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Dal (Indian Lentil Soup)
Dal (Indian Lentil Soup)
Created by urbanfoodie, Tuesday, 03 November 2009
Dal, the wonderfully spiced, thick Indian soup. Pulses are filling and full of protein, excellent for vegetarians.
Ingredients
At a glance
Categories
lunch
vegetarian
Serves
3-4

500g toor dal
600ml water
1 1/2 tsps salt
1 thumb of ginger
1/2 green chili
1 tomato/ squeeze of tomato paste
1 lemon
1/2 tsp ground turmeric
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp curry powder
2 cloves garlic
handful fresh coriander

Method/steps
  1. Rinse toor dal and soak in water for 30 mins
  2. Add drained dal, water and salt to pan and bring to the boil#
  3. Simmer, covered, for 15-20 minutes until thick and soft (add more water along the way if it looks like it’s drying out)
  4. Meanwhile, chop ginger and chili and add to pan with turmeric, tomato and juice of the lemon
  5. Heat a little flavourless oil (e.g. sunflower or groundnut) and fry cumin, ginger and curry powder gently for 2 mins, stir into the dal
Additional tips
Serve by adding a handful of chopped fresh coriander, with a bready something on the side (toasted wholemeal pita is surprisingly good as an easy chapati substitute, especially spread with butter).
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