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Dahl Daal Dhal Dal

October 1, 2012 By Sage 2 Comments

It might not win a gourmet cooking contest, or a photogenic award, but now matter how you spell it, dahl is simply lovely on a rainy autumn night :)

Red Lentil Dal Soup

 

 1 large onion, chopped
1 T (or so) grated fresh ginger
2 garlic cloves, pressed
1 cup dried red lentils
4 cups vegetable stock
1 1/2 t salt
1/4 t cinnamon
1/4 t cardamom
1/8 t (or so) cayenne pepper
 1 t cumin
1 t dried coriander
1 t turmeric
140 ml tomato paste
sesame oil

 

Heat a bit of oil over medium heat.  Add the onions and sauté until they’re turning translucent, then add the ginger and garlic.  Sauté it a few more minutes, then add everything except the tomato paste.

 

Bring it to a gentle simmer, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes, or until the lentils are very soft.  Stir in the tomato paste (whatever your local small size can is should work out fine). 

 

I like my dahl on the thick side, but feel free to stir in a bit more water here if it suits you.

 

I threw this together in about 45 minutes.  Normally, I’d have made some rice to go with and/or swirled in a dollop of greek style yogurt, but I got home late tonight and couldn’t be bothered to cook rice, or stop at the store to pick-up yogurt ;-)

 

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Comments

  1. Debbie says

    October 2, 2012 at 12:07 AM

    Okay, I have never heard of Dahl? but I am willing to give it a try! What does it taste like?

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  2. Sage says

    October 3, 2012 at 7:10 AM

    Hi Debbie,

    It’s an Indian dish and it’s hard to describe, but the closest familiar thing I can compare it to is chili. But I think I do it (and you) a disservice by trying to compare the two.

    If the spices appeal to you, then you’ll probably like it, but if you’re not a fan of indian spices, you should probably sit this one out :)

    ~ Sage

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