Masoor Dahl (Red Lentil Curry) with Rice
Masoor Dahl (Red Lentil Curry) with Rice

Hello everybody, it’s me, Dave, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, masoor dahl (red lentil curry) with rice. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

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Masoor dal is the same thing as red lentils, which are popular and easy to find at many grocery stores in the US. They're super cheap and cook quickly making them a great Serve with some basmati rice and if you'd like a veggie filled curry or some simple curry roasted vegetables for a complete meal. Masoor dal is a spiced Indian lentil dish that's equal parts flavorful and cozy; serve with rice or naan bread for dipping.

To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook masoor dahl (red lentil curry) with rice using 18 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Masoor Dahl (Red Lentil Curry) with Rice:
  1. Make ready 1 cups lentils (red kind)
  2. Get 4 cups water
  3. Get 2 onion
  4. Get 2 tomato
  5. Make ready to taste Ginger root
  6. Get cloves Garlic to taste
  7. Get Ground cumin
  8. Get Ground garam masala
  9. Get Ground coriander
  10. Get Ground cardamom
  11. Take Chili powder
  12. Prepare Cayenne pepper
  13. Make ready Ground turmeric
  14. Prepare Salt
  15. Take Ghee or oil
  16. Make ready Fresh Coriander
  17. Make ready Ground cinnamon
  18. Get 1 cup rice

Flavorful, tasty and nutritious red lentil recipe. Masoor dal is one of the most commonly used lentils in Indian. This masoor dal recipe (red lentil curry) is a curry lover's dream, with nutty red lentils, hearty Masoor Dal, or Red Lentil Curry, is huge on flavor. I like to add in a lot of spices, with both curry FOR SERVING: Cooked rice or cauliflower rice for a lower calorie version, fresh chopped herbs.

Instructions to make Masoor Dahl (Red Lentil Curry) with Rice:
  1. Wash and rinse the rice. Then cook your rice per package directions and set aside. While rice is cooking wash and rinse your lentils then set aside
  2. Dice onion garlic ginger tomato and set aside
  3. In a bowl, proportion your spices to taste and set aside. I usually lead with turmeric and cumin as 11/2tsp ea followed by the rest at 1/4 to 1/2 tsp ea. You could just use a curry powder if you want. Proportion to taste. I used a curry powder (big pile on white cutting board) in the below photo along with some other spices. I did use a measuring spoon because it makes cool little piles)
  4. Heat ghee or oil in a pot then saute the onion until brown over medium high heat
  5. Add garlic and ginger to pot then saute for another 1 minutes or so
  6. Add diced tomato and saute for another 2 minutes or so
  7. Add spices and mix into the masala and let them cook for 1 minute or so
  8. Add lentils and mix until coated in spices
  9. Add water, start with 2 cups in and then bring to boil then turn heat down and simmer covered for 20 to 30 minutes. Make sure to check it and give it a stir every so often. Add additional water as needed to form your desired consistency. (Blury photo)
  10. Chop the coriander then add to the pot. Reserve some leaves to add to each serving. Below photo was taken before I added some coriander to my bowl
  11. You can do the same thing with chickpeas (channa dahl) just follow direction for preparing/cooking dried chickpeas or use canned version. I prefer the dried pulses.
  12. You can also omit the pulse and just add chicken and potato to make a chicken curry dish. I guess that is another receipe…lol

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. Quick and easy Red Lentil Curry, also known as Masoor Dal, made in the instant pot along with pot-in-pot basmati rice. Making masoor dal (authentic red lentil curry) at home is SO much easier than you think. This is a favorite recipe that's loved by everyone who tries it.

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