Red Lentil Daal
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- Number of Servings: 7
Ingredients
2 cups red lentils2 tablespoons olive oil1 yellow onion, finely chopped1 teaspoon cumin seeds1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom4 cloves garlic, minced4 cups vegetable broth or chicken broth1 1/2 cups chopped tomatoes with their juice1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger1 fresh jalapeno pepper, minced*1 teaspoon ground turmeric1 teaspoon salt
Place the lentils on a clean, flat surface, preferably light in color to visually aid in the sorting. Sort through the lentils and discard any pebbles or chaff. Place the sorted lentils in a fine mesh strainer and rinse with cold running water, drain.
Heat the oil in a large heavy bottom 5-quart pan over medium-high heat, and sauté the onion until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Add the cumin seeds, cardamom, and garlic to the pan and stir until the spices are just fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add the broth, tomatoes, lentils, cilantro, ginger, jalapeño pepper, turmeric and salt. Bring to a boil over high heat; reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer, stirring often, until lentils become soft, about 15 minutes.
Serve over brown rice. Makes about 7 servings (1 c. each).
Number of Servings: 7
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MOIRALEIGH.
Heat the oil in a large heavy bottom 5-quart pan over medium-high heat, and sauté the onion until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Add the cumin seeds, cardamom, and garlic to the pan and stir until the spices are just fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add the broth, tomatoes, lentils, cilantro, ginger, jalapeño pepper, turmeric and salt. Bring to a boil over high heat; reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer, stirring often, until lentils become soft, about 15 minutes.
Serve over brown rice. Makes about 7 servings (1 c. each).
Number of Servings: 7
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MOIRALEIGH.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 127.3
- Total Fat: 4.3 g
- Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
- Sodium: 877.9 mg
- Total Carbs: 17.3 g
- Dietary Fiber: 5.3 g
- Protein: 5.8 g
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