Red Lentil Daal

Serve this red lentil daal spiced to perfection over rice or with naan for dinner tonight.

Serves: 8, as a side dish

Prep Time: 8-10 min

Cooking Time: 30 min
Total:  40 min

Ingredients

2 cups red lentils
1 tsp. green masala
1 tsp. fresh garlic, pressed
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. tumeric powder
8-10 curry leaves
3 tbsp. vegetable oil or ghee
1 medium onion, chopped
1 1/2 tsp. mustard seeds
2 tbsp. fresh coriander leaves, to ganish

Directions

1. Wash lentils and add to a pot filled with 4 cups of boiling water.
2. Add curry leaves, garlic and green masala, and stir.
3. Cover the pot and simmer for 20 minutes, until the daal resembles a thick soup.
4. Remove from heat, add salt and tumeric and stir.
5. Heat oil in another large pot.  Add mustard seeds and onion, and allow to brown. Then add the cooked lentil mixture and stir. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
6. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve over rice or with naan or roti.

Recipe from Vivi.