Dhal (Dal, Dahl, Lentil Puree)

Name: Dhal (Dal, Dahl, Lentil Puree) Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 cup (170g/6 oz) dried red lentils; 3 teaspoons grapeseed oil (or cooking spray); 1 large onion finely sliced; 2 cloves of garlic crushed or finely chopped; 2 teaspoons finely grated ginger; 1/2 teaspoon ground tumeric; 3 cups hot water; 1/2 teaspoon salt (or to taste - can omit); 1/2 teaspoon garam masala

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Minutes to Prepare: 20
Minutes to Cook: 40

Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

1 cup (170g/6 oz) dried red lentils3 teaspoons grapeseed oil (or cooking spray)1 large onion, finely sliced2 cloves of garlic, crushed or finely chopped2 teaspoons finely grated ginger1/2 teaspoon ground tumeric3 cups hot water1/2 teaspoon salt (or to taste - can omit)1/2 teaspoon garam masala

Directions

Wash lentils and drain well.
Heat oil, fry onion, ginger and garlic, until onion is golden brown.
Add turmeric, stir well.
Mix in drained lentils, fry for 2 minutes.
Add hot water, bring to the boil then reduce to simmer.
Cover and cook 20 minutes, until lentils are half cooked.
Add salt and garam masala, stir well and continue cooking until lentils are soft, and the dal is porridge consistency. If too much liquid, leave the lid off.

Makes four serves, can be doubled, tripled, etc.

Serve with brown rice, naan or pita bread.

A nice variation is to stir in some chopped spinach or silverbeet for the last 3 minutes of cooking.

To speed up cooking, use a pressure cooker.

Can also be done in a crock pot, but it will turn to mush.

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user PHRASER.

Servings Per Recipe: 4

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