Indian Dal

[ChristineP]

Excellent recipe.

[Chere]

This is awesome! I have been craving the dal at the Indian place next to my apartment but at 10 bucks for dinner, I can't go there much! This is perfect; I added thinly sliced zucchini to it as it was almost done, and simmered for a few minutes longer till zucchini soft. It's what the place next door does :-) They call it Zucchini Dal. With some Naan bread and basmati, this is great- thanks!

[adamcrisis]

this was excellent!

I added another clove of garlic and since there were no measurements for spinach and water I ended up going with 2 cups of frozen spinach and almost 3 cups of water. I also didnt have any ginger, cardamon, or corriander (i obviously need to hit the store) so I used some curry powder as a sub.

I served it over brown rice and it was great, plus I have plenty of left overs for the next day or two.

I think next time I'll add a little more pepper to it, I have this great Alepo pepper powder thats tasty and quite hot. Im also think Ill throw in some cubed potatos and maybe a dollop of fake sour cream.

[shelloid]

This was good.  I am addicted to tarka dhall from the indian take-away.  Whilst this wasn't the same it ccertainly sastisfied my cravings.

I started to cook this recipe an d forgot that I didn't have any spnach.  It was very good without it.  I had to add more spices than the recipe said - but I think that's coz my teaspoons are such a wierd shape and I can't meassure with them properly!

I will be making this again for sure.

[BCSH]

Is the spinach served on the side or is it supposed to be cooked with the lentils?

[baypuppy]

humm, i usually don't put it in. when i do add it, i chop it up and stir it in towards the end so that it cook down but doesn't get gross and overcooked. both ways are good-- just depends on if you have it or want the greens in there 

[kryskagan]

Very very good recipe.  We will definitely be eating this one again.  Awesome!  Thanks.

peas and love....

[rmhall2000]

This is one of my favorite go-to recipes for entertaining friends. It's easy and delicious and everyone I've ever made it for loved it (even my meat-eating husband who always "hated indian food"). As for the spinach, I usually put it in with the lentils and cook it all down to what I call a swamp-like consistency. I also use green lentils. SO GOOD!

[Storm]

This dahl is totally awesome, my daughter and I couldn't stop eating it!  I left the spinach out since I've never been a big fan of cooked spinach and I added some turmeric to the menagerie of spices.  Most excellent!  I will definitely make this one again.....and again.....and again.....

[adagio]

I thought I would add my two cents worth.  I enjoyed this dahl a lot.  I've never made dahl with spinach before and it was very good indeed.  The only minor change I made to the recipe was that I used 1 tsp of finely chopped fresh ginger, instead of dried.  I fried the ginger with the onion and garlic.  I didn't use fresh chilli, simply because I did not have one.  I ground all the spices in a coffee grinder, including 2 whole cardamom pods and 1/2 tsp of peppercorns.  Freshly ground spices are a strong preference of mine and I believe them to be far more pungent than ready-ground spices, and much better suited to Indian cooking.  Oh yes, I used 2 cups of steamed fresh spinach and, for those of you who like to be a little more specific, about 3-4 cups of water.  I served it with Basmati rice and salad.  Next time I would also like to accompany that with a cucumber raita.  A big thank you to Aminah made it up for creating this delicious variation on dahl.  Well done!

Rebecca 

[biodancer]

I thought this was delicious.  I added a couple of handfuls of fresh spinach at the end and a little bit of coconut milk.  I didn't have any cardamon so I just skipped that.  I really liked it and I'm having some leftovers for lunch today!

[jamdr]

This recipe was very good, although I did do things a little different. First, I don't like to heat oils very high, so I didn't use any at first. I put all of the ingredients in the pot with water, but I used fresh ginger and didn't use spinach or the pepper. But I did add about 1.5 times the amount of spices the recipe calls for, adding a little bit more over time as the lentils cooked. Then, when the lentils were finished, after about 45 minutes I think, I let the dish cool a little bit and then added some cold-pressed olive oil. It was very delicious and I will definitely make it again.

[Allychristine]

This was a great, quick dal! I used onions, garlic, ginger, salt, turmeric, cumin, coriander..I think that was it. Oh, and definitely not 1/2 cup oil! 

[secondbase]

This recipe is awesome. I didn't quite use 1/2 cup of oil (probably more like 1/4 cup), but followed the recipe almost exactly, except that I used whole cumin seeds and whole coriander seeds and threw them in when about a minute after the onions. I also finished this off with a couple tablespoons of coconut milk which added a nice, creaminess to the finished product. Solid recipe.