Curried red lentil recipe | red lentil dahl recipe
Curried red lentil soup recipe is a great source of protein and best served with toasted sourdough bread.
Servings: 4
Equipment
- Pot for cooking lentils
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon oil or ghee
- 2 garlic cloves chopped
- 1 tablespoon ginger
- 1 cup crushed tomatoes 3-4 tomatoes yield 1 cup crushed tomatoes
- ½ tablespoon paprika
- 1 tablespoon curry powder can be replace with turmeric powder,garam masala
- ½ cup lite coconut milk
- 1 cup Red lentils also known as Masoor dal in India
- 2 cups water or more
- Salt as per taste
Instructions
- Soak the red lentils in a bowl of water for 20-30 minutes. Drain the water.
- In a pan, heat oil and add ginger and garlic.
- Add tomatoes and salt,continue cooking on low heat.
- Once tomatoes soften, add paprika and curry powder.
- Cook until the spices are mixed well.Now add the coconut milk and let it cook for few minutes.
- Add the soaked red lentil dal.Add water to the lentils,cover and cook.
- Cook on slow flame, until the lentils are cooked and soft(20-25 minutes). You can adjust the amount of water as per your choice
- Garnish with fresh coriander leaves
Notes
The dal thickens after cooking, Adjust the water and spices as per your taste.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g