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Brown lentil dal - sabut masoor dal
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Prep time 30mins
Cook time 40mins
Serves or Makes: 5
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ingredients
- 2 cups brown lentils (whole masoor dal)
- 2 medium onions
- 1 tomato
- 6 cloves of garlic
- 5 tbsp olive oil (extra virgin)
- 1 tsp salt
- 10 peppercorns
- 6 cloves
- 1 black cardamom
- 1/2 small cinnamon stick
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- 1/2 tsp coriander powder
- 1/2 tsp cumin powder
- 1/4 tsp chili flakes
- 2 whole green chilies
- 5 cups of water
- 3 tbsp of chopped fresh coriander
- To garnish:
- red chilli flakes
- more fresh chopped coriander
Method
Step 1
First, soak your lentils for at least half an hour and then rinse thoroughly.
Step 2
Place into a pot: lentils, diced tomato, diced 1/2 onion, 3 cloves of garlic, crushed, chopped green chillies, all the spices and 5 cups of water. Stir well and bring to a boil.
Step 3
Cover the pan with a lid and reduce the heat to a simmer. Simmer for 35-40 minutes, until the lentils are cooked. Please note: these brown lentils don’t melt (like red split lentils do).
Step 4
On a frying pan fry chopped 3 cloves of garlic and remaining 1 and 1/2 onion in 5 tbsp of olive oil (use more or less oil, as you like). Fry until onion and garlic go brown. Now add fried garlic and onion with remaining oil to your dal.
Step 5
Stir in the chopped fresh coriander just before serving. Garnish with chilli flakes and more fresh coriander.
Step 6
Tastes amazing with basmati rice or chapatis. Serves 3-4.