Lentil Curry(Dhal Curry)
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Author Notes: This is a very simple but very good that my mother makes.
Dhal can be cooked with different seasoning to make a dish by same name in India. Dhal should washed first in plenty of water to remove the dust and debris. In this recipe I used Toor dhal flat and golden and pleasant flavor do not use the oiled verities .
Have with steamed basmati rice
- pauljoseph
Serves 4
- Lentil (Toor dhal/ red gram) ½ cup
- Ginger 1 small piece
- Green Chili 1
- Water 1 cup
- (Cook all above in water)
- Shallotte 5
- Garlic 5 flake
- (Crushed above)
- Chili Flake ¼ tsp
- Turmeric powder ¼ tsp
- Curry Leaf 1 sprig(Optional)
- Cilantro few
- Oil 1 tsp
- Heat one tsp of oil in a heavy pan add the crushed ingredients cook till caramel colour reduce flame add turmeric ,chili flake and curry leaf(optional)
- Add the cooked lentils mixture and add salt to taste.
- Garnish with chopped cilantro
- Serve hot.
- ( A knob of butter or a tsp of ghee added to the prepared dhal curry give a rich flavor)I've found a place online which is sending coconut oil, mustard seeds and even fresh curry leaves in USA http://www.thokalath.com/india_grocery_store.php
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Lentils
Tags: serves a crowd
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about 2 years ago jen_c
I made this for dinner tonight and it tastes really good. I love dhal so thank you for posting the recipe.
about 2 years ago pauljoseph
thank you jen_c
over 2 years ago TheWimpyVegetarian
This looks great! I'm going to have to try this one - thanks for posting!
over 2 years ago pauljoseph
thank you chezSuzanne
over 2 years ago gingerroot
Mmm...I can smell all of your aromatics and imagine this tastes delicious. I took a Vegetarian Indian cooking class about a month ago and loved every dish we made!
over 2 years ago pauljoseph
Thank you gingerroot I am curious who was the cooking teacher
over 2 years ago gingerroot
The chef's name is Kusuma Cooray. At one time she was Doris Duke's private chef - a funny coincidence because years ago, I used to give tours of Doris Duke's home here in Hawaii, Shangri La.
over 2 years ago pauljoseph
Thank you sagreen I will post two more dhal recipe
over 2 years ago Sagegreen
Your photographs really show the process very clearly. I can almost taste this on the screen. The curry leaves are the perfect spice. Everything is in such good balance. I was hoping you would be sharing a recipe for lentils this week. Thank you.
over 2 years ago pauljoseph
thank you