Asian Recipe ⤞ Spiced Sweet Potato Dahl

A delicious thick Indian lentil soup, with delicate spices, sweet potato, and baby spinach. Delicious scooped up with naan breads!

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon butter, or to taste
• 1 red onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons dukka
• 1 tablespoon garam masala
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 2 large sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
• 5 ¾ cups vegetable broth
• 1 ½ cups red lentils
• 1 small bunch fresh cilantro, chopped
• 3 ½ ounces baby spinach leaves
• ground black pepper to taste

Cooking Directions

1. Heat oil and butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion, dukkah, garam masala, and garlic; cook and stir until onion softens, about 5 minutes. Stir in sweet potatoes; cook until lightly browned, 3 to 5 minutes.
2. Pour vegetable broth into the pot; stir in lentils and cilantro. Simmer, partially covered, until lentils are tender, 20 to 25 minutes. Add spinach; simmer until wilted, about 5 minutes more. Season dahl with black pepper.

Nutrition Facts

• calories386.4
• carbohydrateContent66.2 g
• cholesterolContent1.8 mg
• fatContent8.4 g
• fiberContent13.8 g
• proteinContent17 g
• saturatedFatContent1.3 g
• sodiumContent567.5 mg
• sugarContent11.1 g