Subj : Simple Tomato Dal
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From : Ben Collver
Date : Sun Aug 11 2024 08:43:31

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      Title: Simple Tomato Dal
 Categories: Indian, Vegetarian
      Yield: 4 Servings

    300 g  Split red lentils
    600 g  Ripe tomatoes; roughly
           -chopped
      4 tb Rapeseed oil
      1 ts Black mustard seeds
     10    Fresh curry leaves
      5 cl Garlic; peeled and crushed
      1    Ginger (2x2 cm); peeled and
           -finely grated
      2    Green finger chillies;
           -finely chopped -OR-
      1 ts Kashmiri chilli powder
      1 ts Ground cumin
      1 ts Ground turmeric
    1/2 ts Ground black pepper; scant
  1 3/4 ts Salt
           Cooked basmati rice; to
           -serve

  Preparation time: 10 minutes
  Cooking time: 35 minutes

  A noble use of summer tomatoes. Note: curry leaves can be found in
  most larger supermarkets and south Asian supermarkets. Freeze what
  you don't use for another day. You'll need a blender.

  Wash the lentils in a sieve under the cold tap until the water runs
  clear, then leave to drain. Put the chopped tomatoes in a blender,
  blitz smooth, then set aside.

  Put the oil in a large saucepan on a medium heat. Once it's hot, add
  the mustard seeds and curry leaves, let them crackle and pop for a
  few seconds (if they don't, move on with the next step immediately,
  because they'll quickly turn bitter), then stir in the garlic, ginger
  and chillies, and cook for two minutes, until the smell of the garlic
  goes from raw to cooked.

  Add the cumin, turmeric, pepper, and salt, and stir to mix. Add the
  fresh tomato paste, mix again, then partially put a lid over the top
  and cook, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes. Add the lentils and
  a litre of water, stir, cock the lid over the top again and bring to
  a boil. Turn down the heat and cook for a further 10 to 15 minutes,
  until the lentils and water have come together–-you don't want them
  to be merged completely, but to a level of uniformity that you
  understand to be dal, rather than lentils in broth, for example.

  Serve with steamed basmati rice.

  Recipe by Meera Sodha

  Recipe FROM: Dinner by Meera Sodha, 2024

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