12 easy dal Recipes

water, red lentils, onion, potato, garlic, ginger, jalapeno, curry powder

water, red lentils , stones picked out and rinse well 3 times, onion powder, garlic powder, curry powder, chili powder

red lentils, garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped, peeled fresh ginger, 1 inch square and 1/8 inch thick, chopped fresh coriander (cilantro), ground turmeric, cayenne pepper (optional), salt, lemon juice, vegetable oil (original recipe says three tbsp) or 2 tbsp ghee (original recipe says three tbsp), ground asafetida powder, whole cumin seed, lemons (optional) or lime wedge, to serve (optional)

yellow split peas, salt, yellow onion, chopped, jalapenos, minced, fresh turmeric, grated (or 1 tsp dried turmeric), curry powder, peanut oil (i use a combination of oil and butter) or 2 tbsp ghee (i use a combination of oil and butter), black mustard seeds, lemon , juice of, fresh cilantro (to garnish )

split mung beans , soaked in water for 1 hour, rinsed and drained, water, turmeric powder, carrot, diced, cauliflower florets (or 1 cup of each of and broccoli floret) or 2 cups small broccoli florets (or 1 cup of each of and broccoli floret), ghee, cumin seeds or 3 tbsp cumin, to meet your taste preferences, fennel seed, chile, seeded and chopped, fresh gingerroot , spoon, chopped, fresh coriander leaves, chopped, fresh lemon juice, salt, black pepper

boiled rice (uncooked-idli rice), raw rice (not basmati), urid dal, idli rice, cooked, salt, baking soda, sugar

eggplant, turmeric, water, oil, split white urad dal, black mustard seeds, dried red chilies, broken into pieces, curry leaves, ginger paste, hing, black-eyed peas, rinsed and drained, green serrano chilies , slit half-way up, salt, chopped fresh cilantro

mung dal, water, turmeric powder, amchur (dry mango powder), cumin powder, red chili powder, cumin seed, oil, salt, cilantro (to garnish )

basmati rice (long grain, fragrant rice from india), ghee or 6 tbsp butter, cumin seeds, fresh cilantro, green chili (depending on how much heat you can handle), salt, toor dal (you can buy this at an indian grocer), oil, cumin seeds, onion, fresh tomatoes or 1 (16 oz) can diced tomatoes, green chilies (depending on how much heat you can handle), red chili powder, garam masala (can also be bought at indian grocer), sugar, salt

split red lentils, fresh ginger, turmeric, cumin seed, ground coriander, chili powder, onion, carrots, garlic clove, frozen peas, lemon , juice of, salt & freshly ground black pepper