Dinner Tonight: Moong Dal and Red Lentils with Browned Onions Recipe

Name: Dinner Tonight: Moong Dal and Red Lentils with Browned Onions Recipe
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup moong dal; 1 cup split red lentils (masoor dal); 5 cups water; 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric; 1 1/2 teaspoons salt; 4 tablespoons ghee, clarified butter, or vegetable oil; Generous pinch asafetida; 1 teaspoon whole cumin seeds; 3-5 dried red chiles; 1 small onion, cut into thin rings; Cooked white rice, for serving

Instructions

Cook:50min

This dish relies on two kinds of pulses, the yellow moon dal and regular red lentils. You could easily substitute all red lentils for this and it would still be pretty good: the real secret is in the fragrant topping, a pile of browned onions, chiles, and spices, bathed in screaming hot ghee and poured over the top of the dish. Once you stir them in, they perfume the humble lentil like you wouldn't believe.

Updated at: Thu, 21 Nov 2024 12:24:54 GMT