Chicken Cauliflower Red Lentil Dhal
Servings
4 Servings
Ingredients
- Oil for frying
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 1 tablespoon turmeric
- Salt & pepper to taste
- 2 lbs. diced chicken breast
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1 tablespoon ginger
- 3 carrots sliced
- 1 head cauliflower chopped
- 2 cups red lentils
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
- Chillies optional
- 8 1/2 cups boiling water or chicken stock
- Juice of half a lemon
- Cilantro and/or parsley to serve
Instructions
- Heat oil in large dutch oven.
- Combine flour with ground cumin, turmeric, salt, and pepper and coat chicken.
- Saute the chicken until it browns. Add the garlic, ginger, carrots, cauliflower, lentils, cumin & fennel seeds and saute for 2 more minutes. Add the water or stock then simmer for about 1 hour. Add the juice of half a lemon and taste to adjust salt.
- Serve garnished with the chopped cilantro or parsley.