Indian Spiced Lentils With Tomatoes And Spinach
From bostonmargy 16 years ago
- 40 minutes to make
- Serves 4
This dal dish can be made with a number of green vegetables: swiss chard, green beans or sliced broccoli. The dish is made colorful by the red tomatoes combined with the green vegetables. From "The Art of Indian Vegetarian Cooking. Read more " Get specialty lentils/dal from Indian and middle-eastern grocers, or by mail order. See less
Ingredients
- 1 cup split toovar/toor dal or moong dal shopping list
- 1 1/2 cups water shopping list
- 5 tbs ghee or a mixture of vegetable oil and unsalted butter shopping list
- 1 1/2 tsp cumin seeds shopping list
- 1/4 tsp (or less) asafetida powder (hing) shopping list
- 1 large firm ripe tomato, cut into chunks shopping list
- 1 1/2 tsp ground coriander shopping list
- 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper or paprika shopping list
- 1/2 tsp turmeric shopping list
- 1 tsp salt shopping list
- 1/2 lb spinach or swiss chard, washed and chopped shopping list
- 1 tsp fresh lemon juice shopping list
- 2 tbs minced fresh parsley or fresh coriander shopping list
- 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg. shopping list
How to make it
- Sort lentils by spreading on a wide dish. Pick out stones or other foreign objects carefully.
- Place the lentils/dal along with a tablespoon of the ghee into a 3 quart saucepan with a lid. Bring to a boil, then simmer gently for 30 minutes. When finished, each lentil/dal should be separate and soft but not broken down. Remove from heat.
- In a large, wide skillet, heat the remaining ghee over moderate to high heat. When hot, toss in the cumin seeds and fry until they turn brown and become aromatic. Add asafetida powder, then the tomatoes, ground coriander, cayenne/paprika, turmeric and salt. Cover and cook for 3 minutes. Stir in spinach (or other leafy green), stir to combine. Cover and cook for an additional 5 minutes.
- Add the dal/lentils from the other pot and stir to combine. Add lemon juice and cook briefly. Add fresh parsley or coriander and nutmeg just before serving.
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