Dhal (dal)
Description
I've modified this from the 'old family' recipe my Kashmiri roommate taught me.
This is really easy but takes about an hour.
Summary
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Ingredients
2 c
red lentils (you can use split peas but they take longer) 1 bn
cilantro (chopped) 1
onion (medium) 1⁄4 c
vegetable oil 4 clv
garlic (chopped) 1 T
ginger (grated) 2
chili peppers (green or other) 1 t
salt 1 t
cumin (ground) 1 t
coriander (ground) 1 1⁄2 t
turmeric 2
limes (juiced) 2
tomato (quartered)Instructions
- Boil 7 C water in large pot
- Add lentils, cilantro stalks and half of the onion
- Simmer for 20 minutes uncovered over medium heat stirring occasionally.
- Start 2 cups of rice in a medium pot
- Sauté the other half of the onion in the oil in a medium frying pan over medium heat.
- Once it turns translucent, add the garlic, ginger, peppers, salt and the curry spices.
- After a few more minutes, add the curry to the lentils.
- Squeeze in the lime.
- Add the tomato.
- Serve and garnish bowls with the rest of the cilantro.
Variations:
- add red/yellow peppers to the sauté
- use split peas instead of lentils. you'll need to cook them longer until they are soft