Green lentil dal
6 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | tablespoons | Vegetable oil |
| 1 | Onion; chopped | |
| 12 | Cloves | |
| ½ | Cinnamon stick; broken | |
| 500 | grams | Continental masoor; (green lentils) |
| ; (1lb) | ||
| 450 | millilitres | Vegetable stock; ( 3/4pint) |
| 900 | millilitres | Water; (1 1/2pints) |
| 1½ | teaspoon | Salt |
| Grated zest and juice of 1 1/2 lemons | ||
| ½ | teaspoon | Chilli powder |
Directions
Heat the oil in a saucepan over a medium-low heat and fry the onion for 5-10 minutes, until it begins to brown, stirring occasionally.
Stir in the cloves and cinnamon and cook for 1 minute.
Add the lentils and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the stock, water, salt, stir well, cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
Add the lemon juice, then toss in the zest and chilli powder.
Re-cover and cook for another 50 minutes, until the lentils are tender.
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