- Wash and soak split beans overnight. Drain. Add some salt to beans. Heat the ghee. Add whole red chillies, when they turn black remove ghee fromheat and cool a little. Mix all remaining ingredients with sliced onions. Spread evenly over the ghee. Then over the onions spread the beans. Do not stir. Do not add water.
- Close the pan with tight seal, eg with pastry. On low heat cook for 1½ hours. Before serving, remove onions and discard, stir beans with ghee.
- serve with pitta, or warm wraps
Dal (no added water) Recipe
Ingredients
| 250g | split green beans (Moong dal) |
| 250g | ghee (can be vegan) |
| 250g | onions thinly and evenly sliced |
| 6g | whole red chillies (or fewer) |
| 3g | organic nigella, ground |
| 1½g | organic ground cardamom |
| 12½g | organic ground coriander |
| 6g | organic ginger powder |
| Steenbergs Organic natural sea salt |
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