How to Make Perfect Red lentil dal (vegan if you sub the ghee 😁)

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Red Lentil Dahl (Dal) recipe which is flavorful and delicious. The Masoor dal curry is vegan, gluten-free, healthy, easy to make, quick, and a great dinner. Dal (also spelled dhal, daal, dahl) is a term used for dried, split pulses. Dal also refers to Indian lentil soups which are important staple foods in.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have red lentil dal (vegan if you sub the ghee 😁) using 11 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Red lentil dal (vegan if you sub the ghee 😁):

1. Prepare 1/2 cup (full not just to the ‘fill’ line) red lentils (about 125g)
2. Get 400 ml / 1 1/2 cups water
3. Get 1/2 tsp ground turmeric
4. Take 1/2 tsp chilli powder or chilli flakes
5. Take 1/2 tsp ground cumin
6. Make ready 2 medium-sized tomatoes, chopped
7. Make ready 1 onion, peeled and chopped
8. Prepare 2 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
9. Take 1/2 tbsp ghee or oil
10. Prepare Salt and pepper
11. Get To garnish: some chopped spring onion and/ or coriander

The BEST Red Lentil Dahl (dhal, dal, daal)! This daal is really easy to make. This red lentil recipe has a very traditional texture, the lentils are mushy but still intact. This is served as-is, or use it as the base for vegan soups.

Instructions to make Red lentil dal (vegan if you sub the ghee 😁):

1. Put the red lentils, water, turmeric, cumin and chilli in a saucepan (with a lid for later). Bring to the boil. Then turn down to a simmer, cover and simmer gently for about 20 mins. Stir it regularly so the lentils don’t stick. Add more water if needed.
2. When the lentils are ready - or about 5 mins before, add the tomatoes to the pan and stir through. Take the lentils off the heat when ready. (You can also add spinach at this point- stirring it through so it wilts.)
3. Heat the ghee or oil in a pan on a low- medium heat. Cook the onion and garlic, stirring regularly until soft.
4. When the onion/ garlic are soft, stir them (and any ghee in the pan) into the lentils.
5. Season. Serve and garnish with spring onions and coriander. Enjoy 😋

This red lentil recipe has a very traditional texture, the lentils are mushy but still intact. This is served as-is, or use it as the base for vegan soups. Then, whenever you have some leftover grains and a few wilting vegetables in your crisper drawer, defrost one of your frozen containers of dal and heat it. This gloriously golden vegan red lentil dal is the ultimate in comfort food. If you belong to the camp that believed dal was difficult to make at home, let me tell you it isn't.

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