Akila's Black Dal

Description

India’s soul food made healthy. Black lentils slow cooked with tomatoes, butter & spices. Gently smoked for traditional taste.

Add a dollop of butter before serving to make it restaurant style. Most restaurants try and add too much butter and cream. We build layers of flavours by traditionally slow cooking. – Chef Akila.

Akila's Black Dal

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India’s soul food made healthy. Black lentils slow cooked with tomatoes, butter & spices. Gently smoked for traditional taste. Add... Read more

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    Description

    India’s soul food made healthy. Black lentils slow cooked with tomatoes, butter & spices. Gently smoked for traditional taste.

    Add a dollop of butter before serving to make it restaurant style. Most restaurants try and add too much butter and cream. We build layers of flavours by traditionally slow cooking. – Chef Akila.

    Ingredients

    Water, Black Lentils (7%), Onion, Tomatoes (3%), Cream (1.8%) (Milk), Butter (1.5%) (Milk), Kidney Beans, Ginger, Garlic, Fenugreek Leaves, Sea Salt, Ground Cumin, Ground Coriander, Garam Masala, Green Chilli, Chilli Powder, Coconut Palm Sugar, Nutmeg.

    ALLERGEN ADVICE: For Allergens, see Ingredients in bold. Our kitchen is gluten-free but handles other allergens including Sesame, Nuts and Mustard. While we take precautions, traces of other allergens may be present. If you are sensitive to even small traces of allergens please contact us before ordering.

    Nutrition
    Name per 100g
    Energy (kJ) 340
    Energy (kcal) 81
    Fat (g) 4.1
    of which saturates (g) 2.4
    Carbohydrate (g) 7.1
    of which sugars (g) 1.2
    Protein (g) 4.0
    Salt (g) 0.37
    Vitamin K (μg) 5.8
    Heating Instructions

    HEATING INSTRUCTIONS
    Always ensure food is thoroughly heated and piping hot before serving. Please check seasoning and adjust if required. Reduce heating time if defrosted.

    MICROWAVE (900W): Cook from frozen. Remove sleeve, pierce film & cook on full power for 5 minutes. Cut-open film, stir gently, re-cover and cook for another 3 minutes. Rest for 2 minutes and stir gently before serving.

    OVEN: Cook from Frozen. Time: 40-45 minutes.
    Electric: 190°C, Fan: 170°C, Gas: Gas Mark 5. Preheat oven.
    Remove sleeve and pierce film. Place on a baking tray in centre of oven and heat for 25 minutes. Cut film open and mix gently. Re-cover and heat further 20 to 25 minutes. Stand for 2 minutes, gently stir, check seasoning and serve.

    HOB: From frozen, gently heat in a suitable pan with about 2 tablespoons of water until thoroughly hot. Adjust consistency and seasoning if required.

    APPLIANCES VARY, ADJUST TIMING ACCORDINGLY. DO NOT OVERHEAT.

    SUITABLE FOR VEGETARIANS

    Customer Reviews

    Based on 14 reviews
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    B Patel
    Grandma's lamb curry beautiful!

    Definitely a winner and taste homemade without any heaviness of oils great flavour !
    Chicken 65 also very tender and cooked in airfreight was a quick win!
    Lamn keema flavours were good but found the mince to be too superfine
    Otherwise loved the dishes and will order again! Hoping you can do some parathas or a keema nan on the menu ?

    K
    Karen Houlston
    Excellent Food Excellent Service

    Highly recommend this company- fast and efficient with lots of delicious options. Generous portions.

    A
    Annie Johnson

    Excellent curry’s love them, easy to prepare straight from freezer, delicious and not swimming in grease, so healthy congratulations chef Akila👏🏻😊

    J
    John Hart
    Good quality, authentic curries

    Bought a mixed pack of six dishes. Arrived as promised, well packed and ready to go straight in the freezer. My wife doesn’t like hot curries, so we started with the Kashmiri Chicken Korma (1chilli rating), and the Mum’s Masala Potatoes (2 chilli rating). I rated the Korma as very good - it was a little dry but that may be because I opted for the oven cook rather than microwave. Next time I’ll microwave and just keep warm in a low oven. The flavour was great, though, and my wife really enjoyed hers too. The potatoes I’d rate as excellent - super texture and great spices: a brilliant side dish or veggie main.

    All in all I’m looking forward to exploring the other four curries we bought - in my case, particularly the hot ones!

    (Will definitely order again, as the biryanis look great.)

    F
    Francine Paluch
    Delicious

    Great tasting food with really good sized portions. The Grandma’s Lamb Curry was full of large bits of tender lamb and lovely sauce.

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