Simple Dal

13 ingredients
9 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 cup split lentils or 1 cup dal, picked and rinsed
  • 4 cups water
  • 1 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
  • 14 teaspoon turmeric
  • 1 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 14 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 small onion, finely chopped (or shallots as sub)
  • 1 tablespoon mustard oil or 1 tablespoon ghee
  • 14 teaspoon black onion seeds (optional)
  • 12 teaspoon garam masala (add at end of cooking)
  • sliced serrano chili (garnish)
  • chopped fresh cilantro (garnish)

Directions

  1. 1
    Pick through the lentils, and rinse until water runs clear; drain.
  2. 2
    It doesn't matter what kind of lentils you use but brown lentils or french lentils are better used elsewhere.
  3. 3
    Things like channa dal are not the type of lentils I would use (I don't think of them as lentils)(channa dal needs to be soaked overnight).
  4. 4
    Heat the oil or ghee in a saucepan and cook onions until they are as soft as you like.
  5. 5
    Stir in remaining ingredients except the last 3, bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
  6. 6
    Check the consistency and water level- if you want it thicker or the dal is not done, cook longer, but make sure there is water in the dal.
  7. 7
    You can always cook the water out, although the lentils tend to lose shape, but then again, I prefer that.
  8. 8
    Stir in garam masala.
  9. 9
    Serve in a bowl, garnished with chopped cilantro and sliced serrano chillies if desired.

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