Red Lentil – Classical Ayurveda Dhal

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 cups red lentils
• 6 cups water
• 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black salt
• 2 -3 dry curry leaves (optional)
• 4 tablespoons ghee
• 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon ajwain (carom seeds)
• 1 medium onion
• 1/2 inch piece fresh ginger
• 1 tomato
• 5 garlic cloves

Recipe

• 1 in one pot put the lentils and water.
• 2 add the turmeric, chilly, salt and curry leaves and bring to boil.
• 3 cook for about 20 minutes.
• 4 in a separate sauce pan heat up the ghee and add the mustard and ajwain seeds.
• 5 when you hear the seeds pop add the chopped onion and shredded ginger.
• 6 cook the onions until they are well cooked and brown. to them add the diced tomatoes and finely chopped garlic.
• 7 cook until the tomatoes become soft and are well mixed in the sauce.
• 8 add the sauce to the lentils and simmer for another 10 minutes.