Alexandrina Easy Spring Dahl – served with dollop of Harissa infused Alexandrina Crème Fraîche
Alexandrina Spring Recipe Series
ALEXANDRINA EASY SPRING DAHL - SERVED WITH A DOLLOP OF HARISSA INFUSED ALEXANDRINA CRÈME FRAICHE
Our Alexandrina Easy Spring Dahl is the dream one pot weeknight dinner, and it's so simple to make, perfect for batch cooking, and it has a short and inexpensive ingredient list. You can stack your plate with rice, naan bread, and don't forget to dollop the Harissa flavoured Crème Fraîche. It's a delicious, nutritious and simple meal for busy days.
Serves 4
ELEMENTS
olive oil for frying
2 onions, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
2 carrots, finely chopped (optional)
2 sticks of celery, finely chopped (optional)
1/2 tsp tumeric
1/2 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp chilli powder
1/2 tsp chilli flakes
1 cm ginger, grated
250 g red lentils, rinsed and drained
750 ml of good quality stock (or water)
1 cinnamon stick (optional) *you definitely can sprinkle 1/2 tsp cinnamon into the mixture
2 Tbspn lemon juice
1 Tbspn coriander leaves (fresh are best)
salt, pepper
to serve
35 g of Herbies Harissa Spice Blend
~125ml Alexandrina Crème Fraîche (1/2 cup)
TECHNIQUE
The aim of this recipe is to prepare each of the ingredients, before assembling all of the ingredients of this easy Dahl into a large sized frypan or saucepan.
To the fry pan, heat the olive oil, add the onion, carrot and celery, and fry until soft.
Add the garlic, and fry for 2 minutes longer.
After this stir in the spices and the ginger.
After this add the lentils and cinnamon, add enough stock or water to cover them.
Bring to the boil, stirring occasionally, the turn down the heat, cover and simmer for 30 minutes, continue to stir occasionally until the lentils are soft.
Add the lemon juice and stir well.
Season to taste with salt and pepper.
In a small bowl, mix Harissa Spice Blend with Alexandrina Crème Fraîche.
Serve with Rice, Naan Bread, and garnish with fresh coriander leaves.
Serve in a bowl with a large dollop of Harissa Crème Fraîche.
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CALCIUM HERO OF THE DISH | Alexandrina's Crème Fraîche is a naturally matured, thickened soured cream using culture. It has a light and lemony taste, and goes well with both savoury and sweet foods as a condiment. Crème Fraîche is made by adding a culture (special bacteria) to and fermenting our fresh Pure Jersey Cream. It has a subtle tangy, slightly nutty flavour and rich, velvety texture. 30 % minimum fat | available in 500 ml tub.
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