Easiest Way to Prepare Speedy Red lentil dal (vegan if you sub the ghee 😁)

Hello everybody, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, red lentil dal (vegan if you sub the ghee 😁). It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Red lentil dal (vegan if you sub the ghee 😁) is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It is appreciated by millions every day. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. Red lentil dal (vegan if you sub the ghee 😁) is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have red lentil dal (vegan if you sub the ghee 😁) using 11 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Red lentil dal (vegan if you sub the ghee 😁):

1. Make ready 1/2 cup (full not just to the ‘fill’ line) red lentils (about 125g)
2. Take 400 ml / 1 1/2 cups water
3. Take 1/2 tsp ground turmeric
4. Take 1/2 tsp chilli powder or chilli flakes
5. Get 1/2 tsp ground cumin
6. Prepare 2 medium-sized tomatoes, chopped
7. Prepare 1 onion, peeled and chopped
8. Make ready 2 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
9. Prepare 1/2 tbsp ghee or oil
10. Take Salt and pepper
11. Prepare To garnish: some chopped spring onion and/ or coriander

Steps to make Red lentil dal (vegan if you sub the ghee 😁):

1. Put the red lentils, water, turmeric, cumin and chilli in a saucepan (with a lid for later). Bring to the boil. Then turn down to a simmer, cover and simmer gently for about 20 mins. Stir it regularly so the lentils don’t stick. Add more water if needed.
2. When the lentils are ready - or about 5 mins before, add the tomatoes to the pan and stir through. Take the lentils off the heat when ready. (You can also add spinach at this point- stirring it through so it wilts.)
3. Heat the ghee or oil in a pan on a low- medium heat. Cook the onion and garlic, stirring regularly until soft.
4. When the onion/ garlic are soft, stir them (and any ghee in the pan) into the lentils.
5. Season. Serve and garnish with spring onions and coriander. Enjoy 😋

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