Roast Chicken Dal

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 teaspoons canola oil
• 1 small onion, minced
• 2 teaspoons curry powder
• 1 (15 ounce) can lentils, rinsed (see tip) or 2 cups cooked lentils (see tip)
• 1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes, preferably fire-roasted
• 1 (2 lb) rotisserie-cooked chicken, skin discarded, meat removed from bones and diced (4 cups)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt (to taste)
• 1/4 cup low-fat plain yogurt

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in a large heavy saucepan over medium-high heat.
• 2 add onion and cook, stirring, until softened but not browned, 3 to 4 minutes.
• 3 add curry powder and cook, stirring, until combined with the onion and intensely aromatic, 20 to 30 seconds.
• 4 stir in lentils, tomatoes, chicken and salt and cook, stirring often, until heated through.
• 5 remove from the heat and stir in yogurt.
• 6 serve immediately.
• 7 tip:.
• 8 to cook lentils: place in a saucepan, cover with water and bring to a boil. reduce heat to a simmer and cook until just tender, about 20 minutes for green lentils and 30 minutes for brown. drain and rinse under cold water.