Simple Way to Prepare Perfect Red Lentil Curry (daal)

Hello everybody, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, red lentil curry (daal). It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Red Lentil Curry (daal) is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look fantastic. Red Lentil Curry (daal) is something that I’ve loved my whole life.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook red lentil curry (daal) using 18 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Red Lentil Curry (daal):

1. Take pot :
2. Take 5-6 cup of water in a pot
3. Get Red lentils (washed)
4. Prepare 4-5 small curry leaves (food flavour and smell)
5. Take Garlic paste
6. Make ready Ginger paste
7. Prepare Spices
8. Make ready Chilli/ cayenne powder (for heat)
9. Prepare Whole chicken bouillon cube
10. Get All spice powder (garam masala)
11. Make ready Cumin powder
12. Take Salt
13. Prepare Separate pan
14. Prepare Onion
15. Prepare Curry leaves
16. Prepare Cumin seeds
17. Make ready Olive or canola oil
18. Get Chopped coriander (cilantro) leaves to garnish

Instructions to make Red Lentil Curry (daal):

1. In a pot, boil water and add in the washed red lentils when water starts boiling along with the curry leaves.
2. Cover halfway and cook at medium until lentils are tender and they turn yellow Estimated time would be from within 15-20 minutes
3. Add the garlic and ginger (mix well)
4. Add in the spices and cook on medium heat for 10 minutes
5. On a separate pan: add in the olive oil/ or your choice of oil and wait till it warms up
6. Add in the cumin seeds and the curry leaves and fry for 25 seconds
7. Add in the sliced onions and fry until brown (not burnt)
8. In the pot: add in the fried onions and mix well. Turn heat up high and stir occasionally (make sure nothing sticks) for 5 minutes
9. After 5 minutes bring the heat back to low (3) and cook for another 5 minutes until the curry thickens
10. Serve with basmati/white/brown rice or roti (flat bread)
11. Garnish it with cilantro when on the plate

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