Vegetarian

Daal (East Indian Lentil Dish) is for Dinner.

Daal (East Indian Lentil Dish) takes 5 minutes to prepare.

Daal (East Indian Lentil Dish) takes 25 minutes to cook.

Daal (East Indian Lentil Dish) makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Daal (East Indian Lentil Dish) are:

3 Cups Red Lentils
1 Tbsp Kilongi (see below)
1Tbsp whole cumin Seed
1/2 Cup sliced onions
2 Tbsp canola oil

**Kilongi is a black onion seed found in Asian or Indian specialty food stores--it is essential to the authenticity and flavor of this recipe.

Here is how you make Daal (East Indian Lentil Dish):

Rest assured, not as complicated as it looks here: If the recipe is followed will make 8-10 servings and is VERY filling.1) in a large pot rinse lentils under cold water until water runs clear. Fill to aprox 2 inches above the lentils (4-6 Cups of water) and place on stove, bring to a boil.2) In a separate fry pan saute the onion in 1/2 Tbsp of oil until caramelized and starting to brown, remove from pan once finished. 3) heat the frying pan to very hot and add the remaining 1 1/2 Tbsp oil, add spices and "tarkka" for approx 30 seconds (this releases the flavor) 4) add onions and spices to the lentils and stir, when finished the lentis should go from dark orange color to light yellow and be soft and should be the consistency of very thick soup.best served over Basmati Rice Number of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user PRAIRIEGIRL4.

The nutritional information for Daal (East Indian Lentil Dish) is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 125.2

• Total Fat: 3.9 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 2.6 mg
• Total Carbs: 16.6 g
• Dietary Fiber: 6.3 g
• Protein: 7.0 g

Daal (East Indian Lentil Dish) is Indian cuisine.

The dietary needs meet for Daal (East Indian Lentil Dish) is Vegetarian