Red Lentil Daal

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 cups red lentils (masoor daal)
• 6 -7 cups water
• 1 tablespoon turmeric
• 2 chopped tomatoes
• 1 dash crushed red pepper flakes (or more)
• 1 onion
• cilantro
• 3 lemons
• 1 tablespoon mustard seeds
• 1 tablespoon cumin seed

Recipe

• 1 1. toss part 1 in pot and get it boiling.
• 2 2. in the meantime, chop up ½ the onion and fry it on medium heat til it’s brownish. set aside.
• 3 3. when the lentils are boiling, skim off any starch foam, cover, and.reduce heat to medium.
• 4 4. chop 1 handful cilantro and juice 2 lemons.
• 5 5. when the lentils have reached the desired consistency (20 mins or so).
• 6 turn off the heat and stir in ¾ the chopped cilantro, the lemon juice.
• 7 (about 2-4t) and the onions. salt to taste.
• 8 6.last, in a frying pan, heat a little oil on high. add the mustard.
• 9 seeds (black are best but any kind is ok) and heat til they start to.
• 10 pop.
• 11 7.add the cumin seeds and fry for a few seconds longer, and chuck it all.
• 12 in the pot.
• 13 8. serve topped with the rest of the cilantro and a squirt more lemon.
• 14 over basmati rice.
• 15 9.optional tasty but fattening addition: 1-3t butter, melted in at the end.