{"id":3293,"date":"2023-09-10T13:00:07","date_gmt":"2023-09-10T13:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/?p=3293"},"modified":"2023-09-10T13:00:08","modified_gmt":"2023-09-10T13:00:08","slug":"easy-slow-cooker-red-lentil-dal-with-coconut-and-curry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/10\/easy-slow-cooker-red-lentil-dal-with-coconut-and-curry\/13\/00\/3293\/07\/appdev2098\/popular-indian-recipes\/slow-cooker\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy Slow Cooker Red Lentil Dal with Coconut and Curry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ingredients<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stovetop (or microwave) prep<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1&nbsp;tablespoon&nbsp;neutral vegetable oil<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1&nbsp;large onion, finely diced<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Salt and freshly ground black pepper<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2&nbsp;garlic cloves, minced<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1&nbsp;tablespoon&nbsp;minced ginger<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2&nbsp;teaspoons&nbsp;curry powder<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1&nbsp;teaspoon&nbsp;ground cumin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Slow cooker<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2&nbsp;cups&nbsp;dried red lentils, rinsed and drained<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1&nbsp;(13.5-ounce)&nbsp;can light coconut milk<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2&nbsp;cups&nbsp;water<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1&nbsp;bay leaf<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00bd&nbsp;lime<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For serving (optional)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Rice and\/or naan bread<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Saut\u00e9ed greens, such as kale, spinach, collard greens or Swiss chard<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chopped cilantro or mint<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Toasted cashews<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mango chutney<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Instructions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prepare the stovetop ingredients<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion, and season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion starts to soften, about 3 minutes. Stir in the garlic, ginger, curry powder and cumin. Cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute longer. (Alternatively, combine everything, including the spices, in a heatproof bowl and microwave on high, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 4-5 minutes.) Scrape the mixture into a 4- to 7-quart slow cooker.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Assemble the slow cooker<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Add the lentils, coconut milk, water and bay leaf. Season with salt and pepper. Cover and cook until the lentils are tender (they should be slightly firm but not crunchy), about 5-6 hours on low (it takes 6 hours in my KitchenAid 6 quart model); do not use high heat. Squeeze in the juice from \u00bd lime, and season with salt and pepper to taste.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Serve the dal as-is as a side dish, or turn it into a full meal by serving it with rice and\/or naan bread and saut\u00e9ed greens. Let people garnish their dishes with cilantro or mint, toasted cashews and\/or mango chutney.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ingredients Stovetop (or microwave) prep Slow cooker For serving (optional) Instructions Prepare the stovetop ingredients Assemble the slow cooker<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3294,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[141],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3293","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-slow-cooker"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Easy-Slow-Cooker-Red-Lentil-Dal-with-Coconut-and-Curry.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3293","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3293"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3293\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3295,"href":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3293\/revisions\/3295"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3294"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3293"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3293"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saad.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}