Dal with Cucumber Cream and Pita Chips

Name: Dal with Cucumber Cream and Pita Chips
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters fresh baby spinach; 2 teaspoons bottled minced garlic; 1 teaspoons crushed red pepper; 118 milliliters finely chopped seeded peeled cucumber; 2 teaspoons cumin seeds; 296 milliliters dried lentils; 0 teaspoons bottled ground fresh ginger (such as Spice World); 0 teaspoons ground turmeric; 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice; 118 milliliters reduced-fat sour cream; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 237 milliliters chopped onion; 118 milliliters chopped plum tomato; 0 teaspoons salt; 1 Dash salt; 710 milliliters organic vegetable broth (such as Swanson Certified Organic); 237 milliliters water; 2 6-inchs (6-inch) whole wheat pitas; 1 teaspoon yellow mustard seeds

Dal with Cucumber Cream and Pita Chips might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 325 calories, 18g of protein, and 8g of fat per serving. If you have olive oil, cucumber, water, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 35

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Oven

To prepare pita chips, split pitas; cut each half into 8 wedges. Arrange wedges in a single layer on a baking sheet.

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Pita Chips

Pita

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Baking Sheet

Bake at 350 for 20 minutes or until crisp. Cool completely on baking sheet.

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Baking Sheet

Oven

To prepare cucumber cream, place spinach and sour cream in a food processor; process until smooth.

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Sour Cream

Cucumber

Spinach

Cream

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Food Processor

Place spinach mixture in a small bowl; stir in cucumber and dash of salt. Cover and chill at least 1 hour.

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Cucumber

Spinach

Salt

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Bowl

To prepare dal, heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat.

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Lentils

Cooking Oil

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Sauce Pan

Add cumin seeds and mustard seeds; cook 2 minutes or until toasted, stirring frequently. Stir in onion, garlic, red pepper, turmeric, and ginger; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Stir in broth, lentils, and 1 cup water; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 30 minutes or until lentils are very tender, stirring occasionally. Uncover and simmer 20 minutes or until thick and creamy, stirring occasionally with a whisk.

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Mustard Seeds

Cumin Seeds

Red Pepper

Turmeric

Lentils

Garlic

Ginger

Broth

Onion

Water

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Whisk

Remove from heat. Stir in tomato, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and juice. Spoon about 3/4 cup dal into each of 4 bowls; top each serving with 3 tablespoons cucumber cream and 8 pita chips.

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Pita Chips

Cucumber

Tomato