Red Lentil Dahl

A dish where medium yellow onion and fresh ginger do the work. On the table in about 50 minutes.

Serves 6 · 50 min · Indian

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Ingredients

Units: US Metric
  • 44 ml Olive Oil
  • 1 medium Yellow Onion
  • 15 ml Fresh Ginger (grated)
  • 4 Garlic Cloves, minced
  • 30 ml Yellow Curry (mild madras)
  • 5 ml Sea Salt
  • 240 ml dried Red Lentils
  • 4 - 5 cups Water
  • 5 Plum Tomatoes, chopped
  • juice of 1 Lemon
  • 240 ml Fresh Cilantro (chopped and lightly packed)
  • Dried Red Chili's or cayenne pepper, to taste
  • 1 ml Ground Cinnamon

Steps

  1. Heat oil in a soup pot and saute onions for 5 minutes.
  2. Add garlic and ginger and saute 5 more minutes.
  3. Add spices and salt, saute 5 minutes more.
  4. Add 950 ml of water and stir. Add tomatoes and lentils. Bring to a boil and then lower the heat a bit and simmer for 20 minutes.
  5. Add the lemon juice and cilantro and more water if it's too thick. Simmer 10 more minutes, or until lentils are completely tender. This may take a while.
Nutrition (estimated, per serving)
Calories348
Protein15.1 g
Fat8.3 g
Carbs58.8 g
Fiber7.8 g
Sodium421 mg

Source

based.cooking (community recipes, public domain) — unlicense