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Dal. An Indian Lentil Dish.

You can cook Dal. An Indian Lentil Dish using 12 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Dal. An Indian Lentil Dish

1. You need 1 of + 1/2 cups Red lentils wash and rince at least 3 times.
2. Prepare of Soak in salt cold Water overnight.
3. You need 4 of large Garlic chopped if small 8.
4. You need 2 tbls of butter (clarified) or Ghee buttet.
5. Prepare 1/2 tsp of Mustard seeds.
6. Prepare 1/2 tsp of Cumin seeds.
7. It's 10-12 of Curry Leaves.
8. Prepare 1 of Chilli or 1 dried Chilli.
9. It's 8-10 of stems Corriander leaves.
10. You need to taste of Salt.
11. It's 1 pinch of Hing (Asafoetida).
12. You need 1/4 tsp of Tumeric powder.

Dal. An Indian Lentil Dish instructions

1. Ingredients.
2. Cover lentils with water 3 cups of water - 1 cup dried lentils. and cook. Once lentils are cooked you need to whisk it so its broken down nicely.
3. Once this is done you can use a hand blender in it..
4. Check for the water consistancy as it needs to be a bit runny once this is ready you can add the salt.
5. You need a pan with high sides or a wok will do add the the clarified butter Ghee.
6. Chop the garlic and the chilli.
7. Have the mustard seeds tumetic. Hing. Chilli. Garlic. Corriander leaves and curry leaves ready.
8. When the lentils are cooked check the water consistency as it needs to be a little runny. Takes 15 - 20 minutes to cook on boiling and blended.
9. This is called Tempering. Add the ghee butter to the wok when its hot add the garlic, chilli. Mustard seeds. Corriander seeds.
10. Add the lentil mush quickly and mix in and then add the tumeric..
11. Serve hot with Basmatti rice or any other foods as a an acompanyment.