Hello everybody, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, red lentil curry (daal). It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
This is a rich and hearty lentil curry, great as a main meal rather than as a side dish like the more traditional Indian dhal. Don't let the ingredient list faze you, this really is an easy dish to make. This Red Lentil Dal recipe makes the perfect plant-based Indian meal! Rich, fragrant, and packed with protein for a healthy meal.
Red Lentil Curry (daal) is one of the most popular of recent trending meals on earth. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. Red Lentil Curry (daal) is something that I have loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.
To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have red lentil curry (daal) using 18 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Red Lentil Curry (daal):
- Make ready pot :
- Prepare 5-6 cup of water in a pot
- Prepare Red lentils (washed)
- Get 4-5 small curry leaves (food flavour and smell)
- Make ready Garlic paste
- Get Ginger paste
- Prepare Spices
- Get Chilli/ cayenne powder (for heat)
- Get Whole chicken bouillon cube
- Get All spice powder (garam masala)
- Take Cumin powder
- Make ready Salt
- Get Separate pan
- Make ready Onion
- Get Curry leaves
- Make ready Cumin seeds
- Take Olive or canola oil
- Make ready Chopped coriander (cilantro) leaves to garnish
Dal Spices- Dal is made with far less spices than most Indian curries! This recipe calls for a simple combination of cumin, garam masala and turmeric. Garam masala is a spice mix found in supermarkets nowadays - it's like a more potent curry powder. Vegan Red lentil Curry is a delicious One-pot Indian lentil curry recipe.
Steps to make Red Lentil Curry (daal):
- In a pot, boil water and add in the washed red lentils when water starts boiling along with the curry leaves.
- Cover halfway and cook at medium until lentils are tender and they turn yellow Estimated time would be from within 15-20 minutes
- Add the garlic and ginger (mix well)
- Add in the spices and cook on medium heat for 10 minutes
- On a separate pan: add in the olive oil/ or your choice of oil and wait till it warms up
- Add in the cumin seeds and the curry leaves and fry for 25 seconds
- Add in the sliced onions and fry until brown (not burnt)
- In the pot: add in the fried onions and mix well. Turn heat up high and stir occasionally (make sure nothing sticks) for 5 minutes
- After 5 minutes bring the heat back to low (3) and cook for another 5 minutes until the curry thickens
- Serve with basmati/white/brown rice or roti (flat bread)
- Garnish it with cilantro when on the plate
Garam masala is a spice mix found in supermarkets nowadays - it's like a more potent curry powder. Vegan Red lentil Curry is a delicious One-pot Indian lentil curry recipe. It's easy to make, flavorful, and naturally vegan and gluten-free. Red lentils, aromatic spices and coconut milk are combined to create this creamy, comforting and flavoursome red lentil curry. Perfect for little ones, meaning the whole family can join in on curry night!
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