Mulligatawny Red Lentil Dal
Servings
3-4people
Servings
3-4people
Ingredients
  • 1cup red lentils, rinsed and drained
  • 4cups water or vegetable stock
  • 1/2teaspoon ground tumeric
  • 1 potato peeled and cut into small cubes
  • 2 small carrots chopped
  • 2tablespoons olive oil
  • 5 garlic cloves chopped
  • 1.5 inch knob of fresh ginger peeled and coarsely minced
  • black pepper to taste
  • 1teaspoon ground cumin or cumin seeds
  • 1teaspoon ground coriander
  • 1/8teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1teaspoon salt
  • 1 handful chopped fresh cilantro
Instructions
  1. This cooks in 2-5 minutes if you add all the ingredients together and cook in a pressure cooker. If you are unfamiliar with using a pressure cooker, you can cook it on the stove top and it will take an hour.
  2. Combine the rinsed lentils, vegetable stock and turmeric in a heavy medium sized pot. Cover the pot, leaving the lid slightly ajar. Turn heat to low and simmer gently for 30 minutes.
  3. Once the lentils have simmered for 30 minutes, add the potatoes and carrots and cook for an additional 30 minutes.
  4. Heat the olive oil in a skillet. Sauté the minced garlic and ginger in the skillet for one minute. Sprinkle the garlic and ginger with the cumin, coriander and pepper. Toss this mixture into the lentils.
  5. When the lentils look ready, add the salt and pepper to taste.
  6. Serve warm sprinkled with fresh cilantro leaves.