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melowhall@hotmail.comDelicious Pakistani DhalIngredients (use vegan versions): 1 cup dry red lentils
3 cups water
1 diced onion
2-3 diced or crushed garlic cloves
1/2 peeled and chopped ginger root
1/2 can of chopped tomatos
2 tsps curry powder
1/4 teaspoon red chili powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground coriander
4-5 tablespoon cooking oil
salt and pepper to taste
Directions:Heat water in pot until boiling. Add lentils and boil for one minute. Reduce heat to a simmer. Simmer lentils until they resemble a thick paste. While lentils are simmering, heat oil in frying pan. Add onion, garlic and ginger. Fry until soft. Add curry, chili, cumin, coriander, salt and pepper, saute for 2-3 minutes. Add tomatoes and saute for another 3-5 minutes. Add fried spice mixture into lentil paste, stir and cook an additional 15-20 minutes. Serve as is or over basmati rice.
*Vegetable stock can be added to boiling water for additional taste.
Serves: 4-6
Preparation time: 45 mins
This recipe is awesome! I find that adding steamed carrots and zucchini/courgettes (cut in rounds) near the end of cooking makes it a more complete healthy meal. These are really good soft and mushy. Served with brown rice - even better!
Archived comment by: kew
This is fantastic - I cook it about once a week since finding here on vegweb over 2 years ago. A great store-cupboard recipe. The consistency is just right, and it is very tasty. I add a bit of frozen spinach right at the end. A great meal served with rice. And leftovers are good cold for lunch the next day.
Archived comment by: richJG
wow, very nice flavor. -lilvoyce
Archived comment by: lilvoyce
So good and simple to make! Thanks for the recipe.
Archived comment by: katiekat2
This was a great recipe. I felt as though I was eating at a fine Indian restaurant. I think that I used a little too much ginger- next time I will cut down to about a 1 piece. Even so, the recipe was excellent and very authentic.
Archived comment by: sunsoleiAria
WoW! I didn't have coriander seed- so I used some frozen cilantro. And I only have supermarket curry powder.....and wasn't quite sure how much ginger to use....but this still turned out AWESOME! Very tasty. This is going to be a regular with me! Thanks!
Archived comment by: sirFartsAlot
Excellent! I've been looking for a dhal recipe I like for a while, and this is it! I cut the oil to 2 tbsp and the recipe still worked fine.
Archived comment by: ksuhr
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