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Sweet & sour lentil dhal with grilled aubergine
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Sweet & sour lentil dhal with grilled aubergine

10 ingredients 10 min + 25 min Serves 2 openrecipes
Sweet & sour lentil dhal with grilled aubergine

Spice up supper with this superhealthy recipe that's high in fibre, packed with iron and counts as 4 of your 5-a-day - it's cheap too!

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

616
Calories
17g
Protein
16g
Fat
108g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 12 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Lentil 1/2 cup cooked (99g) 115
Mango 1 cup diced (165g) 99
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Tamarind not in our table 0
Coriander not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 100g red lentils , rinsed
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • 1 tbsp tamarind paste (we used Bart)
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 medium onion , thinly sliced
  • 1 garlic clove , finely chopped
  • 3cm/1¼ inch piece ginger , grated
  • 1 tsp curry powder
  • 1 medium aubergine , cut into 2 cm slices
  • cooked basmati rice , lime or mango chutney and a few coriander leaves, to serve, if you like

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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