Trinidadian Style Dhal Recipe
4 standard portions
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Ingredients
- 1 cup of split peas
- 5 cups of water
- 3 cloves of garlic (mashed)
- 1 very small onion (finely sliced)
- 1/4 of scotch bonnet (finely sliced or chilli)
- 1/2 tsp of black pepper
- 1/2 tsp of turmeric
- himalayan pink salt to taste
- 2 tbsp of coconut oil
- 2-3 cloves of garlic (chopped)
- 1 tsp of cumin seeds (geera)
Method
- Rinse the split peas several times before pouring them into a saucepan.
- Add the water, turmeric, scotch bonnet, black pepper, garlic, onions and pink salt to the pot.
- Bring the pot to the boil, cover and reduce the heat to low-medium.
- Allow the split peas to simmer until tender for 40 minutes.
- Once the spilt peas have softened, remove the pot from the stove and carefully pulverise the mixture with a hand held blender to the desired texture and stir.
- For the chunkaying, melt the coconut oil in a frying pan and then proceed to add the garlic and cumin. Temper the cumin and garlic in the oil, infusing the flavour until the garlic is golden in colour.
- Transfer the tempered ingredients into the dhal by stirring.
- Serve accordingly