Ravenview Recipes – Tarka Dhal

Ingredients

• 1 tbls olive oil
• 1 small white onion
• 1 teas yellow mustard seeds
• 2 cloves of garlic, crushed
• 8 fenugreek seeds
• 1 teas fresh grated gingerroot
• 1/2 teas salt
• 1/2 cup red lentils
• 1 tbls tomato paste
• 2 1/2 cups water
• 2 tomatoes, chopped
• 1 tbls fresh lemon juice
• 2 tbls fresh Vietnamese coriander or fresh cilantro
• 1/2 teas garam masala
• 1/2 teas chili powder
• Heat the olive oil in a dutch oven or other large pot. Add the onions and cook for 2-3 minutes. Add the mustard seeds and cover the pan until the seeds begin to pop.
• Remove the lid and add the garlic, fenugreek, ginger and salt. Stir to combine.
• Add the lentils, tomato paste and water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer gently for 10 minutes.
• Put in soup bowls.
• For the drizzle, heat the olive oil in a small pan and add the garam masala and chili powder. Stir to combine and drizzle over the bowls of dhal.