Red Lentil Dal

Name: Red Lentil Dal
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2.5 cm/1 in piece root ginger, peeled and finely sliced into matchsticks; chopped coriander leaves, to serve; rice, to serve; 200 g/7 oz/heaped ¾ cup split red lentils, washed and drained; 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 2 tsp ground coriander; 2 tsp cumin seeds; 1 tsp turmeric; 2 tomatoes, finely chopped; 2 tsp sea salt; 1 red onion, finely chopped; 1 green chilli, deseeded and finely chopped

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Mighty Spice Cookbook

By John Gregory-Smith

Published 2012

About

Ingredients

200 g/7 oz/heaped ¾ cup split red lentils, washed and drained
2

Asia
India
Main course
Side dish
Vegan
Spicy
Gluten-free

Method

Put the lentils into a saucepan with 750 ml/26 fl oz/3 cups water. Bring to the boil an