Thursday, February 25, 2010

Curry Laced Tomato Dahl (Lentil dish)

Difficulty Rating 3 (Special Ingredients needed, Pressure cooker needed)

1 lb Tomatoes quartered
1 rice cup (about ¾ cup) Toor Dahl
6 rice cups Water
1 ½ tsp Ground Cumin
2 tsp Ground Coriander
½ tsp Red Pepper
1 Tbsp Minced onion
1 tsp Garlic
2 tsp Salt
1 Tbsp Lemon juice
Oil
1 tsp Mustard Seeds
8 Curry leaves (optional)

1. Combine the dahl, water, cumin, coriander, red pepper, minced onion, garlic and salt in the pressure cooker and cook for 6 whistles.
2. Release the pressure and add tomato and cook until the tomatoes soften.
3. Heat the oil.
4. Add mustard seeds and curry leaves until the splutter.
5. Add the spiced oil and lemon juice to the dahl.
6. Serve hot with rice.

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