Creamy One-Pot Dal

Lazy Rice Cooker Meal Prep Dal

Name: Lazy Rice Cooker Meal Prep Dal
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 tsp Coconut fat; 1 Piece Onion (hacked); 400 g Smoked tofu (in dice); 300 g Red lentils; 1 tbsp Tomato paste; 2 Piece garlic cloves (hacked); 1 tsp Curry paste; 1 Piece Sternanis; 1 tsp Curry powder; 1 tsp cumin; 1 tsp coriander seed; 0.5 tsp Chili flakes; 100 g Cherry tomatoes; 400 ml Coconut milk light; 400 g Chopped tomatoes; 400 ml water; 1 tbsp lemon juice; Salt (to taste); Pepper (to taste)

30 Min4 PortionsSimple Rate

40g Protein

508 kcal

48g Carbs

18g Fat

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Ingredients

4 serv.

Main ingredients
1 tsp Coconut fat
1 Piece Onionhacked
400 g Smoked tofuin dice
300 g Red lentils
1 tbsp Tomato paste
2 Piece garlic cloveshacked
1 tsp Curry paste
1 Piece Sternanis
1 tsp Curry powder
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp coriander seed
0.5 tsp Chili flakes
100 g Cherry tomatoes
400 ml Coconut milk light
400 g Chopped tomatoes
400 ml water
1 tbsp lemon juice
Saltto taste
Pepperto taste

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Instructions

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.

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Tips & variations

In the pot

In the pot
No rice cooker on hand? The dal turns out just as well in a regular pot on the stove.

Tools I use

Large stainless steel cooking pot, Rice cooker

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About this recipe

This lazy rice cooker dal is the perfect solution for anyone who doesn't want to deal…

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.

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