Recipe of Masoor Dahl (Red Lentil Curry) with Rice in 17 Minutes for Mom

Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, masoor dahl (red lentil curry) with rice. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

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.

Masoor Dahl (Red Lentil Curry) with Rice is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions daily. They are fine and they look wonderful. Masoor Dahl (Red Lentil Curry) with Rice is something that I’ve loved my entire life.

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

The ingredients needed to make Masoor Dahl (Red Lentil Curry) with Rice:

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

Flavorful, tasty and nutritious red lentil recipe. Masoor dal is one of the most commonly used lentils in Indian. Quick and easy Red Lentil Curry, also known as Masoor Dal, made in the instant pot along with pot-in-pot basmati rice. Add chili, lentils, coriander, cumin, turmeric and ground ginger to pan.

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

Stir until lentils are well coated with oil. Raise heat to bring to a boil, then reduce heat until mixture is at a fast simmer. OK, so we might never agree how to spell it, but I think we can all agree that Dahl is one of the most fabulous transformations of the humble lentil! Dal is probably the most essential staple dish in Indian cuisine. And it's one of the most magical and economical foods in the whole world.

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