Hey everyone, it is Louise, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, red lentil curry (daal). One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. 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. Red curry lentils is my all-time favorite lentil recipe. Thick, creamy, saucy, and perfect as leftovers.

Red Lentil Curry (daal) is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They are nice and they look wonderful. Red Lentil Curry (daal) is something that I’ve loved my entire life.

To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook red lentil curry (daal) using 18 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Red Lentil Curry (daal):

1. Prepare 1 pot :
2. Make ready 5 cup 5-6 cup of water in a pot
3. Get 1 1/2 cup Red lentils (washed)
4. Prepare 4 small 4-5 small curry leaves (food flavour and smell)
5. Make ready 1 tsp Garlic paste
6. Take 1 tsp Ginger paste
7. Prepare Spices
8. Make ready 1/2 tsp Chilli/ cayenne powder (for heat)
9. Prepare 1 Whole chicken bouillon cube
10. Make ready 1 tsp All spice powder (garam masala)
11. Prepare 1/2 tsp Cumin powder
12. Get 1 Salt
13. Get Separate pan
14. Prepare 1 medium Onion
15. Make ready 3 Curry leaves
16. Prepare 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds
17. Get 3 tbsp Olive or canola oil
18. Take 1 Chopped coriander (cilantro) leaves to garnish

Dal (sometimes spelled 'dhal', 'dahl' or 'daal') is one of my very favorite Indian dishes because of how quickly it is made. If you've never cooked with red lentils before, you're probably wondering what the yellow stuff is in the above image. Red lentils are in fact red, but when cooked, they turn yellow. They also lose their form pretty If you're in love with this daal and want to add some variety.

Steps to make Red Lentil Curry (daal):

1. In a pot, boil water and add in the washed red lentils when water starts boiling along with the curry leaves.
2. Cover halfway and cook at medium until lentils are tender and they turn yellow Estimated time would be from within 15-20 minutes
3. Add the garlic and ginger (mix well)
4. Add in the spices and cook on medium heat for 10 minutes
5. On a separate pan: add in the olive oil/ or your choice of oil and wait till it warms up
6. Add in the cumin seeds and the curry leaves and fry for 25 seconds
7. Add in the sliced onions and fry until brown (not burnt)
8. 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
9. After 5 minutes bring the heat back to low (3) and cook for another 5 minutes until the curry thickens
10. Serve with basmati/white/brown rice or roti (flat bread)
11. Garnish it with cilantro when on the plate

Red lentils are in fact red, but when cooked, they turn yellow. They also lose their form pretty If you're in love with this daal and want to add some variety. There's something about lentil dishes that feels so comforting and filling. One of my favourite, go-to recipes is this simple daal, because it c. One thing I find with most curries is that they taste even better the day or days after because the spices and other ingredients have a chance to meld, so.

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