Recipe of Masoor Dahl (Red Lentil Curry) with Rice

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Masoor tadka dal is a delicious Indian lentil curry made with red lentils. It's easy to make, flavorful, and healthy as well as naturally vegan and gluten free! You'll find yourself coming back for bowl after bowl of dal.

Recipe of Masoor Dahl (Red Lentil Curry) with Rice

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have masoor dahl (red lentil curry) with rice using 18 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients

The ingredients needed to make Masoor Dahl (Red Lentil Curry) with Rice:

1. Get 1 cups lentils (red kind)
2. Make ready 4 cups water
3. Get 2 onion
4. Prepare 2 tomato
5. Take to taste Ginger root
6. Take cloves Garlic to taste
7. Make ready Ground cumin
8. Take Ground garam masala
9. Prepare Ground coriander
10. Make ready Ground cardamom
11. Make ready Chili powder
12. Make ready Cayenne pepper
13. Make ready Ground turmeric
14. Prepare Salt
15. Make ready Ghee or oil
16. Prepare Fresh Coriander
17. Make ready Ground cinnamon
18. Get 1 cup rice

Masoor dal is a quick cook protein rich lentil known as red lentils. These have a high nutrition profile similar to that of meat. Hence eaten by many as a substitute to. Masoor dal is a spiced Indian lentil dish that's equal parts flavorful and cozy; serve with rice or naan bread for dipping.

Instructions

Instructions to make Masoor Dahl (Red Lentil Curry) with Rice:

1. Wash and rinse the rice. Then cook your rice per package directions and set aside. While rice is cooking wash and rinse your lentils then set aside
2. Dice onion garlic ginger tomato and set aside
3. In a bowl, proportion your spices to taste and set aside. I usually lead with turmeric and cumin as 11/2tsp ea followed by the rest at 1/4 to 1/2 tsp ea. You could just use a curry powder if you want. Proportion to taste. I used a curry powder (big pile on white cutting board) in the below photo along with some other spices. I did use a measuring spoon because it makes cool little piles)
4. Heat ghee or oil in a pot then saute the onion until brown over medium high heat
5. Add garlic and ginger to pot then saute for another 1 minutes or so
6. Add diced tomato and saute for another 2 minutes or so
7. Add spices and mix into the masala and let them cook for 1 minute or so
8. Add lentils and mix until coated in spices
9. Add water, start with 2 cups in and then bring to boil then turn heat down and simmer covered for 20 to 30 minutes. Make sure to check it and give it a stir every so often. Add additional water as needed to form your desired consistency. (Blury photo)
10. Chop the coriander then add to the pot. Reserve some leaves to add to each serving. Below photo was taken before I added some coriander to my bowl
11. You can do the same thing with chickpeas (channa dahl) just follow direction for preparing/cooking dried chickpeas or use canned version. I prefer the dried pulses.
12. You can also omit the pulse and just add chicken and potato to make a chicken curry dish. I guess that is another receipe…lol

Now, on to this masoor dal! Masoor dal translates as "red lentils" in Hindi. So a dal doesn't refer to a specific dish, but to actual legumes! This masoor dal recipe (red lentil curry) is a curry lover's dream, with nutty red lentils, hearty Masoor Dal, or Red Lentil Curry, is huge on flavor. I like to add in a lot of spices, with both curry FOR SERVING: Cooked rice or cauliflower rice for a lower calorie version, fresh chopped herbs.

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