Masoor Dahl (Red Lentil Curry) with Rice
Masoor Dahl (Red Lentil Curry) with Rice

Hello everybody, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, masoor dahl (red lentil curry) with rice. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Masoor Dahl (Red Lentil Curry) with Rice is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions every day. They are fine and they look fantastic. Masoor Dahl (Red Lentil Curry) with Rice is something which I have loved my whole life.

Masoor dal is the same thing as red lentils, which are popular and easy to find at many grocery stores in the US. They're super cheap and cook quickly making them a great Serve with some basmati rice and if you'd like a veggie filled curry or some simple curry roasted vegetables for a complete meal. Masoor dal is a spiced Indian lentil dish that's equal parts flavorful and cozy; serve with rice or naan bread for dipping.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook masoor dahl (red lentil curry) with rice using 18 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Masoor Dahl (Red Lentil Curry) with Rice:
  1. Make ready 1 cups lentils (red kind)
  2. Get 4 cups water
  3. Prepare 2 onion
  4. Get 2 tomato
  5. Take to taste Ginger root
  6. Get cloves Garlic to taste
  7. Take Ground cumin
  8. Prepare Ground garam masala
  9. Prepare Ground coriander
  10. Get Ground cardamom
  11. Get Chili powder
  12. Take Cayenne pepper
  13. Prepare Ground turmeric
  14. Get Salt
  15. Take Ghee or oil
  16. Make ready Fresh Coriander
  17. Make ready Ground cinnamon
  18. Make ready 1 cup rice

Masoor Dal (red Lentil) is healthy dal made with masoor dal in North Indian Style to be served with rice or roti. Lentils and split peas are lower in fat and high in fiber and protein, and they've the additional benefit of cooking quickly. Masoor dal recipe - Red lentils has the highest amount of protein among all the lentils & is often widely used to make dal curry. When the garlic turns slightly golden, add hing, turmeric and chili powder.

Steps to make Masoor Dahl (Red Lentil Curry) with Rice:
  1. Wash and rinse the rice. Then cook your rice per package directions and set aside. While rice is cooking wash and rinse your lentils then set aside
  2. Dice onion garlic ginger tomato and set aside
  3. In a bowl, proportion your spices to taste and set aside. I usually lead with turmeric and cumin as 11/2tsp ea followed by the rest at 1/4 to 1/2 tsp ea. You could just use a curry powder if you want. Proportion to taste. I used a curry powder (big pile on white cutting board) in the below photo along with some other spices. I did use a measuring spoon because it makes cool little piles)
  4. Heat ghee or oil in a pot then saute the onion until brown over medium high heat
  5. Add garlic and ginger to pot then saute for another 1 minutes or so
  6. Add diced tomato and saute for another 2 minutes or so
  7. Add spices and mix into the masala and let them cook for 1 minute or so
  8. Add lentils and mix until coated in spices
  9. Add water, start with 2 cups in and then bring to boil then turn heat down and simmer covered for 20 to 30 minutes. Make sure to check it and give it a stir every so often. Add additional water as needed to form your desired consistency. (Blury photo)
  10. Chop the coriander then add to the pot. Reserve some leaves to add to each serving. Below photo was taken before I added some coriander to my bowl
  11. You can do the same thing with chickpeas (channa dahl) just follow direction for preparing/cooking dried chickpeas or use canned version. I prefer the dried pulses.
  12. You can also omit the pulse and just add chicken and potato to make a chicken curry dish. I guess that is another receipe…lol

Making masoor dal (authentic red lentil curry) at home is SO much easier than you think. This is a favorite recipe that's loved by everyone who tries it. Dal, or stewed lentils, is so ingrained in Pakistani and Indian culture that you'd be hard-pressed to find a pantry in the Indian Subcontinent without some. split red lentils (masoor dal). ½ tsp. ground turmeric. Add the salt to the lentils, mix and leave, covered, over low heat. Heat the ghee or vegetable oil in a frying pan over fairly high heat and, when hot, add the asafoetida followed by the cumin seeds.

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