Curried Masoor Dahl (red lentils)

Curried Masoor Dahl (red lentils)

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 234.8
  • Total Fat: 8.2 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 1,163.6 mg
  • Total Carbs: 35.9 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 9.2 g
  • Protein: 8.8 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Curried Masoor Dahl (red lentils) calories by ingredient


Introduction

These flavorful lentils are great over rice, naan, or potatos cooked in a strong broth These flavorful lentils are great over rice, naan, or potatos cooked in a strong broth
Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    4 cloves garlic, minced
    2T olive oil
    4t curry powder (salt-free variety)
    2t ground cumin
    28oz can tomato sauce
    1T Better than Bouillon, Vegetable variety
    1 cup dried red lentils
    2.5C water
    1 large onion, diced
    1 large tomato, seeded & chopped
    half of a lemon, juiced

Directions

Lightly brown garlic in olive oil. Add curry powder and cumin, cooking until fragrant. Add tomato sauce and bouillon, simmering for about 5 minutes.

Add lentils, water, and onions. Simmer for 25-30 minutes until done. Finish off heat with chopped tomatos and lemon juice.

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user PACIFICAFUNK.

Member Ratings For This Recipe


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    Very Good
    5 of 5 people found this review helpful
    Made this for my husband. He's never had lentils before. He said it's definitely one to have again! I made it with diced tomatoes instead of tomato sauce, carmelized the onions like The Jench recommended, used chicken broth instead of veggie, and added and extra 1/2 tsp curry and a 1/2 tsp of Garam - 1/7/10


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    Very Good
    5 of 5 people found this review helpful
    I would reccomend using less tomato sauce. Next time I'm going to try crushed tomatoes- I'll report back. I may also carmelize the onions at the start before the garlic and add more curry powder. In all it's a good start though! - 7/13/07


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    Incredible!
    4 of 4 people found this review helpful
    I found a local store that has specialized ingredients like masoor dahl. So this recipe was tempting and I'm very glad I tried it. I used home made vegetable stock (instead of bouillon and water), diced tomatoes (instead of sauce)and 1/2 tsp garam masala. I recommend this dish. - 5/3/13


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    Incredible!
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    This makes 7c for a 1.75cup serving. My first time eating red lentils (thought a huge split pea fan): It's like vegan chili. The texture, cumin, and tomato base make it very like chili. I ate out of bowl with no accompaniment and added cayenne. - 4/6/09


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    Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    It was good but rather bland. I had to add quite a bit of salt after I dished it up. I think I will add some cayenne next time and increase the curry. This is a good side dish with rice, but I don't know that I will use it as a main meal again. - 2/13/11


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    Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Delish! - 4/1/10


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    Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    I actually ended up having to substitute green lentils and green onions for the onion -- but still turned out great. :) - 9/19/07


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    Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Yummy and spicy! Even my six year old loved this with a warm pita bread. - 5/31/07


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    Incredible!
    This is very good. Even our fussiest eater liked it. - 4/20/21


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    I used diced tomatoes. I would make it again. - 7/26/20


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    Great idea used the actual spices & chopped green chilies - 1/20/20


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    yummy - 6/14/19


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    Great - 5/6/19


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    Incredible!
    Yummy! - 8/8/15


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    Very Good
    I cut this in half and used diced tomatoes. This was wonderful! - 2/12/13


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    Incredible!
    I love this recipe. Even my 3 year old eats it! - 2/21/12


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    Very Good
    I followed changes suggested by Harinezumi. I still found it a little bland, will had some hot sauce to my left overs. An easy recipe, thanks for sharing! - 8/30/11


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    Very Good
    0 of 3 people found this review helpful
    Looks great! - 8/17/07


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    i tried this recipe and having tasted red lentils for the first time, i'm hooked. really tasted good and hearty - 6/26/07


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    Very Good
    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Yumm ! - 3/20/07