Dal tadka

Ingredients

• Lentils

  Raw

  1 cup or 192g

• Tomatoes

  Crushed, canned

  1 can (15 oz) or 425g

• Garlic

  Raw

  2 clove or 6g

• Ginger root

  Raw

  4 tbsp or 24g

• Cayenne pepper

  Spices, red or cayenne

  ½ tsp or 0.9g

• Cumin

  Spices, cumin seed

  1 tsp, ground or 3g

• Butter

  Unsalted

  2 tbsp or 28g

• Fresh cilantro

  Coriander leaves, raw

  9 sprigs or 20g

• Coriander seed

  Spices

  1 tbsp or 5g

• Onions

  Raw

  1 cup, chopped or 160g

Directions

1. Place the lentils in a pot and cover with a couple inches of water. Bring to a boil over high heat and boil until tender (about ten minutes).
2. While the lentils are boiling, mince the garlic and peel and grate the ginger (use a small cheese grater). In a pan, melt butter and add cumin seeds, curry leaves, mustard seeds and onions. Sautee onions untill golden brown. Add ginger, garlic, coriander powder, cayenne, salt and pepper. Finally add tomatoes and cook untill it forms a well cooked mixture.
3. Add this cooked mixture to the lentils and top the lentils with coriander leaves.
4. http://budgetbytes.blogspot.com/2010/09/dal-nirvana-314-recipe-052.html