Spiced Onion Dahl
photo by Choppy-choppy
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 17
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 236.59 ml yellow split peas
- 1537.83 ml water
- 2.46 ml salt
- 7.39 ml cumin seeds
- 14.79 ml vegetable oil
- 2.46 ml ground turmeric
- 4.92 ml gingerroot, minced
- 9.85 ml minced garlic
- 2 tomatoes, chopped
- 2 medium onions, chopped
- 118.29 ml split white gram (urad dal)
- 59.14 ml yellow moong dal (moong dal)
- 59.14 ml red lentil (masoor dal)
- 2.46 ml indian chili pepper
- 2.46 ml paprika
- 44.37-59.16 ml fresh cilantro, chopped,to serve
- plain yogurt, to serve
directions
- Take your water and cook the yellow split peas, split white gram, yellow moong dal, and red lentils along with the ginger and salt until they are soft, approximately 30 minutes.
- In a separate saucepan, heat your oil and add the cumin seeds-as the seeds begin to splutter, add the minced garlic and tomatoes and sauté for a few minutes just they begin to cook.
- Next, add the salt and other spices and thoroughly combine.
- Then, take the beans (including the water you cooked them in) and add them to the saucepan.
- Cook for 3 minutes, and serve.
- Sprinkle with chopped cilantro and a spoonful of yogurt if you choose to.
- Can also serve with your choice of breads as well.
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Reviews
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This dahl was so delicious!!! There doesn't seem to be any instructions as to when to add the onions - so I added them at step 2, after the cumin seeds - let them cook until slightly browned and then continued from there.Noting that you said this makes a mild dahl and to increase the spices to suit..I did...I doubled all of the spices apart from the cumin seeds.Totally wonderful taste - the cilantro/coriander adds to the wonderful flavour.I served this dish with Delhi Potatoes recipe#77931 by Daydream and Naan (Indian Flat Bread) recipe#60449 by you. Totally yummy!!!!
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"Hmm wow tasty" is what I said when I put the first spoon of this delicious dal in my mouth tonight for dinner:) This is VERY TASTY! The only thing I forgot to use in this recipe was garlic, but this still tastes wonderful, so I am just going to stick to it without the garlic. I loved this dish with yogurt and white rice. I'll be making this ALOT! The only thing I wanted to point out is that the amount of water that this required was 5 1/2 cups to boil the dal with the ginger and salt{ I used 1/2 tsp. salt} and then I had to add 2 cups of water in step 4. Without these 2 cups, the water was hardly any left in the pot and this was more like a dried lentil veggie dish than a dal. The addition of water really made this a 'dal' so to speak. I allowed the dal to simmer for 10 good minutes before I had it. It was sooooooo good! Thanks for the recipe!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
love4culinary
United States
Since April 2008, I have been a vegetarian. I dont eat creatures...that's the easiest way to put it! :D
I still eat a small amount of dairy, but not very much.
I have been missing around here for a while, and hope to poke my head in a bit more often from now on...
I hope you enjoy my recipes...