Red lentil dal (vegan if you sub the ghee 😁)
Red lentil dal (vegan if you sub the ghee 😁)

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Red lentil dal (vegan if you sub the ghee 😁) is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions daily. They are nice and they look wonderful. Red lentil dal (vegan if you sub the ghee 😁) is something which I’ve loved my entire life.

It also allows you to add additional chili powder, in case you have made the rest of the dal mild. For this, heat a tablespoon of ghee, oil or butter. Red Lentil Dal goes best with a neutral side like basmati rice or naan. Or both! (As you can see from the photos, I chose both).

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook red lentil dal (vegan if you sub the ghee 😁) using 11 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Red lentil dal (vegan if you sub the ghee 😁):
  1. Make ready 1/2 cup (full not just to the ‘fill’ line) red lentils (about 125g)
  2. Get 400 ml / 1 1/2 cups water
  3. Prepare 1/2 tsp ground turmeric
  4. Get 1/2 tsp chilli powder or chilli flakes
  5. Take 1/2 tsp ground cumin
  6. Prepare 2 medium-sized tomatoes, chopped
  7. Get 1 onion, peeled and chopped
  8. Make ready 2 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
  9. Get 1/2 tbsp ghee or oil
  10. Make ready Salt and pepper
  11. Make ready To garnish: some chopped spring onion and/ or coriander

What makes Red Lentil Dal easy to cook? Red Lentils or split red lentils (Masoor) are the fastest cooking lentils around. You don't need any special equipment like pressure cookers or instant pots to cook red lentils. In an extra-large saute pan or Dutch oven, heat the ghee over medium heat, add the crushed coriander seeds, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, fennel seeds and stir for one minute.

Instructions to make Red lentil dal (vegan if you sub the ghee 😁):
  1. Put the red lentils, water, turmeric, cumin and chilli in a saucepan (with a lid for later). Bring to the boil. Then turn down to a simmer, cover and simmer gently for about 20 mins. Stir it regularly so the lentils don’t stick. Add more water if needed.
  2. When the lentils are ready - or about 5 mins before, add the tomatoes to the pan and stir through. Take the lentils off the heat when ready. (You can also add spinach at this point- stirring it through so it wilts.)
  3. Heat the ghee or oil in a pan on a low- medium heat. Cook the onion and garlic, stirring regularly until soft.
  4. When the onion/ garlic are soft, stir them (and any ghee in the pan) into the lentils.
  5. Season. Serve and garnish with spring onions and coriander. Enjoy 😋

You don't need any special equipment like pressure cookers or instant pots to cook red lentils. In an extra-large saute pan or Dutch oven, heat the ghee over medium heat, add the crushed coriander seeds, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, fennel seeds and stir for one minute. Add the olive oil to a pot along with the chopped onions, crushed garlic and minced ginger and sauté until the onions are softened. Add the turmeric, coriander powder, cinnamon, curry powder and red lentils and sauté the lentils in the spices briefly and then add the canned chopped tomato, vegetable stock and coconut milk. How to make red lentil dal.

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