Red Lentils Curry Masoor Dal Food

RED LENTILS CURRY (MASOOR DAL)

Steps:

• Start the pressure cooker in sauté mode and let it heat. Add oil and cumin seeds. Sauté for 30 seconds.
• When the cumin seeds change color, add green chili, onions, ginger and garlic. Sauté for 3 minutes until the onions become golden brown while stirring frequently.
• Add tomato and spices. Stir and sauté for another 2 minutes.
• Add the lentils, water and stir well.
• (For pot-in-pot rice) Place the trivet. In a bowl, add all ingredients for basmati rice and place it on top of the trivet. Close the lid with vent in sealing position.
• Press cancel and close lid with vent in sealing position. Change the instant pot setting to manual or pressure cook mode at high pressure for 5 mins.
• After the instant pot beeps, let the pressure release naturally for 5 minutes, then release the pressure manually (5 minute NPR).
• Open the pot. Add the lime juice and stir the dal.
• Garnish with cilantro. Serve dal with roti, naan or rice.

RED LENTIL CURRY RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pot to medium heat.
• Add the onion, peppers and potato. Stir and cook them down 5 minutes to soften.
• Add the ginger and garlic and stir. Cook for 1 minute, until you can smell that gorgeous garlic.
• Add the curry paste, curry powder, garam masala, turmeric, cayenne, chili flakes, mustard seeds, cumin, and salt and pepper to taste. Cook for 2 minutes, stirring.
• Add the chopped tomato, water, coconut milk and red lentils. Stir.
• Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes, or until the lentils soften and all of the flavors combine. If the curry is too thick, add in a bit more water.
• Serve with rice and garnish!

MASOOR DAL (RED LENTILS)

Steps:

• wash dal in a few changes of water, until the water runs clear.
• soak in cold water for about half hour
• drain.
• place in pot with water, salt, red chilli powder and cook for 20 to 30 minutes or until dal is very tender.
• when dal is tender it should resemble a creamy soup (you might have to add more water if the its not creamy and cook for furtur 10 to 20 minutes).
• For the temper - heat oil in a frying pan add the garlic and fry until light brown , at this point add cumin and fry for few seconds and pour over the lentil and stir and cook for few minutes.
• cover and take off heat.
• serve hot.
• garnish with coriander and green chillies.
• Sprinkle a little garam masala on top.
• serve with boiled rice or chapatis.

RED LENTIL CURRY

Steps:

• Wash the lentils in cold water until the water runs clear. Put lentils in a pot with enough water to cover; bring to a boil, place a cover on the pot, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer, adding water during cooking as needed to keep covered, until tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain.
• Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onions in hot oil until caramelized, about 20 minutes.
• Mix curry paste, curry powder, turmeric, cumin, chili powder, salt, sugar, garlic, and ginger together in a large bowl; stir into the onions. Increase heat to high and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Stir in the tomato puree, remove from heat and stir into the lentils.