Indian Dal

Name: Indian Dal
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 medium onion; 1 small hot pepper; 2 cloves garlic; 1/2 cup vegetable oil; 1 cup small red lentils; 1 teaspoon cumin; 1 teaspoon coriander; 1/8 teaspoon cardamom; 1/4 teaspoon cayenne powder; 3/4 teaspoon garlic powder; 1/8 teaspoon ginger; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon pepper; water

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Prep 15 min
Total 1 hr 5 min
Servings 4

Traditional indian dal dish with a ton of flavor - add more peppers for more spice. MORE+ LESS-

By TBSP Eric

Updated September 17, 2015

Ingredients

medium onion

small hot pepper

cloves garlic

1/2

cup vegetable oil

cup small red lentils

teaspoon cumin

teaspoon coriander

1/8

teaspoon cardamom

1/4

teaspoon cayenne powder

3/4

teaspoon garlic powder

1/8

teaspoon ginger

teaspoon salt

1/4

teaspoon pepper

water

Steps

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1

Cut up onion, garlic, and as much hot pepper as you would like.
2

Place all of them in a pot and pour in enough vegetable oil (1/2 cup) so the ingredients swim in it.
3

Let this simmer for about 5 minutes.
4

wash lentils and add into mixture.
5

Add remaining spices and add enough water so that the lentils are covered. You will need to add water as it cooks down until it reaches a consistency you like. The less water, the more firm the lentils - the more water, the more soupy.
6

Stir very often so lentils do not burn, approximately every 5-10 minutes.