Plain Dahl

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 2
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 227.3
  • Total Fat: 0.9 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 6.9 mg
  • Total Carbs: 53.1 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 25.2 g
  • Protein: 21.9 g

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Introduction

Plain Indian style lentil dahl which is traditionally eaten as a side dish to curry etc, but can be eaten alone or over rice. Plain Indian style lentil dahl which is traditionally eaten as a side dish to curry etc, but can be eaten alone or over rice.
Number of Servings: 2

Ingredients

    2 medium onions, copped into strips
    Spray oil
    1 cup lentils
    3 cups water
    3 tsp Turmeric, ground
    1 clove Garlic
    1 tsp Cumin seed
    1 tsp Coriander seed

Directions

1) In a frying pan, fry off onions in a little olive oil spray until soft. Allowing them to go brown/almost burn will add flavour.

2) In a separate pot put in one cup of lentils (red, or a mix of red and yellow) to 3 cups of cold water. Bring to the boil and then simmer, stirring occasionally until cooked.

3) When lentils are almost cooked, add in onions and spices and cook on a low heat for a further 5 minutes.

You can also put in chilli powder to taste and/or tomatoes (raw or tinned). If adding tomatoes don't put them in until the lentils have finished cooking as they stop lentils cooking properly.

You may need to add a little more water during cooking if your lentils become too thick. I like my dahl quite thick, but many prefer a more watery consistency - it's up to you!

Serving Size: Serves 2

Number of Servings: 2

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user EMBAR1.