Caramelized Onion Dal

Name: Caramelized Onion Dal
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 tsp sugar; 3 brown onions, finely sliced; 3 tbsp vegetable oil; small bunch of fresh coriander/cilantro, leaves and stems finely chopped; ¼ tsp asafoetida/hing; juice of ½ lemon; 1 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 tsp nigella seeds; 4 garlic cloves, finely sliced; 1 green chilli, finely sliced; 250 g/9 oz/1 cup red lentils; ¼ tsp ground turmeric; 200 g/7 oz/1 cup chopped tomatoes; 700 ml/24 fl oz/3 cups water; 1 tsp salt

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Meat Free Mowgli

By Nisha Katona

Published 2022

About

Dal is always a dish I associate with comfort food. Nourishing and gentle on the stomach, it’s what I turn to when I feel under the weather or just want my meal to give me that warm hug of familiarity. But this dal is something else entirely – the sweet caramelized onions stirred through it bring a feeling of luxury and the crispy onions on top are absolutely the best bit!