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Easy Baked Chicken Dhal
Easy Baked Chicken Dhal

Easy Baked Chicken Dhal

with Yoghurt & Peanuts

No wonder dhal is the darling of Indian home cooking – it's nutritious, versatile, easy to make and brimming with flavour. Here, we're adding tender pieces of chicken, versatile veggies and crunchy crushed peanuts.

Allergens:
Milk
Peanuts

The quantities provided above are averages only.

Always read product labels for the most up-to-date allergen information. Visit hellofresh.co.nz/foodinfo for allergen and ingredient information. If you have received a substitute ingredient, please be aware allergens may have changed

Total35 minutes
Cooking Time
DifficultyEasy

Ingredients

Serving amount

1

carrot

1

onion

1 bag

Silverbeet

1 packet

chicken breast strips

1 packet

red lentils

1 packet

tomato paste

1 packet

garlic paste

1 tin

coconut milk

1 sachet

beef-style stock powder

1 packet

Crushed Peanuts

1 sachet

Mild North Indian Spice Blend

1 packet

Greek-Style Yoghurt

Not included in your delivery

olive oil

¾ cup

boiling water

30 g

butter

Nutrition Values

/ per serving
Energy (kJ)4032 kJ
Fat55 g
of which saturates30.6 g
Carbohydrate58.5 g
of which sugars19.4 g
Protein57.4 g
Sodium2101 mg
Due to the different suppliers we purchase our products from, nutritional facts per meal can vary from the website to what is received in the delivered box, depending on your region.

Utensils

Large Non-Stick Pan
Baking Dish

Cooking Steps

1
1

• Preheat the oven to 240°C/220°C fan-forced. • Thinly slice carrot into rounds. Roughly chop brown onion and silverbeet. Cut chicken breast strips into 2cm chunks. • In a large frying pan, heat a drizzle of olive oil over a high heat. • Cook carrot, onion and chicken, tossing, until browned, 4-5 minutes. • Meanwhile, rinse red lentils. Boil a kettle of water.

TIP: The chicken will finish cooking in the oven!

2
2

• Add the mild North Indian spice blend, tomato paste and garlic paste to the chicken and cook, tossing, until fragrant, 1 minute. • Add the boiling water (3/4 cup for 2 people / 1 1/2 cups for 4 people), coconut milk, chicken-style stock powder and lentils. Stir to combine and bring to a simmer, 1-2 minutes.

3
3

• Transfer chicken dhal mixture to a baking dish. • Cover tightly with foil and bake until liquid is absorbed and lentils are softened, 20-25 minutes. • When dhal is done, stir through butter and silverbeet until wilted, 1 minute. Season to taste.

TIP: If the lentils are dry, stir through a splash of water.

4
4

• Divide cheat's baked chicken dhal between bowls. Top with Greek-style yoghurt and crushed peanuts.

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