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

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Masoor dal is a spiced Indian lentil dish that's equal parts flavorful and cozy; serve with rice or naan bread for dipping. Now, on to this masoor dal! Masoor dal translates as "red lentils" in Hindi. So a dal doesn't refer to a specific dish, but to actual legumes!

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

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

Masoor dal recipe - Red lentils has the highest amount of protein among all the lentils & is often widely used to make dal curry. Most Indian homes use a pressure cooker to cook dal as it saves some time. Add chili, lentils, coriander, cumin, turmeric and ground ginger to pan. Stir until lentils are well coated with oil.

Instructions 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

Add chili, lentils, coriander, cumin, turmeric and ground ginger to pan. Stir until lentils are well coated with oil. Raise heat to bring to a boil, then reduce heat until mixture is at a fast simmer. This masoor dal recipe (red lentil curry) is a curry lover's dream, with nutty red lentils, hearty Masoor Dal, or Red Lentil Curry, is huge on flavor. I like to add in a lot of spices, with both curry FOR SERVING: Cooked rice or cauliflower rice for a lower calorie version, fresh chopped herbs.

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