Add to: Recipe Box | Grocery List | Meal PlannerRecipe submitted by Brighid Murphy -
murphy5@lex.infi.netDelicious DalIngredients (use vegan versions): 1 cup yellow mung beans split and hulled (yellow lentils can substitute)
4 cups water
2 red chiles
1/4 teaspoon tumeric
1/2-1 teaspoon curry powder
1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
2 cloves garlic chopped fine
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
Directions:Rinse and sort the mung beans or lentils discarding any that are discolored, as well as foreign items. Put them into the water with the chiles, tumeric, and salt and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring often for 30 minutes. Dal should be thick, but it may be necessary to add water (1/2 cup at a time) during cooking. After the beans are cooked (consistency will be like mashed potatoes), continue simmering over very low heat while you heat the oil, browning the mustard seeds, and garlic. Mustard seeds act quite a bit like popcorn when heated, so be prepared for them to leap out of the pan. Remove the chiles and add the oil mixture to the beans. Turn off the heat. Add in the curry powder and lemon juice and taste to adjust spices if needed. Serve w/bread (whole wheat tortillas are a nice choice), dosas, or rice and enjoy!
Serves: 4-6
Preparation time: 45 minutes
this is a very delicious and super easy recipe. it makes tons of food. the only thing i change is the amount of salt. i also put in extra.
Archived comment by: heartthrob
what kind of chiles are you talking about exactly?
Archived comment by: nepheteare_03
howdy! thanks for the comments - ive had to changed my login as that email addy went south on me. per the first comment, yes, i add more salt myself. per the second, i use red chiles, the type one buys in mexican grocers, but i think any type would be yum! happy eating kids...
Archived comment by: brighatea
I've made this one several times....its super easy and very tastey!
Archived comment by: hgiesbrecht
