One-Pot Potatoes in a Red Lentil Sauce with Lime Juice

Name: One-Pot Potatoes in a Red Lentil Sauce with Lime Juice (Aloo Masoor Dal)
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: Juice of 1 medium-size lime; 1 teaspoon ground turmeric; 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh cilantro leaves and tender stems; 1 pound russet or Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled, cut into ½-inch cubes, and submerged in a bowl of cold water to prevent browning; 1 pound russet or Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled, cut into ½-inch cubes, and submerged in a bowl of cold water to prevent browning; 2 or 3 fresh green Thai, cayenne, or serrano chiles, to taste, stems removed, finely chopped (do not remove the seeds); 2 or 3 fresh green Thai, cayenne, or serrano chiles, to taste, stems removed, finely chopped (do not remove the seeds); 2 teaspoons cumin seeds, ground; 1 teaspoon coriander seeds, ground; 2 teaspoons coarse kosher or sea salt; 2 teaspoons coarse kosher or sea salt; 2 tablespoons canola oil; 1 cup red lentils (masoor dal), picked over for stones; 2 or 3 fresh green Thai, cayenne, or serrano chiles, to taste, stems removed, finely chopped (do not remove the seeds); 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh ginger; 1 small red onion, finely chopped; 2 teaspoons cumin seeds

Aloo Masoor Dal

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

660 Curries

By Raghavan Iyer

Published 2008

About

Quick-cooking, this curry combines starch and protein to make an easy, light, nutritionally complete vegetarian meal. Serve it with one of the salads in the Curry Cohorts chapter and some store-bought flatbreads for a weekday dinner.

Ingredients

1 cup red lentils (masoor dal), picked over for stones
2 tablespoons canola oil
2

Asia
India
Main course
Dinner
Side dish
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Place the lentils in a medium-size saucepan. Fill the pan halfway with tap water and rinse the lentils by rubbing them between your fingertips. The water will become cloudy. Drain this water. Repeat three or four times, until the water remains relatively clear; drain. Now add 2 cups