Red Lentil Dal (Vegan)

1 cup lentils
2/3 onion chopped
2-3tsp ginger peeled and minced
1tsp canola oil
1/2 tsp turmeric
1/2 tsp cumin seed
1-2T lemon juice
salt and garamsala to taste

Wash the lentils and bring to a boil with 3 cups of water. Stir and simmer unitl lentils are almost cooked. Add water to prevent sticking, but not too much. End product should be thick rather than soupy.
In a heavy pan, saute cumin seed in the oil, add chopped onions and minced ginger. Cook over low heat until onions are tender.
Stir into lentils.
When lentils are tender, remove from heat and stir in garamasala, lemon juice and salt

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MADDY_AVENA.