How to Make Red Lentil Dal with Jicama “Chips”
Dal is a thick Indian lentil stew that’s often served with naan flatbread. You can reduce the grams of carbohydrate by serving this dal with peeled and sliced jicama. It’s a crunchy, slightly sweet vegetable that looks like a potato.
10 min prep time
25 min cook time
12servings
1/3 cup dal, 3 jicama chips
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Step-By-Step Instructions:
- Add olive oil to a saucepan over medium heat. Sauté onion, garlic and ginger until onions turn clear (about 4 minutes).
- Add lentils and stir to coat with oil. Add the broth and soy sauce. Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Simmer, covered, for 20 minutes.
- Pureé the lentils using an immersion blender or food processor and stir in scallions.
- Peel the jicama and slice into nine rounds. Cut each round into quarters. Use the raw jicama to dip into the dal.
Nutrition facts
12 Servings
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Serving Size
1/3 cup dal, 3 jicama chips
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Amount per serving
Calories
140
- % Daily value*
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Total Fat
1g
1%-
Saturated Fat
0.1g
<1%
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Saturated Fat
-
Cholesterol
0mg
0% -
Sodium
90mg
4% -
Total Carbohydrate
25g
9%-
Dietary Fiber
10g
36% -
Total Sugars
4g
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Dietary Fiber
-
Protein
9g
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Potassium
460mg
10%
Ingredients
olive oil
1 tsp
small onion (diced)
1
garlic (minced)
2 clove
fresh ginger (grated)
1 tbsp
dry red lentils
2 cup
low sodium vegetable broth (low-sodium)
3 1/2 cup
soy sauce (reduced-sodium)
1 tbsp
green onion (scallion) (chopped)
2
jicama
1