About this dish
Red lentils simmered with coconut milk, turmeric, and curry leaves into a comforting curry.
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Ingredients
🫘1.5 cups red lentils
🥥1 cup coconut milk
🟡1/2 tsp turmeric
🍃Curry leaves
🌱1 tsp mustard seeds
Method
Serves 31
Simmer the lentils with turmeric and water until soft.2
Stir in the coconut milk and continue simmering until creamy.3
In a separate small pan, heat oil and fry mustard seeds and curry leaves until fragrant.4
Pour the tempered oil over the dhal.5
Season with salt and serve with rice.✓ What Makes it Authentic
Dhal curry, or parippu, is a staple Sri Lankan dish, commonly eaten alongside rice and other curries at nearly every meal.
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