Green Coconut End of Summer Dal

Ingredients:

• 1 tbsp coconut oil
• 1 onion, finely sliced
• 1 large or 2 small garlic cloves, finely chopped, grated or crushed
• 4cm piece of fresh ginger, peeled and finely grated
• 1 tsp black mustard seeds
• ¼ tsp turmeric
• 1 x 400ml can coconut milk
• 100g yellow mung dal lentils, rinsed in a sieve
• 1 tsp coriander seeds, toasted and ground
• 1 tsp cumin seeds, toasted and ground
• 200g spring or summer greens, finely shopped
• handful of coriander leaves and mint leaves
• a squeeze of lime or lemon juice
• toasted coconut chips or toasted desiccated coconut, to garnish
• salt

Preparation:

Melt the coconut oil in a large pan. Add the onion and fry on a low heat for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Turn up the heat a little and add the garlic, ginger, mustard seeds and turmeric. Stir for about 1 minute, until you hear the mustard seeds start to pop. Stir the coconut milk in the can then pour into the pan with the lentils and ground coriander and cumin. Fill the coconut milk can half full with water and add that too.
Bring up to the boil, reduce the heat and simmer for about 15 minutes. Add the greens, stirring in small handfuls at a time, then cook for a further 5–10 minutes, until the lentils are tender and the greens wilted. Keep an eye on the liquid and add more water if needed.
Season the dal with salt, stir in the fresh coriander and add a squeeze of lime or lemon juice to taste. Serve the dal sprinkled with toasted coconut and a few extra coriander leaves.