Red Lentil Curry (daal)

Name: Red Lentil Curry (daal)
Total time: 4500 s
Yield: 7 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 pot :; 5 cup 5-6 cup of water in a pot; 1 1/2 cup Red lentils (washed); 4 small 4-5 small curry leaves (food flavour and smell); 1 tsp Garlic paste; 1 tsp Ginger paste; 1/2 tsp Chilli/ cayenne powder (for heat); 1 Whole chicken bouillon cube; 1 tsp All spice powder (garam masala); 1/2 tsp Cumin powder; 1 Salt; 1 medium Onion; 3 Curry leaves; 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds; 3 tbsp Olive or canola oil; 1 Chopped coriander (cilantro) leaves to garnish

Jj @cook_3699141

There are plenty of different flavoured lentil curries out there, this is ours.
Enjoy :)

Jj @cook_3699141

There are plenty of different flavoured lentil curries out there, this is ours.
Enjoy :)

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Ingredients

1 hour 15 mins

7 servings

1pot :
5 cup5-6 cup of water in a pot
1 1/2 cupRed lentils (washed)
4 small4-5 small curry leaves (food flavour and smell)
1 tspGarlic paste
1 tspGinger paste
Spices
1/2 tspChilli/ cayenne powder (for heat)
1Whole chicken bouillon cube
1 tspAll spice powder (garam masala)
1/2 tspCumin powder
1Salt
Separate pan
1 mediumOnion
3Curry leaves
1/2 tspCumin seeds
3 tbspOlive or canola oil
1Chopped coriander (cilantro) leaves to garnish

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Steps

1 hour 15 mins

1

In a pot, boil water and add in the washed red lentils when water starts boiling along with the curry leaves.
2

Cover halfway and cook at medium until lentils are tender and they turn yellow Estimated time would be from within 15-20 minutes
3

Add the garlic and ginger (mix well)
4

Add in the spices and cook on medium heat for 10 minutes
5

On a separate pan: add in the olive oil/ or your choice of oil and wait till it warms up
6

Add in the cumin seeds and the curry leaves and fry for 25 seconds
7

Add in the sliced onions and fry until brown (not burnt)
8

In the pot: add in the fried onions and mix well. Turn heat up high and stir occasionally (make sure nothing sticks) for 5 minutes
9

After 5 minutes bring the heat back to low (3) and cook for another 5 minutes until the curry thickens
10

Serve with basmati/white/brown rice or roti (flat bread)
11

Garnish it with cilantro when on the plate