Creamy One-Pot Dal

Lazy Rice Cooker Meal Prep Dal

⏱ 30 At least 🍽 4 Servings 📊 Simple 💪 40g protein

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160g Protein Lazy Rice Cooker Meal Prep Dal

Creamy red lentil dal with smoked tofu that you can prepare almost entirely in a rice cooker.

This lazy rice cooker dal is the perfect solution for anyone who doesn't want to deal with washing up and long cooking times. You simply throw everything into the rice cooker bit by bit and let it do the rest. Creamy thanks to coconut milk, hearty with smoked tofu, and packed with 159g of protein, this vegan high-protein dal is ideal for meal prep. It also works in a regular pot, of course.

Preparation video 1
Tools I use 2
Instructions 3
Nutritional values 4
Tips & Variations 5
Reviews 6

🔧 Tools I use

Large stainless steel cooking pot

Perfect for curries, pasta, chili, and larger meal prep quantities – stores heat evenly and reliably.

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Rice cooker

Not only absolutely essential for rice, but also perfect for many one-pot dishes.

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Ingredients

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Main ingredients
1.0TL Coconut fat
1.0Piece Onion
hacked
400.0g Smoked tofu
in dice
300.0g Red lentils
1.0EL Tomato paste
2.0Piece garlic cloves
hacked
1.0TL Curry paste
1.0Piece Sternanis
1.0TL Curry powder
1.0TL cumin
1.0TL coriander seed
0.5TL Chili flakes
100.0g Cherry tomatoes
400.0ml Coconut milk light
400.0g Chopped tomatoes
400.0ml water
1.0EL lemon juice
0.0 Salt
to taste
0.0 Pepper
to taste

Step-by-Step Guide

Sauté tofu

Heat the coconut fat in the rice cooker or pot and sauté the chopped onion together with the diced smoked tofu.

Roast lentils

Add the red lentils and tomato paste and briefly sauté to let the flavors develop.

Stir in the spices

Add garlic, curry paste, star anise, curry powder, cumin, coriander seeds, chili flakes, and the cherry tomatoes, and mix everything well.

Delete

As soon as the spices are fragrant, deglaze with coconut milk, chopped tomatoes, and water, add the lemon juice, close the rice cooker, and let it simmer for about 20 minutes.

Let simmer

Stir occasionally and let simmer until the lentils are nice and soft.

Seasoning

Season with salt and pepper and enjoy.

Nutritional values for 4 servings

160g

Protein

192g

Carbohydrates

72g

Fat

Total Calories 2032 kcal