Red lentil dahl

A variation on the standard dahl recipe.

Information

Type

curry

Preparation time

15 minutes

Cooking time

15 minutes

Total time

30 minutes

Yield

Serves 2 people

• 1 cup split red lentils
• 2 cups water
• 2 cassia/cinnamon stick
• 2 tbsp ghee
• 1 medium onion
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp ground coriander seed
• 1 tsp crushed mustard seed
• 1 tbsp garlic
• 1 tbsp ginger
• 1 tsp turmeric
• chilli or cayenne pepper
• 2 tsp garam masala
• 1 tbsp tomato purée
• salt and pepper

Instructions

1. Add the lentils, cassia stick, salt and water to a pot, simmer gently until lentils are soft.
2. Chop the onion and fry in ghee, then add cumin, coriander and mustard seed.
3. In the meantime, add turmeric and chilli or cayenne pepper (to taste) to the pot.
4. Once the onion is almost done, chop the garlic and ginger and add to the frying pan. Leave them to cook for a few minutes.
5. When the onion is done, add the contents of the frying pan to the pot.
6. Add the garam masala, tomato purée and pepper to the pot, simmer for 15 minutes.
7. Serve with naan or rice.

Author

Ekaterina Gerasimova

Published

27th April 2011