Recipe: Fast 5-Minute Alkaline Dhal (Dinner = DONE!)
Super-Fast Five-Minute Alkaline Spinach & Lentil Dhal
MY GOODNESS, I love to get dinner done in a flash. And when it’s as fast, delicious, alkaline, and nutrient-dense as this it makes me so happy!
This is my super-fast, Five-Minute Alkaline Spinach & Lentil Dhal – and it’s mouthwateringly good.
It is super-alkaline, antioxidant-rich, and powerfully anti-inflammatory. The ingredients are easy to find, and all very affordable.
And it’s family-friendly and so good for you!
The benefits of this recipe come from:
- Turmeric: beneficial for its anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and liver-protecting properties.
- Ginger: with anti-inflammatory properties
- Garlic: with immune-system supporting, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, garlic is also anti-viral and helps lower LDL cholesterol
- Tomato: high in the powerful antioxidant lycopene, which has been linked to many health benefits, including reduced risk of heart disease and cancer. Tomatoes are also a fantastic source of vitamin K, potassium, folate, and vitamin C.
- Lentils: with the immune system supporting properties, lentils are full of fiber to support a healthy digestive system and bowel function
- Broccoli: is a cruciferous vegetable and is high in vitamin C, sulforaphane, dietary fiber, and vitamin A (in the form of beta-carotene). It is also a very good source of folate, potassium, choline, phosphorus, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, iron, and magnesium.
- Spinach: Spinach contains more iron than beef and is a good source of calcium, potassium, vitamins A, C, and E. It is also full of fiber to support healthy digestion and nutrient assimilation
- Coconut Oil: rich in lauric acid which has antiviral properties, can help prevent viruses from attaching to cell membranes. Studies have also indicated that coconut oil may improve blood cholesterol levels by increasing HDL (good) cholesterol while decreasing total cholesterol and triglyceride levels in the blood. The caprylic acid also destroys candida.
- Coriander / Cilantro: a great detoxifier and high in antioxidants and vitamin C; it also contains significant amounts of iron, magnesium, calcium, and potassium. The volatile oils found in coriander seeds can help reduce inflammation throughout the body.
Phew! So much goodness in one little bowl! Let’s get into it.
Five-Minute Alkaline Spinach & Lentil Dhal
Recipe: Fast 5-Minute Alkaline Dhal (Dinner = DONE!)
- Yield: Serves 2-4 (depending on accompaniments) 1x
Ingredients
- 4 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1-inch piece of ginger, finely chopped
- 1-inch piece of turmeric, finely chopped
- 5 spring onions/scallions, roughly chopped
- 1/2 head of broccoli, roughly chopped
- 1 x 400g tin of chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 1 x 400g tin of cooked lentils, drained and rinsed
- 2 large handfuls of spinach
- 1 x 400g tin of coconut cream
- 1/2 lime, juiced
- 1/2 bunch coriander, roughly chopped
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
- 10 cherry tomatoes, halved
- 2 tbsp curry powder (pref organic)
- 1 tsp Himalayan salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
Optional to serve: brown rice, wild rice, or quinoa
Instructions
- Heat the coconut oil on medium heat in a large pan, and add the garlic, turmeric, and ginger to the pan, stirring for 1 minute
- Next, add the spring onion (scallions), cherry tomatoes, and salt and keep stirring for another 2 minutes.
- Add the tin of coconut cream, and a little extra water (you can adjust the water to your preferred consistency), chickpeas, lentils, spices, and lime juice.
- Now stir in the spinach and simmer for 2 minutes until the spinach is wilted, and then remove from the heat and top with the coriander.
- Serve with rice, quinoa, or simply as a hearty, warming bowl on its own!
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Hi
Just started learning about your website.
Could you please tell me what specific constituents of foods influences their alkalinity?
In other words, what chemical composition determines that the foods have high vs moderate alkalinity etc.?
Thank you so much.
Keep up the great work!
Somerset, KY
USA
Hey George – Great question – and I’m so glad you’re here!
In simple terms, it’s mostly the minerals in a food that determine whether it’s alkaline-forming or not. Foods high in potassium, magnesium, and calcium (like leafy greens, cucumber, avocado, etc.) tend to be alkaline-forming. Foods high in phosphorus and sulfur (like meat, cheese, and most processed foods) are more acid-forming.
It’s not about the pH of the food itself – it’s about how it affects the body after digestion.
Hope that helps – and thanks again for the kind words!
This is some further reading for you: https://liveenergized.com/alkaline-foods-2/alkaline-food-lists-different/
Ross
Yes, I love your recipes
Thank you Barbara! Always a pleasure to see your name pop up as you know 🙂
Great recipe
Tried it last night. Yum
Thanks for sharing it
Nice one! I got a very very very rude email about it so I’m glad it’s getting more love than hate 🙂
This is SO good. It’s truly amazing, filling, and delicious. I highly recommend it. Evidently, the clocks run a bit different in Australia, because it took me longer to make than 5 minutes , but well worth the extra time! Thank you, Ross. Another wonderful recipe.
Lovely to hear from you Cathy. Hope you’re both going great.
I love your tumeric latte, and maybe a dish with lots of tumeric if possible? is it true you need oli and pepper for tumeric to work in the body?
Nah, that’s a myth.
Dear Ross,
Thank you SO SO much for sharing!
These easy recipes have helped me being able to actually go through with alkaline living even on a busy day and on a budget.
I´d love to receive friday recipes.
Kindest regards from Malue, Denmark
My absolute pleasure 🙂
Yes, I did believe an alkaline diet is a healthiest thing you can do for your body.
Yes I would love a recipe every Friday I am not a good cook and I don’t enjoy doing it also I never know what to make So I would love some recipes Thank you
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Sounds like a great recipe for Dahl. I prefer not to use ingredients that are high in saturated fat so I will omit the coconut oil and coconut cream and water sauté the vegetables and use soy milk. The flavors and ease of the recipe sounds great! Definitely going to try it! (Missing the broccoli 🥦 in the recipe)
All good – do what feels intuitively right 🙂
Yes please every Friday
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Hi. Ross 🙃c
Do you have a recipe for lower the LDL ? Maybe a juice or something.
Best regards,
Isabelle ⛩
hi – thanks for your creative thoughts and recipes – will try some of them maybe tomorrow – (gotta get some chia (: ) btw am being guided by an Indian ayurvedic doc, taking lotsa ayurvedic herbal formulas from india the last 6 weeks – very powerfully amazingly healing for me – am wondering what you think of the ayurvedic perspective on food – looks like some of your recipes are similar tho maybe without ghee – and generally i think i read you consider most herbs to be alkaline? also there is the anti-parasite aspect to many of the intense roots and barks which maybe many of us need in this world.
hope you’re well!
janhavi
Hi Ross started cooking this recipe for dinner but it doesn’t say when to add the broccoli
When do you add in the broccoli?
Is there a way to get your recipes in measurements of oz and lbs?
I love your recipes! Thankyou for being such a blessing!💝
When do you add the broccoli?
In the directions you left out when to add the broccoli
It looks tasty although it takes longer than 5 minutes just to collect all the ingredients needed to make this dish. The 5 minute description is deceptive.
Hi ross ,I am starting a 72 hour fast this week and this dhal recipe looks like a good one to have once I come off the fast.i want to follow it up with a five and two, so I will be looking for some healthy meals through the week any suggestions.
Thanks Ross!
Hi Ross I have high blood pressure. Nd my husband have diabetes pls suggest us how can we cure Nd I have. Hypothyroid. Also pls help us