Recipe

Dal Recipe

	Sunny / All my dishes 5 months, 3 weeks ago A wonderful recipe I had this last weekend. It is very easy and tastes fabulous! Serve with Basmati rice Prep:25m Cook:70m Servings:6	Sunny
	indian easy tasty spicy

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Ingredients

3 cups lentils - picked over and washed

1 1/4 cup oil

2 T peeled and chopped ginger root

1 t cinnamon

4 1/2 cups chicken stock

salt to taste

1 t ground red pepper

1 lemon

1 sm onion - peeled and chopped

1 clove garlic - peeled and chopped

1 serrano chili - chopped with seeds

4 bay leaves

1/4 c fresh chopped cilantro

Directions

Heat 3/4 c oil in large deep sauce pan over med heat. Wehn hot, add sliced onions and cook, stirring till they soften. Add cinnamon, ginger and lentils to the pan and cook, stirring often, for about 10 min. Add stock, 3 cups of water, salt and red pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for about 10 min.

Squeeze juice from lemon, discarding seeds and add to the dal and cook for about 50 min longer, stirring often.

Heat remaining 1/2 cup of oil in small pan, Add chopped onion, garlic and bay leaves. Cook stirring untill onion is browned - about 5 min. Add this mixture, including oil, to the lentils, remove bay leave, sprinkle with chopped cilantro and serve.

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