Whole Green Lentils with Garlic & Onion

Name: Whole Green Lentils with Garlic & Onion
Yield: Serves 4–6
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: ⅛–¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper; 200 g/7 oz whole green lentils, picked over, washed and drained; 75 g/3 oz onion, peeled and chopped; 4 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped; 1 teaspoon salt; 720 ml/1¼ pints water; ½ teaspoon cumin seeds; 4 tablespoons vegetable oil

Preparation info

Serves
4–6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Madhur Jaffrey's Indian Cookery

By Madhur Jaffrey

Published 2023

About

This is a very simple – and flavourful – method of cooking the humble lentil. You could serve them with Goan-style pork vindaloo or any other meat dish, Simple buttery rice with onion and Gujarati-style green beans.

Ingredients

4 tablespoons vegetable oil
½ teaspoon cumin seeds
4 g

Asia
India
Side dish
Vegan
Gujarat
Gluten-free

Method

Heat the oil in a heavy pot over a medium flame. When hot, put in the cumin seeds. A few seconds later, put in the garlic. Stir and fry until the garlic pieces turn golden. Now put in the onion. Stir and fry until the onion pieces begin to turn brown at the edges.
Put in the lentils and the measured water. Bring to the boil. Cover, reduce the heat to low and si