Red Lentil Curry Without Coconut Recipe

Name: Red Lentil Curry Without Coconut Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 5
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup Red Lentils (1 cup Masoor Dal (Whole)); 1 cup Tomato (1 cup Tomatoes chopped); 1 piece Yellow Onion (1 Onion sliced thin); 3 cloves Garlic (3 cloves Garlic); ½ piece Ginger (1/2 inch Ginger); 2 pieces Green Chili (2 Green Chillies chopped (optional)) — optional; 1 tsp Kasuri Methi (1 teaspoon Kasuri Methi (Dried Fenugreek Leaves) optional) — optional; 1 tbsp Vegetable Oil (1 tablespoon Oil); 1 tsp Red Chili Powder (1 teaspoon Red Chilli powder); 0 pieces Table Salt (Salt to taste); ½ tsp Ground Turmeric (1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)); 1 tsp Garam Masala (1 teaspoon Garam masala powder); 1 tsp Ground coriander (1 teaspoon Coriander Powder (Dhania)); ½ tsp Cumin Powder (1/2 teaspoon Cumin powder (Jeera))

Red Lentil Curry Without Coconut Recipe - Dal Recipes (Indian)

50 minIndian

Servings5

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Steps

1To begin making the Red Lentil Curry Without Coconut recipe, soak the lentils in water for about 20 minutes.
2Boil them using 3 to 4 cups water until soft in a saucepan. Cover the pan with a lid while cooking.
3Heat a tablespoon of oil in a saucepan and fry the sliced onions on medium heat until slightly browned.
4Add tomatoes and mix. Cover and cook till tomatoes are soft and mushy. Stir in between.
5Let the mixture cool down, then grind it to smooth paste along with ginger and garlic. Use very little water while grinding.
6Pour the prepared paste over cooked lentils and add little water.
7Add green chilies and let it boil on medium heat for 5 minutes. Add all the spices and mix.
8Add salt and sprinkle crushed Kasuri methi. Mix and let it simmer on low heat for about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and serve hot.
9Serve Red Lentil Curry Without Coconut along with Palak Raita, Aloo Bhindi Ki Sabzi and Phulkas for your weekday meal.