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Indian Dahl
"This is my dear Indian friends, Esther and Malcolm's, recipe, they serve it with curry, rice and other dishes. My boys, when they were little, used to go over to Esther and Malcom's just to have Dahl, Rice and Tomato Sauce!" Sonya (Sonnie) Collins (my beautiful sister)
Author: sbaskitchen
Ingredients
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil or ghee
  • 1 brown onion diced
  • 1 - 1½ cups of red lentils
  • 4-5 cups of water
  • 1 teaspoon Garam Masala or less if you do not like to much spice
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • ½ teaspoon turmeric
  • Salt to taste
Instructions

  1. Heat a pan over medium heat.

  2. Drizzle about 1 tablespoon of oil, or ghee, into the pan and add onions. Fry until you get some burnt edges (this adds to the flavour).

  3. Add the lentils, garlic, garam masala and turmeric, and stir well to combine with the onions, ensuring the everything is coated with the spices and oil/ghee.

  4. Add the water and bring to the boil.

  5. Cook until lentils are nice and soft.

  6. Add salt to taste.