Mum's Everyday Red Lentils

The recipe Mum's Everyday Red Lentils can be made in roughly 1 hour and 45 minutes. This side dish has 234 calories, 14g of protein, and 5g of fat per serving. This gluten free and lacto ovo vegetarian recipe serves 4 and costs 58 cents per serving. If you have milk powder, cilantro leaves, cumin seeds, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. This recipe from Foodnetwork has 46 fans. Overall, this recipe earns a great spoonacular score of 97%. Try Red Leicester Cheese, Lentils And Red Cabbage, Everyday Salad Dressing #2 (with Cider Or Red Wine Vinegar), and Slow Cooker Red Wine Pot Roast {Everyday Maven Baby Shower} for similar recipes.

Servings: 4

Preparation duration: 35 minutes

Cooking duration: 70 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1/2 teaspoon black mustard seeds

Handful chopped fresh cilantro leaves

1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds

1 cup masoor dal red lentils, picked through for stones

4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced

1 1/2-inch piece ginger, peeled and minced

1/2 teaspoon paprika or bafaat powder

1 onion, diced

1 serrano chile, sliced in 1/2, optional

2 medium tomatoes, diced

Generous 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

2 cups water

Equipment:

sieve

bowl

sauce pan

pot

whisk

frying pan

Cooking instruction summary:

Watch how to make this recipe. Put the lentils in a strainer and rinse them under running water. Add them to a bowl, cover with water and let soak for 30 minutes. Drain and set aside. In a medium saucepan, combine 2 cups of water, the onions, garlic, ginger, tomatoes, chile, if using, and the lentils. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Skim any scum from the surface. DO NOT ADD SALT YET; it will toughen the lentils, thereby lengthening their cooking time. Lower the heat, cover the pot with a lid and gently simmer until the lentils are tender, almost translucent, and almost falling apart, about 30 to 40 minutes. Whisk the lentils, releasing its natural starch, and mash some them so the mixture becomes thick. Add salt, to taste. Tempering oil (bagaar): In a small bowl, combine the cumin and mustard seeds. In another bowl, combine the spice powders. Have all the ingredients ready because this will move very fast! In a small skillet, over a medium-high flame, warm 1 tablespoon vegetable oil. Once the oil is shimmering, add seeds and immediately cover so you don't get covered in spluttering oil and seeds! Add the spices. They should sizzle and bubble a little - that's the blooming and it's exactly what you want. Don't let them burn. The mixture should bloom for about 30 seconds, no more. Pour the oil mixture into the lentils, standing back so you don't get hurt when the mixture splutters again. Stir to combine. Transfer the lentils to a serving dish and garnish with cilantro.

 

Step by step:


1. Watch how to make this recipe.

2. Put the lentils in a strainer and rinse them under running water.

3. Add them to a bowl, cover with water and let soak for 30 minutes.

4. Drain and set aside.

5. In a medium saucepan, combine 2 cups of water, the onions, garlic, ginger, tomatoes, chile, if using, and the lentils. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Skim any scum from the surface. DO NOT ADD SALT YET; it will toughen the lentils, thereby lengthening their cooking time. Lower the heat, cover the pot with a lid and gently simmer until the lentils are tender, almost translucent, and almost falling apart, about 30 to 40 minutes.

6. Whisk the lentils, releasing its natural starch, and mash some them so the mixture becomes thick.

7. Add salt, to taste.

8. Tempering oil (bagaar): In a small bowl, combine the cumin and mustard seeds. In another bowl, combine the spice powders. Have all the ingredients ready because this will move very fast!

9. In a small skillet, over a medium-high flame, warm 1 tablespoon vegetable oil. Once the oil is shimmering, add seeds and immediately cover so you don't get covered in spluttering oil and seeds!

10. Add the spices. They should sizzle and bubble a little - that's the blooming and it's exactly what you want. Don't let them burn. The mixture should bloom for about 30 seconds, no more.

11. Pour the oil mixture into the lentils, standing back so you don't get hurt when the mixture splutters again. Stir to combine.

12. Transfer the lentils to a serving dish and garnish with cilantro.


Nutrition Information:

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234k Calories
13g Protein
4g Total Fat
35g Carbs
73% Health Score
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Calories
234k
12%

Fat
4g
7%

  Saturated Fat
3g
19%

Carbohydrates
35g
12%

  Sugar
4g
5%

Cholesterol
0.6mg
0%

Sodium
17mg
1%

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Protein
13g
28%

Fiber
16g
65%

Folate
246µg
62%

Manganese
0.84mg
42%

Vitamin B1
0.47mg
31%

Phosphorus
254mg
26%

Iron
4mg
24%

Vitamin B6
0.4mg
20%

Potassium
691mg
20%

Magnesium
74mg
19%

Vitamin C
14mg
18%

Zinc
2mg
17%

Copper
0.34mg
17%

Vitamin A
622IU
12%

Vitamin B5
1mg
12%

Vitamin K
11µg
11%

Vitamin B3
1mg
9%

Vitamin B2
0.14mg
8%

Selenium
5µg
8%

Calcium
58mg
6%

Vitamin E
0.78mg
5%

covered percent of daily need
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