How to Prepare Perfect Red Lentil

How to Prepare Perfect Red Lentil Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Red Lentil. The lentil (Lens culinaris or Lens esculenta) is an edible legume. It is an annual plant known for its lens-shaped seeds. As a food crop, the majority of world production comes from Canada and India.

Who knew a tiny lens-shaped legume could be so versatile?

From soups to appetizers, veggie burgers and hearty shepherd's pie, lentils bring a powerful protein punch to your.

Red Lentil Dal is the perfect plant-based Indian meal!

You can cook Red Lentil using 17 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Red Lentil

1. Prepare 4 piece of Kokum (optional).

2. Prepare 1 tsp of Ginger Garlic paste.

3. Prepare 1 tsp of Tamarind paste.

4. It’s 3 clove of garlic.

5. You need 5 of Curry leaves.

6. You need 2 tbsp of cooking oil.

7. You need 1 tbsp of clarified butter.

8. It’s of salt.

9. You need 2 medium of Tomatoes.

10. It’s of Vegetarian cuisine.

11. You need 125 grams of Red Lentil.

12. It’s 50 grams of Black eye gram.

13. It’s 2 medium of onion, chopped.

14. You need 1 tsp of Red chilly powder.

15. It’s 1 tsp of coriander seeds powder.

16. You need 1 tsp of cumin seeds powder.

17. Prepare 4 pinch of turmeric powder.

Rich, fragrant, and packed with protein for a meal you can feel good This red lentil dal is the sixth Indian recipe in a row I've shared here on the blog.

This delicious red lentil dal is high in protein, perfectly spiced and highly flavorful.

Wikipedia Article About Red Lentil on Wikipedia.

Red lentils are one of the most common types of lentil, and the best known among the red lentils is the Red Chief.

Red Lentil step by step

1. Heat the oil in a pressure cooker..

2. Put the finely chopped onions in the hot oil n let it fry till golden brown..

3. Once the onions are golden brown add the ginger garlic paste and stir for a couple of minutes..

4. Add the finely diced tomatoes, add little water if its sticking to the base. Keep stirring..

5. Add the turmeric, red chilli, coriander and cumin seeds powder, and keep stirring..

6. After stirring for some 5 minutes add the lentils and the gram to the cooker, add water enough to go 2 inches above the Lentil..

7. Let the pressure cooker whistle 3 times on high flame then reduce to low flame n keep it for 10 minutes on the fire..

8. After the cooker has cooled down a bit and you are able to open the cooker easily, check if the consistency is very thick add water to it. Add the kokum and let it cook on low flame. Add the tamarind paste..

9. In a small pan add the clarified butter once its hot, add the curry leaves and crushed cloves of garlic. As the garlic becomes golden quickly add this to the cooker n close the lid of the cooker. After 2 minutes open n stir..

10. Serve it hot in a bowl. Garnish it with either coriander leaves or mint leaves..

It's a lovely salmon pink in its dried form, but it turns golden when cooked.

This Vegan Red Lentil Curry is a fan favorite and the BEST lentil curry you will ever try!

Nourishing: This red lentil curry might be dangerously delicious and indulgent, but it's also quite nourishing.

Lentils need no pre-soaking and cook much more quickly than other dried legumes.

The high protein content in lentils makes them an excellent meat substitute.