Hello everybody, it is John, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, basic dhal. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Basic dhal is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. They are fine and they look wonderful. Basic dhal is something that I’ve loved my whole life.
To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have basic dhal using 8 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Basic dhal:
- Prepare 300 g lentils
- Prepare 1 red onion
- Take 5 cloves garlic
- Make ready 1 green chilli
- Get 1 tsp cumin seeds
- Get 1 tsp turmeric
- Make ready 1 tsp unidentified spice (if in doubt do garam masala or ground coriander)
- Make ready 25 g butter
Instructions to make Basic dhal:
- Wash the lentils first, then add to a saucepan with about 1 litre water
- Bring to the boil then simmer for about 30 mins. They should break down and absorb the water.
- In a frying pan, melt the butter over a medium heat then add the onion and cumin seeds.
- After 5 mins the onions should be browned so add the chilli and garlic
- Cook for another 5 mins or so then add the spices and turn off the heat.
- Once the lentils have thickened to your desired consistency (you might have to add more water if it’s too thick), add the onion mixture to the pan and stir. Take a generous pinch of salt and stir it in. Taste to see if it’s to your liking, if not, add more.
- Serve with rice, popadums or chapatti
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