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

Hey everyone, it’s Drew, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, red lentil dal (vegan if you sub the ghee 😁). It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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).

Red lentil dal (vegan if you sub the ghee 😁) is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Red lentil dal (vegan if you sub the ghee 😁) is something which I have loved my whole life.

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

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

Steps 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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