A vegan meal-in-one, this vegetable Pakora and Red Lentil Dhal will keep you full for hours while also nourishing your body with plants! The perfect comforting meal for a weeknight dinner or easy lunch.
INGREDIENTS
- 1 packet Satvik Red Lentil Dhal
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3 large potatoes
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1 head of broccoli
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2 tomatoes, diced
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1 cup Besan (chickpea) flour
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1/2 tsp turmeric
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1/2 tsp curry powder
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1 garlic clove, crushed
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Salt & Pepper
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3/4 cup water
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Poppadoms
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1/4 cup oil
INSTRUCTIONS
INSTRUCTIONS- Cook Satvik Red Lentil Dhal as per packet instructions
- Meanwhile, preheat your oven 200 degrees
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Peel potatoes and cut thick 2cm slicesWash and separate your head of broccoli into chunky floretsFill a medium sized pot with cold salted water. Place your potatoes into the cold water and place over a high heat. Once the pot has come to a complete boil, add broccoli and immediately cover and turn off heat (this method should allow perfect al dente vegetables without over cooking)
- To make your batter, whisk together your flour, spices, garlic and water. whisk by hand our electric for 2 minutes to aerate, this will make your batter crisp up during cooking
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Drain your vegetables well and lay on a clean dry tea towel to absorb moisture.
Line a bake tray with non-stick baking paper. Drizzle with oil. Dip your vegetables into your pakora batter and place onto your bake tray. Drizzle with a generous amount of oil and place into a hot oven. Bake until golden and crispy. You can turn your vegetables and bake another 5 minutes for extra crisp
Serve hot with Dhal and Poppadoms
Enjoy!