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

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

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

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. The most important components of a dal recipe are the variety of lentil, the kind of spices and tempering used, the vegetables added or skipped and the texture of the finished dal. The most simple form of a dal recipe is prepared by boiling the lentils and tempering it with various spices, in addition to onion, ginger, garlic and tomatoes.

Instructions 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 😋

This red lentil dal is thick, creamy, and full of Indian spices. It's the ultimate vegan comfort food, and can be made in one pot using pantry staples. This red lentil dal is thick, creamy, and full of Indian spices. It's the ultimate vegan comfort food, and can be made in one pot using pantry staples. This gloriously golden red lentil dal is the ultimate in comfort food.

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