Saffron & Apricot Tarka Dal
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Creamy red lentil dal made golden with saffron and a spoonful of apricot jam, which gives it a gentle sweetness against the warm spices. It's finished with a sizzling tarka of cumin, mustard seeds, crispy shallots, green chilli, and served with naan for scooping
Serves 4
VeganDairy freeLegumesIndian
Ingredients
- red lentils — rinsed200 g
- saffron threads1 pinch
- vegetable oil45 ml
- onion — finely chopped1 ea
- garlic cloves — peeled and grated2 ea
- fresh ginger — grated10 g
- curry powder6 g
- garam masala4 g
- ground turmeric3 g
- chilli powder1 g
- apricot jam60 g
- vegetable stock750 ml
Cooking for a different diet?
Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.
Gluten-free
- 750 ml Gluten-free vegetable stock instead of vegetable stock
- 300 g Basmati rice instead of naan breads
Cook the rice while the dal simmers and serve the dal over it instead of scooping with naan.
Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.
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What it costs, and where to buy it
Shops to compare
List price at each shop
Missing items
These totals leave part of the list out, so a lower one isn't a cheaper shop.
Sainsbury's· £10.78 of food
£24.39
56% spare
No price at Sainsbury's for:
- saffron threads
TescoBest choice· £5.29 of food
£16.02
67% spare
No price at Tesco for:
- saffron threads
- garlic cloves
- apricot jam
Morrisons· £6.17 of food
£14.64
58% spare
No price at Morrisons for:
- saffron threads
- vegetable oil
- garam masala
- apricot jam
- cumin seeds
Aldi UK· £10.59 of food
£12.80
17% spare
No price at Aldi UK for:
- saffron threads
- garlic cloves
- garam masala
- cumin seeds
- mustard seeds
Asda· £8.69 of food
£11.92
27% spare
No price at Asda for:
- saffron threads
- garlic cloves
- curry powder
- garam masala
- ground turmeric
- chilli powder
- apricot jam
- cumin seeds
- mustard seeds
- smoked paprika
£2.70a serve
from £2.70 a serve at Sainsbury's · 17 of 18 ingredients priced
About £10.78 of ingredients used for 4 serves.
£17.25 across 5 shops · 17 of 18 items priced · £3.89 more for bigger packs, 71% spare for later
Sainsbury's£10.78
missing 1 item
you'll pay £24.39 · 56% of it spare
TescoBest choice£5.29
missing 3 items
you'll pay £16.02 · 67% of it spare
Morrisons£6.17
missing 5 items
you'll pay £14.64 · 58% of it spare
Aldi UK£10.59
missing 5 items
you'll pay £12.80 · 17% of it spare
Asda£8.69
missing 10 items
you'll pay £11.92 · 27% of it spare
Buy at Sainsbury's£8.54
vegetable oil
£1.45/L
need 45 mlSainsbury's Vegetable Oil 1 L£1.45closest match
Sainsbury's£1.45/L£1.45·Aldi UK£1.45·Tesco£1.45/L£1.45·Asda£2.25/L£2.25·MorrisonsN/A·
OcadoN/A
onion
£0.32/ea
need 1 itemSainsbury's Red Onions x3 3 pack£0.95closest match
Sainsbury's£0.32/ea£0.95·Asda£3.00/kg£0.60·Aldi UK£0.32/ea£0.95·Morrisons£0.95·Tesco£0.33/ea£1.00·OcadoN/A
curry powder
£9.82/kg
need 6 gStamford Street Co. Medium Curry Powder 55 g£0.54closest match
