Lentil Dahl
By: Anonymous
Published: Friday, February 12, 2010 - 5:43pm

Ingredients




2 cups Green or brown lentils
1 Cinnamon stick, 3"
1 Bay leaf
3 mediums Garlic cloves, peeled, whole
2 slcs Ginger root, 1" thick
1 teaspoon Turmeric
Lemon
teaspoon Salt
teaspoon Black pepper
teaspoon Cayenne
3 tablespoons Ghee
1 pch Asafetida
teaspoon Whole cumin seeds

Preparation

1 Wash lentils & drain. Combine with 6 cups water, cinnamon stick, bay leaf, garlic cloves, ginger slices & turmeric. Bring to a boil, lower heat & simmer for 40 minutes, till lentils are tender & the water has been reduced significantly. 2 Slice lemon thinly & add to the pot with salt, black pepper & cayenne. 3 Simmer for a further 5 minutes. 4 Just before serving, heat ghee till hot, add asafetida & cumin seeds & saute till the seeds begin to colour. Pour over top of dahl & serve over rice.