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Everyday Red Lentil Dal

Ingredients · Serves 4 · Prep 10 min · Total 40 min

  • Dal
  • 1 cup red lentils
  • 3 ½ cups water
  • ½ tsp ground turmeric
  • 1 tbsp fresh ginger, grated
  • 1 medium tomato, chopped
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • Spiced oil
  • 2 tbsp coconut oil or vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 tsp mustard seeds (optional)
  • 1 small onion, thinly sliced
  • 3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
  • ¼ tsp red pepper flakes
  • ½ tsp garam masala
  • To finish
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • ¼ cup fresh cilantro, chopped
  • cooked rice or naan, for serving
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Everyday Red Lentil Dal

Steps

  1. Rinse the lentils in a fine-mesh strainer until the water runs mostly clear.
  2. Combine the lentils, water, turmeric, ginger and tomato in a saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat.
  3. Skim off any foam from the top.
  4. Lower the heat and simmer, partly covered and stirring now and then, until the lentils fall apart.
  5. Whisk the dal to make it creamy and stir in the salt. Add a splash of water if it's thicker than you like.
  6. Heat the oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Add the cumin and mustard seeds and cook until they sizzle and pop.
  7. Add the onion and cook, stirring, until golden.
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Steps, continued

  1. Add the garlic and pepper flakes and cook until the garlic is light golden.
  2. Take the skillet off the heat and stir in the garam masala.
  3. Pour the sizzling oil into the dal and stir.
  4. Stir in the lemon juice and serve topped with cilantro, with rice or naan.