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Red lentil dal with roasted sweet potatoes

An everyday dish for 2, ready in 35 minutes, around $2.22 a serving. People actually plan it with Popotam, and it's in season in October.

35mintotal
≈ $2.22a serving
845kcalper serving
25gof protein
VegetarianIn season in OctoberFreezes well
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Red lentil dal with roasted sweet potatoes, a serving idea
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Step-by-step recipe

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  1. Preheat the oven

    Turn the oven on to 200 °C. Line the baking sheet with parchment paper.

  2. Cut the sweet potatoes

    Peel the 390 g of sweet potatoes and cut them into 2 cm cubes. Put them in the mixing bowl.

  3. Season the sweet potatoes

    Add 1 tbsp of olive oil, 1 tsp of curry powder, the salt and the pepper. Toss well.

  4. Roast the sweet potatoes

    Spread the cubes on the baking sheet in a single layer and slide it into the oven at 200 °C. Flip them halfway through.

    Tip · Don't pile the cubes up on the baking sheet, or they'll steam instead of browning.

  5. Slice the onions and garlic

    Peel the 2 onions and slice them thinly. Crush the 4 garlic cloves.

  6. Sauté the onions

    Heat 1 tbsp of olive oil in the saucepan over medium heat. Sauté the onions for 5 min, then add the garlic and 1 tsp of curry powder for 1 min.

  7. Cook the lentils

    Rinse the 130 g of red lentils and add them to the saucepan with the coconut milk (31 cl) and 30 cl of water. Let it simmer over low heat, stirring now and then, until they're soft.

    Tip · Stir often toward the end, red lentils stick to the bottom fast. If the dal gets too thick, add a little water.

  8. Put it together and serve

    Taste and adjust the salt and pepper. Divide the dal between two shallow bowls and top with the roasted sweet potatoes.

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The questions you're asking

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How many calories in a serving?

One serving has about 845 kcal. 36% comes from carbs, 12% from protein and 47% from fat.

76 gCarbs
25 gProtein
44 gFat
Per serving (the dish for 2, divided by 2)
Energy845 kcal
Protein25.3 g
Carbs76.2 g
of which sugars17.8 g
Fat44.3 g
of which saturated fat28.7 g
Fiber20 g
Salt0.6 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 $2.22 a serving, adding up the average prices of the ingredients you need to buy.

≈ $4.44for 2 people
≈ $2.22a 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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