Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1 cup chana dal or yellow split peas
  • 1 1/4 cups split red lentils
  • 2 T virgin coconut oil, plus more in tadka
  • 1 (Ceylon) cinnamon stick
  • 4 whole cloves
  • 2 large onions, thinly sliced
  • 1 T minced garlic
  • 1 T minced ginger
  • 2 jalapeño chile peppers, seeds and membranes removed, minced
  • 1 t ground cardamom
  • 1/2 t ground turmeric
  • 2 quarts water
  • 1 15-oz can full fat coconut milk
  • 1 t garam masala, plus more in tadka
  • 1 t salt, to taste
  • juice of one lime, plus more tadka
  • 1 T virgin coconut oil
  • 1 t dark mustard seeds
  • reserved onion mixture from above
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened flaked coconut (shreds are fine too, but be sure is UNsweetened)
  • 1 10-oz bag frozen chopped kale ((you can also use the equivalent fresh, be sure to remove stems before chopping))
  • 1/2 t garam masala
  • juice of 2 limes

Instruction