Yellow Lentil Dal

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup split yellow lentils (toor dal)
• 3 cups chicken stock
• 2 tablespoons minced ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
• salt
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons black mustard seeds
• 1 small onion, thinly sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 small serrano chili, seeded and chopped
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tomato, chopped
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• cooked basmati rice

Recipe

• 1 in a saucepan add lentils and chicken stock, ginger and turmeric.
• 2 bring to boil cover partially and cook for 20 minutes on medium heat until lentils are tender.
• 3 puree 1 c of lentils in a blender, add back to pan and cook 15 minutes more.
• 4 in a skillet heat oil.
• 5 add mustard seed and shake pan until they start to pop, 20 seconds.
• 6 add the onion and cook until softened, 5- minutes.
• 7 add serrano chile, and garlic, cook 1 minute.
• 8 add cumin and bay leaves, and tomato, cook minutes more.
• 9 stir this mixture into the lentils, add lemon juice and salt to taste, simmer for 5 minutes.
• 10 serve over basmati rice.