Roasted Green Lentils With Tomatoes

Name: Roasted Green Lentils With Tomatoes
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 10 min
Yield: 4-6 , 4-6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups green lentils, sorted & wahed in 4 changes of water; 1 teaspoon mustard oil; 4 pieces arbol chiles, whole dried; 1/2 teaspoon garam masala; 1/4 teaspoon fenugreek seeds, ground; 1/8 teaspoon asafoetida powder, ground; 2 tablespoons gingerroot, fresh peeled & minced; 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic, minced; 1 piece serrano pepper, miced with seeds; 1 tablespoon coriander, ground; 1/2 teaspoon paprika; 4 1/2-5 cups water; 3/4 teaspoon salt (to taste); 2 tomatoes, medium coarsely chopped; 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, fresh finely chopped, including soft tems

Submitted by Salvador Vilchis

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Ready In:: 2hrs 10mins
Ingredients:: 15
Serves:: 4-6

ingredients

1 ¹⁄₄ cups green lentils, sorted & wahed in 4 changes of water
1 teaspoon mustard oil
4 pieces arbol chiles, whole dried
¹⁄₂ teaspoon garam masala
¹⁄₄ teaspoon fenugreek seeds, ground
¹⁄₈ teaspoon asafoetida powder, ground
2 tablespoons gingerroot, fresh peeled & minced
1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons garlic, minced
1 piece serrano pepper, miced with seeds
1 tablespoon coriander, ground
¹⁄₂ teaspoon paprika
4 ¹⁄₂ - 5 cups water
³⁄₄ teaspoon salt (to taste)
2 tomatoes, medium coarsely chopped
¹⁄₄ cup fresh cilantro, fresh finely chopped, including soft tems

directions

Place the dal in a large saucepan and stir over medium heat until dry. Add the oil, chiles de arbol, garam masala, feugreek & asafoetida and cook stirring until the dal is golden, about 3 minutes Reduce heat if too much smoke arises. Add ginger, garlic, serrano peppe, coriander & paprika and stir for another 5 minutes.
Add water and salt and bring to a boil over high heat. Recuce heat to low, cover pan, and cook stirring occasionally, until the dal is soft & creamy, about 1 hr, adding more water if it dies too quickly. Mix in the tomatoes and cook until they are quite soft, about 5 minutes Transfer to a serving dish, mix in the cilantro and serve.

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Reviews

Excellent! Very tasty. I will definitely make it again. Excellent on "Indian Spiced Rice" Recipe. Since I did not have garam masala, I found a recipe to make it using 3 tbs black peppercorns, 1.5 tbs black cumin seeds (charnushka), 8 cardamom pods, 4" stick of cinnamon, 1 tsp nutmeg (recipe I had said whole nutmeg, but I did not have one), and 2 star anise. I put it in my small food processor and then stored it in a jar.

happyinthekitchen
YUM! This was so easy! I checked after 30 minutes & the lentils were cooked but there was a LOT of liquid left. So I took off the lid & raised the heat. The 4 of us ate it all. :) Thank you for a yummy supper! :)

Elmotoo