Masoor Dal with Crispy Onions

Name: Masoor Dal with Crispy Onions
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 300g red lentils; 1 onion, thinly sliced (for topping); 1 small onion, diced (for dal); 3 cloves garlic; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1 cinnamon stick; 2 cardamom pods; 1/2 tsp turmeric; 1 tsp garam masala; 2 tomatoes, diced; 3 tbsp oil; coriander to garnish

Creamy red lentil dal with cinnamon, cardamom and a crispy fried onion topping. Frying the onion topping separately and stirring it in right before serving keeps it crunchy instead of going soft in the dal.

Total time

40 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

30 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Indian

vegangluten-free

Ingredients

300gred lentils

1onion, thinly sliced (for topping)

1small onion, diced (for dal)

3 clovesgarlic

1 tspcumin seeds

1cinnamon stick

2cardamom pods

1/2 tspturmeric

1 tspgaram masala

2tomatoes, diced

3 tbspoil

corianderto garnish

Instructions

Fry sliced onion in oil until very crispy and dark golden. Drain and set aside.

In same oil, fry cumin, cinnamon and cardamom.

Add diced onion and garlic. Cook until golden.

Add tomatoes, turmeric and cook until soft.

Add lentils and 900ml water. Simmer 20 minutes until creamy.

Add garam masala.

Serve topped with crispy onions and coriander.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

253

Protein

9.4g

Fat

11.6g

Carbs

31.9g

Fiber

11.4g

Sodium

11mg

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