What a Dhal!

Submitted by Sandi From CA

"I LOVE dhals! Haven't made this one yet, but it looked good, so I've popped it on here for safe-keeping. Yield is estimated."

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 2 cups green lentils or 2 cups brown lentils
• 1 cinnamon stick, 3-inch
• 1 bay leaf
• 3 medium garlic cloves, peeled, whole
• 1 inch gingerroot, sliced
• 1 teaspoon turmeric
• 3⁄4 lemon, juice of
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄8 teaspoon black pepper
• 1⁄4 teaspoon cayenne
• 3 tablespoons ghee
• 1 pinch asafoetida powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon whole cumin seed

directions

1. Wash lentils & drain.
2. Combine with 6 cups water, cinnamon stick, bay leaf, garlic cloves, ginger slices & turmeric.
3. Bring to a boil, lower heat & simmer for 40 minutes, till lentils are tender & the water has been reduced significantly.
4. Slice lemon thinly & add to the pot with salt, black pepper & cayenne.
5. Simmer for a further 5 minutes.
6. Just before serving, heat ghee till hot, add asafoetida & cumin seeds & sauté till the seeds begin to color.
7. Pour over top of dhal & serve over rice.

Reviews

[realbirdlady]

A modest dahl. There's nothing the matter with it, but none of us got very excited about it, either. The spices somehow go together very flatly, without the depth that a stronger blending could have.