Masoor Dal

Name: Masoor Dal
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 300g red lentils; 1 onion, diced; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 1 tsp ginger, minced; 2 tomatoes, diced; 1 tsp turmeric; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1 tsp mustard seeds; 3 tbsp ghee or oil; fresh coriander and lemon to serve

A simple everyday red lentil dal, tempered with sizzling cumin, garlic and whole spices for warm, comforting flavour.

Total time

35 min

Prep

5 min

Cook

30 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Indian

veganvegetariangluten-free

Ingredients

300gred lentils

1onion, diced

3 clovesgarlic, minced

1 tspginger, minced

2tomatoes, diced

1 tspturmeric

1 tspcumin seeds

1 tspmustard seeds

3 tbspghee or oil

fresh coriander and lemonto serve

Instructions

Cook lentils in 800ml water with turmeric until soft, about 20 minutes.

Heat ghee, fry mustard seeds then cumin seeds until popping.

Add onion, cook until golden. Add garlic and ginger.

Add tomatoes, cook until soft. Pour over lentils.

Simmer 5 minutes. Season. Serve with coriander and lemon.

Nutrition (estimated)

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

Calories

121

Protein

8.1g

Fat

0.8g

Carbs

21.8g

Fiber

7.5g

Sodium

7mg

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