Dal from What to Eat Next by Valentine Warner
This dish saw me through my student days, as it’s pretty cheap to make. There are so many recipes for dal, all giving or taking some of the things you will see here. Don’t get hung up on not...
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Cooking tools:
- Saucepan
- Skillet
- Chef's knife
- Cutting board
- Wooden spoon
- Measuring spoon
- Colander
- Ladle
- Stove
- Serving bowl
Ingredients
- 15 fresh curry leaves (optional but advisable)
- 1 red onion, medium diced
- ½ cinnamon stick
- 4 cloves of good garlic, finely sliced
- 75 g ghee or unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon black mustard seeds (optional)
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1 teaspoon ground asafoetida (optional)
- 250 g dried yellow split peas
- 1 1/2-1.7 litres cold water
- 100 ml coconut milk
- 50 g fresh ginger, peeled and finely grated
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh coriander stalks
- 1 hot long green chilli, quartered
- 2 teaspoons ground turmeric
- naan bread, to serve
- 2 teaspoons flaked sea salt
