Nimbu Masoor Dal - Curried Lentils

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 large onion, sliced thinly
• 2 sticks cinnamon
• 1 lb red lentil
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ginger, chopped
• 2 1/2 cups vegetable stock
• 2 1/2 cups hot water
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/2 lemon
• 1 garlic clove, chopped
• 1/2 green chili pepper, chopped
• 2 bay leaves, crumbled
• 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro, chopped

Recipe

• 1 heat 1/3 cup of the oil in a large, deep saucepan over a medium-low heat and cook three-quarters of the sliced onion for about 5 minutes, until soft.
• 2 add the cinnamon sticks, lentils and ginger, and cook for about 10 minutes, stirring frequently.
• 3 add the stock, hot water and chili powder. bring to the boil and boil rapidly for about 10 minutes.
• 4 squeeze the juice from the lemon half and add to the pan with the squeezed lemon shell. cook for a further 50 minutes, stirring frequently. remove the lemon shell.
• 5 meanwhile, chop the remaining sliced onion, heat the remaining oil in a small frying-pan and cook the chopped onion, garlic, chili and bay leaves for about 10 minutes, until the onion is browned.
• 6 add this mixture, including the oil, to the lentils when they are cooked. sprinkle with chopped coriander and serve hot.