Red Lentil Dal

Red Lentil Dal

Creamy Indian comfort in a bowl, made with red lentils simmered with aromatic garlic, ginger, and warming curry spices.

⏱ 35 min total🔪 5 min prep🔥 28 min cookEasyServes 4Indian

Ingredients

  • •1.5 cups red lentils
  • •1 onion
  • •3 cloves garlic
  • •1 tbsp ginger
  • •1 can diced tomatoes
  • •2 tbsp curry powder
  • •1 tbsp butter

Directions

  1. 1Saute onion, garlic and ginger.
  2. 2Add lentils, tomatoes, curry powder and water.
  3. 3Simmer 25 minutes until creamy.
  4. 4Finish with butter.

💡 Red lentils collapse quickly in dal. Stop once they are creamy but before extended stirring turns the pot into a dense paste.

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