Dal 1: Potatoes, Fresh Turmeric, and Whole Spices

Name: Dal 1: Potatoes, Fresh Turmeric, and Whole Spices
Ingredients: 1 thumb-size piece fresh or frozen turmeric root; 2 cups (about 380 g) mixed lentils and hearty grains (I like half yellow split peas, a quarter red lentils, and a quarter hard red wheat berries); 2 teaspoons brown mustard seeds; 4 coins fresh ginger, chopped; 1 or 2 jalapeño or serrano chiles, split but kept in one piece; Salt; 8 ounces (255 g) small Yukon Gold potatoes, cut in half; 1 tablespoon ghee or vegetable oil; Juice of ½ lemon, or to taste; 2 cloves garlic, chopped; 1 teaspoon cumin seeds; ½ onion, diced

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Slow Cook Modern

By Liana Krissoff

Published 2017

About

For even more fresh turmeric flavor and color, go ahead and grate a second thumb-size piece on top of the finished dal.

Ingredients

2 cups (about 380 g) mixed lentils and hearty grains (I like half yellow split peas, a quarter red lentils, and a quarter hard red wheat berri

Side dish
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Morning

Put the lentils and grains in a sieve and rinse under running water. Dump into the slow cooker and add the potatoes and 6 cups (1.4 L) water.

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