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Chickpea and sweet potato dal with coconut milk

An everyday dish for 2, ready in 35 minutes, around $3.25 a serving. People actually plan it with Popotam, and it's in season in October.

35mintotal
≈ $3.25a serving
736kcalper serving
21gof protein
VegetarianIn season in OctoberFreezes well
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Step-by-step recipe

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  1. Prep the vegetables

    Peel the sweet potato and cut it into roughly 2 cm cubes. Slice the whole onion, chop the 2 garlic cloves and grate the 10 g of ginger.

  2. Drain the chickpeas

    Tip the 400 g of chickpeas into the colander and rinse under cold water. Let them drain well.

  3. Sauté the onion

    Heat 1 tbsp of olive oil over medium heat in the saucepan. Add all the sliced onion with 1 pinch of salt and sauté until translucent.

  4. Add the garlic, ginger and curry powder

    Add the garlic, ginger and 1 tsp of curry powder. Keep stirring so the spices don't burn.

  5. Start cooking

    Add the sweet potato and chickpeas, then add the 20 cl of coconut milk and 20 cl of water. Bring to a simmer, cover and cook over low heat, stirring now and then.

    Tip · If the dal sticks or gets too thick, add a small glass of water and lower the heat.

  6. Check and season

    Poke a sweet potato cube with the tip of the knife: it should be tender. Mash a few against the side to thicken, then add the pepper and some salt if needed.

    Tip · Mashing a few sweet potato cubes gives you a creamy texture without adding anything.

  7. Add the cilantro

    Chop the 10 g of cilantro and stir it in off the heat right before serving.

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How many calories in a serving?

One serving has about 736 kcal. 44% comes from carbs, 11% from protein and 39% from fat.

81 gCarbs
21 gProtein
32 gFat
Per serving (the dish for 2, divided by 2)
Energy736 kcal
Protein20.5 g
Carbs81.4 g
of which sugars16.5 g
Fat31.7 g
of which saturated fat18.8 g
Fiber21.1 g
Salt1.8 g

Worked out ingredient by ingredient with the ANSES Ciqual 2025 table, never written by an AI. It's an estimate: veggie sizes and brands make the numbers vary.

How much does it cost?

About $3.25 a serving, adding up the average prices of the ingredients you need to buy.

≈ $6.50for 2 people
≈ $3.25a serving

Pantry salt, oil and spices aren't counted. Your store and your brands will move the total, but the ballpark is right.

How long does it keep?

2 days in the fridge, in a closed container, once cooled within two hours. And it freezes really well.

2 daysin the fridge
Very wellin the freezer, thaw it in the fridge the day before

Times Popotam uses for meal prep, based on ANSES guidance, rounded down. The details: how long cooked dishes keep.

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