Vegan Red Lentil Dal

Name: Vegan Red Lentil Dal
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup red lentils; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds; 1 cinnamon stick; 1/2 teaspoon yellow curry; 1 diced onion; 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper; 4 garlic cloves; 1 tablespoon ginger; 1/2 teaspoon tumeric; 1/2 teaspoon cardamom; 1/2 teaspoon paprika; 3/4 teaspoon salt; 1 tomato; 1/2 lemon; Cilantro for garnish

8 steps

Prep:15minCook:30min

I've been making red lentil dal for about 20 years. This is my tastiest version. If you want extra flavor, use ghee instead of olive oil. Enjoy!

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:07:58 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories230.8 kcal (12%)

Total Fat4.4 g (6%)

Carbs37.5 g (14%)

Sugars3 g (3%)

Protein12.8 g (26%)

Sodium443.4 mg (22%)

Fiber7.3 g (26%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

1 cupred lentils

1 tablespoonolive oil

½ teaspooncumin seeds

¼ teaspooncayenne pepper

4garlic cloves

1 tablespoonginger

½ teaspoontumeric

½ teaspooncardamom

½ teaspoonpaprika

¾ teaspoonsalt

1tomato

0.5lemon

cilantro

for garnish

Instructions

Step 1

Rinse red lentils and add to a sauce pan with 3 cups of water. Get them boiling - they'll take about 20 minutes to cook.

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Step 2

While the lentils are cooking, measure out all of your ingredients. Then chop your onion and tomato and set aside.

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Step 3

In a frying pan, heat stove on medium and add the olive oil, cinnamon stick and cumin seeds. Let cook for 1-2 minutes or until it smells amazing.

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Step 4

Add chopped onion to the skillet and cook for 5-6 minutes or until it's translucent.

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Step 5

Add in the tomato and then all of the spices: cayenne pepper, garlic, ginger, tumeric, curry, cardamom, paprika, salt. Cook for another 5 minutes and throw out the cinnamon stick.

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Step 6

Once your lentils are cooked, drain any extra water (but not all of it - you want this to be the consistency of a thick soup). Add the onion and tomato mixture into the lentil pot, stir. Add the lemon juice and stir. Salt to taste.

Step 7

Last step is to garnish with cilantro or Fage yogurt and eat with naan and rice if desired.

Step 8

You're gonna love it! Easy to make, healthy and the leftovers are to die for.