Masoor Dhal

Name: Masoor Dhal
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup masoor dhal (pink lentils); 4 cup water; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp chili powder; 1/4 tsp turmeric; 2 clove garlic, minced; 1/2 tsp cumin seeds; 1/4 cup canola/olive oil; 2 green chilies, thinly sliced; 1 tsp garam masala; 1 cilantro, chopped (to taste)

Renny Ambrose @cook_2776285

Masoor Dhal

Renny Ambrose @cook_2776285

Saved

Ingredients

1 cupmasoor dhal (pink lentils)
4 cupwater
1 tspsalt
1 tspchili powder
1/4 tspturmeric
2 clovegarlic, minced
1/2 tspcumin seeds
1/4 cupcanola/olive oil
2green chilies, thinly sliced
1 tspgaram masala
1cilantro, chopped (to taste)

Saved

Steps

1

Clean dhal until water runs clear.
2

Soak dhal for 25 minutes.
3

Add dhal to 4 cups of water with salt, chili powder, and turmeric.
4

Cook on medium heat for 30 minutes. Add more water if not creamy.
5

Separately, heat oil and garlic and cumin seeds for 1-2 minutes, until fragrant.
6

Add bikhar (garlic and cumin oil) to dhal and simmer for another 10 minutes.
7

Off the heat, add chilies, garam masala, and cilantro.