Red Lentil Dhal

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup red lentil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 tablespoon oil (for frying)
• 3 -4 cups water
• 1 -2 tomato, chopped (optional)
• cinnamon stick (optional)
• 1 tablespoon curry paste (indian curry paste)
• salt

Recipe

• 1 carefully sift through the dry lentils and remove any tiny rocks.
• 2 in a large pot, sauté onion with oil and curry paste until softened.
• 3 add rinsed lentils, water and optional tomato and cinnamon stick.
• 4 bring to a boil then simmer covered at a low boil for up to an hour until the lentils become creamy.
• 5 salt to taste.
• 6 serve as a soup or over rice.
• 7 source: vegetarian tastes of toronto, p. 73.