Lentil Dhal Recipe
Deliciously spicy lentil recipe
Equipment
- Large frying pan
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons sunflower oil
- 1 onion peeled and sliced
- 2 garlic cloves peeled and crushed
- 1 inch root ginger grated
- 2 teaspoons cumin seeds
- 250 grammes red lentils
- 1 litre hot water
- 400 gramme tinned chopped tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon coriander
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- 1 teaspoon chillipowder
- 1 red pepper deseeded and chopped
Instructions
- Place the lentils in a saucepan
- Cover with boiling water
- Bring back to the boil and simmer for 20 minutes or until soft
- Meanwhile heat the oil in a frying pan
- Add the onion and fry for a few minutes until soft
- Add the cumin seeds and the pepper and fry for a few minutes
- Add the garlic and spices and stir
- Add the chopped tomatoes
- Simmer gently
- Add this mix to the cooked lentils
- Simmer for a further 15 minutes
- Serve hot with nan bread or rice