Indian Dhal
"Taken from Charmaine Solomon (she has the most fantastic Asian recipes) this is easy, healthy, comfort food. Great with rice, Indian breads or on its own. Any lentil can be used but red lentils cook quickly and don't need soaking, (if using any other sort soak overnight), I've never tried it with anything other than red lentils.
As one reviewer has commented this isn't a spicy Indian dish and therefore makes a great accompaniment / side dish to othe rspicy curries. Also its a great way of introducing children to Indian food (my 4yr loves it) and I'm happy because its full of protein for her."
photo by *Parsley*
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
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4-6
ingredients
- 250 g red lentils
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons ghee (or oil)
- 1 large onion, finely sliced
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, finely grated
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 3 cups hot water
- 1 teaspoon salt (to taste)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon garam masala
directions
- Wash lentils thoroughly, remove any that float on the surface, drain well.
- Heat ghee and fry onion, garlic and ginger until onion is golden brown.
- Add turmeric and stir well.
- Add drained lentils and fry for a minute or two, then add hot water and bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer.
- Cover and cook for 15 to 20 minutes or until lentils are half cooked.
- Add salt and garam masala, mix well and continue cooking until lentils are soft and the consistency dsimilar to porridge.
- If there is too much liquid leave the lid off the pan to speed evaporation.
- Serve plain or garnished with sliced onion.
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Reviews
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How can something so easy and inexpensive to make taste so good? -
This was good. Served with Basmati Rice. Both kids (4 and 6) liked it. -
Wow this is really good! Perfect amount of spices for us, well DH didn't try it yet but I imagine! We don't like deathly hot! I just ate it on it's own. I think this would make a good soup with more homemade chicken broth that I used in replacement of the water. I used olive oil to be healthy, sea salt and Recipe #279714. I will definitely make this again for DH trying it in soup format. Made for ZWT6 Asian region, for my team, The Ya Ya Cookerhood!
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Loved this! Easy to make, yet had the bit of exotic Indian flavors to it..... without being too spicy. I garmished this with fresh cilantro leaves. I used brown lentils, but otherwise made this as written. Thanx! -
* Reviewed for ZWT6 Whine and Cheese Gang * A good basic dhal that cooked up quickly with clear instructions. Very mild so child-friendly to senstive tastebuds and would be a good match to a super spicey dish or a spicey sweet or hot meal. Photo also to be posted
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Tweaks
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We really liked this! I used chicken broth instead of water as another reviewer suggested but other than that no changes. Kids all loved it, DH loved it. Will definitely make again. Thanks so much Lou! -
I liked this but my husband and son were absolutely in love with this. I did make a few changes... instead of water I used chicken broth and I didn't have red lentils but I used the little brown ones. I served it with chicken 65 and indian spiced rice. Wonderful!!!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
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<p><img src=http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/IWasAdoptedfall08.jpg border=0 alt=Photobucket /> <br />Happily married and the proud mum of a beautiful daughter aged 5 and a baby son who was born on 10/04/10. Really enjoy cooking and trying new recipes, especially north American, French, Greek and Mexican. Have many cookbooks which I often pick from but love Nigel Slaters recipes and attitude, Charmaine Solomon for her Asian recipes and I am also a subscriber to Good Food Mag. I try to source good quality ingredients particularly meat and organic veg as I believe that <br />good ingredients can make a meal truely special. Have been lucky enough to find a wonderful farmer/butcher in Wales who only sells his own produce which is fantastic and I always stock up on a whole lamb for the freezer when I go there! <br /><img src=http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg271/MrsTeny/Permanent%20Collection/PACSpring09Iwasadopted.jpg alt= /></p>
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