Sainsbury's£9.82/kg£0.54·Aldi UK£0.89·Morrisons£1.00·Tesco£15.62/kg£1.25·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
ground turmeric
£16.25/kg
need 3 gSainsbury's Ground Turmeric 120 g£1.95closest match
Sainsbury's£16.25/kg£1.95·Aldi UK£0.75·Tesco£22.22/kg£1.00·Morrisons£1.09·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
chilli powder
£21.59/kg
need 1 gSainsbury's Mild Chilli Powder 44 g£0.95closest match
Sainsbury's£21.59/kg£0.95·Aldi UK£0.79·Tesco£20.00/kg£1.00·Morrisons£1.09·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
apricot jam
£5.67/kg
need 60 gHartley's Apricot Jam 300 g£1.70closest match
Sainsbury's£5.67/kg£1.70·Aldi UK£0.89·TescoN/A·AsdaN/A·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
mustard seeds
£10.00/kg
need 3 gFudco Brown Mustard Seeds 100 g£1.00closest match
Sainsbury's£10.00/kg£1.00·Tesco£16.67/kg£1.00·Morrisons£1.10·Aldi UKN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
Buy at Tesco£6.41
red lentils
£3.00/kg
need 200 gEast End Red Split Lentils 500 g£1.50closest match
Tesco£3.00/kg£1.50·Aldi UK£0.89·Morrisons£1.50·Asda£3.60/kg£1.80·Sainsbury's£4.20/kg£2.10·OcadoN/A
garam masala
£16.47/kg
need 4 gRajah Garam Masala 85 g£1.40closest match
Tesco£16.47/kg£1.40·Sainsbury's£25.00/kg£0.95·Aldi UKN/A·AsdaN/A·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
cumin seeds
£27.03/kg
need 2 gTesco Whole Cumin Seeds 37 g£1.00closest match
Tesco£27.03/kg£1.00·Sainsbury's£42.50/kg£1.70·Aldi UKN/A·AsdaN/A·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
smoked paprika
£20.83/kg
need 1 gTesco Smoked Paprika 48 g£1.00
Tesco£20.83/kg£1.00·Aldi UK£17.25/kg£0.69·Morrisons£1.00·Sainsbury's£26.14/kg£1.15·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
green chillies
£8.50/kg
need 2 itemsTesco Standard£0.51closest match 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (sold by weight)
Tesco£8.50/kg£0.51·Asda£8.83/kg£0.53·Aldi UK£0.55·Sainsbury's£8.46/kg£0.55·Morrisons£0.59·OcadoN/A
naan breads
£5.32/kg
need 4 itemsTesco Plain Mini Naan Breads 4 Pack 188g£1.00closest match
Tesco£5.32/kg£1.00·Asda£8.19/kg£1.54·Morrisons£1.65·Aldi UK£0.65/ea£1.29·Sainsbury's£9.09/kg£2.00·OcadoN/A
Buy at Aldi UK£1.38
vegetable stock
£0.69
need 750 mlBramwells Standardclosest match 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (size unknown)
Aldi UK£0.69·Tesco£10.00/kg£1.00·Sainsbury's£11.00/kg£1.10·Morrisons£1.15·Asda£10.42/kg£1.25·OcadoN/A
shallot
£0.69
need 1 itemNature's Pick British Shallots 400g 0.4kgreal special 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (size unknown)
Aldi UK£0.69·Morrisons£1.10·Sainsbury's£2.88/kg£1.15·Tesco£3.38/kg£1.35·Asda£24.38/kg£3.90·OcadoN/A
Buy at Asda£0.05
fresh ginger
£5.00/kg
need 10 gAsda Standard 10 g£0.05
Asda£5.00/kg£0.05·Tesco£5.60/kg£0.56·Aldi UK£7.92/kg£0.99·Sainsbury's£12.50/kg£1.25·Morrisons£1.55·OcadoN/A
Buy at Morrisons£0.87
garlic cloves
£0.87
need 2 itemsMorrisons Garlic Bulbs 4 Pack 4 per packclosest match
Morrisons£0.87·Sainsbury's£0.95/ea£0.95·Aldi UKN/A·TescoN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
Not priced
- saffron threads · 1 pinch