to eat, and if you've made it this far let us leave you with our best recipe for a Tarka Dal, an indian curry/soup made with lentils.
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Ingredients

For stew (3 persons):

  • 3dl red lentils
  • 1 onion
  • 3 cloves of garlic
  • 2 small carrots
  • 3 tomatoes (substitute for crushed tomatoes)
  • 2dl Coconut milk
  • Chillies
  • Fresh ginger
  • Ground cumin
  • Turmeric powder
  • Juice from 1 lime
  • Rapeseed oil (or equivalent)
  • Mustard seeds
We suggest serving with rice or home made naan or roti bread.

For garnish (pick and choose):

  • Salt
  • Black pepper
  • Cherry tomatoes
  • Roast almonds
  • Yoghurt (such as Turkish)
  • Coriander
  • Crispy onions

Actions

  1. Dice onion and carrot.
  2. Fry cumin in oil for a few minutes before adding onion.
  3. Once golden, add rest of spices and carrot.
  4. Wash lentils in cold water and add to stew alongside 3dl water. Stir and add water continuously to submerge lentils.
  5. Add tomatoes and coconut.
  6. Add salt to taste, simmer until lentils soft.
  7. Add lime juice.
  8. Serve and garnish.
Enjoy!