Dal

(from renee0467’s recipe box)

Cook lentils before. The ratio is 1 cup dal to 2-3 cups water. Yellow dal takes less time (20 minutes or so.) Green Dal a little longer.

Source: 21-day Vegan

Serves 4 people

Categories: vegan Indian

Ingredients

  • 1 cup (200 grams) tur dal (pigeon pea) or any other lentils cooked
  • 1 green chili, finely chopped
  • 1 tomato
  • 1/2 teaspoon (1.5 grams) mustard seeds
  • 1/2 teaspoon (2 grams) asafoetida
  • 1/4 teaspoon (.5 gram) turmeric
  • 1 teaspoon (2 grams) cumin seeds
  • 1 cup (250 milliliters) water
  • juice from 1/2 lime
  • chopped coriander
  • sea salt, to taste

Directions

  1. Blend the onion, garlic, green chili,

  2. Cook dal with water, turmeric powder, tomatoes, green chilies, and salt in a pan until tender. Temper the mustard seeds, asafoetida, cumin seeds in another dry pan till they begin to splutter. Add the tempered mustard seed, asafetida, and cumin seeds in the cooked dal bring to a boil. Garnish with chopped coriander and lime.

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