Red Lentil Curry (daal)
Introduce
Chef :
Jj
Red Lentil Curry (daal)
There are plenty of different flavoured lentil curries out there, this is ours.
Enjoy :)
Ingredient
Food ration :
7 servings
Cooking time :
1 hour 15 mins
Cooking instructions
* Step 1
In a pot, boil water and add in the washed red lentils when water starts boiling along with the curry leaves.
* Step 2
Cover halfway and cook at medium until lentils are tender and they turn yellow Estimated time would be from within 15-20 minutes
* Step 3
Add the garlic and ginger (mix well)
* Step 4
Add in the spices and cook on medium heat for 10 minutes
* Step 5
On a separate pan: add in the olive oil/ or your choice of oil and wait till it warms up
* Step 6
Add in the cumin seeds and the curry leaves and fry for 25 seconds
* Step 7
Add in the sliced onions and fry until brown (not burnt)
* Step 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
* Step 9
After 5 minutes bring the heat back to low (3) and cook for another 5 minutes until the curry thickens
* Step 10
Serve with basmati/white/brown rice or roti (flat bread)
* Step 11
Garnish it with cilantro when on the plate
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