Yellow Lentil Dahl Curry - Indian Vegan Recipe

   Pigeon peas or toor dahl is a protein rich lentil popularly used in Indian cuisine. It is traditionally cooked with spices and served hot with rice. Despite being one of the most popular dishes across India, I find Dahl quite underrated in Europe and the USA. I hope you enjoy the recipe and if you want to keep up to date with my content, you can follow me on Instagram (thedesivegan1).






COOKING TIME

40 minutes


 INGREDIENTS


·  Toor Dahl (Pigeon Peas) – 1 cup
·   Curry Leaves – 5-6 (OPTIONAL)
·  Cumin Seeds – 1 tablespoon
·  Onion – 1 large
·  Green Chillies – 3
·  Garlic – 4-5 cloves
·  Ginger – 1 inch piece
·  Turmeric Powder – 1 teaspoon
·  Red Chilli Powder – ½ teaspoon
·  Coriander Powder – ½ teaspoon
·  Cumin Powder – ½ teaspoon
·  Black Pepper – ¼ teaspoon
·  Tomato – 1
·  Coriander Leaves – 2 tablespoons
·   Lemon Juice – 1 teaspoon
·  Salt
·  Oil – 3 tablespoons
·  Garam Masala – ½ teaspoon (OPTIONAL)


METHODS

1)  Soak the lentils for around half an hour. Drain and rinse them before adding to a large pan with around 2 and a half cups of water. Bring to a boil and cook on a medium flame stirring occasionally for around 30 minutes till the lentils are soft. Alternatively, you can also cook the dahl in a pressure cooker till one long whistle and then reduce the flame after for around 10 minutes.
2)  Simultaneously, add oil to a hot pan. After 90 seconds, add the curry leaves and the cumin seeds and stir for half a minute.
3)  Add a chopped onion to the pan along with finely chopped ginger, garlic and chillies.
4)  Once the onions start to sweat, mix in the powders of turmeric, red chilli, coriander, cumin and black pepper. Stir well for 2-3 minutes
5)  Add a chopped tomato and mix in the cooked lentils adding an additional cup of water to thin the mixture.
6)  Cook for 7-10 minutes, adjust the salt as per taste and add in a pinch of Garam Masala.
7)  Switch off the flame, add the lemon juice and garnish with coriander leaves
8)  Serve hot with rice or rotis.
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

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