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A spicy daal recipe from British Onions
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|TotalCalories = 1350
|PortionCalories = 337
|DatePublished=21st January 2013
|Author=JuliaBalbilla
|Servings = Serves 4
|Difficulty = 2
|TotalTime = 1 hour 15 minutes
|PrepTime = 15 minutes
|CookTime = 1 hour
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{{RecipeIngredients
| 1 Litre/1.75 [[Pints|pints]] water
| 1 Large white [[Onion|onion]], roughly chopped
| 2.5cm/1inch Piece [[Root ginger|root ginger]], peeled, finely chopped
| 1 Teaspoon [[Turmeric|turmeric]]
| 1 Teaspoon [[Cumin seeds|cumin seeds]], roughly crushed
| 200g/7oz Canned chopped [[Tomatoes|tomatoes]]
| 300g/10oz [[Red lentils]]
| [[Salt]] and [[Ground black pepper|ground black pepper]]
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'''Topping'''
* 2 Tablespoons [[Vegetable oil|vegetable oil]]
* 2 White [[Onions|onions]], thinly sliced
* 1 [[Clove]] [[Garlic|garlic]], finely chopped (optional)
* 1 Teaspoon [[Cumin seeds|cumin seeds]], roughly crushed
* 2 Teaspoons black [[Onion|onion]] [[Seeds|seeds]]
* One quarter to half teaspoon [[Dried|dried]] crushed red [[Chilli|chilli]]
* Pinch [[Turmeric|turmeric]]
* 150g/5oz [[Natural yogurt]]
* Small bunch fresh [[Coriander|coriander]] to garnish

===Method===

{{RecipeMethod
| Pour the water into a medium saucepan, add the chopped [[Onion|onion]], [[Ginger|ginger]], [[Turmeric|turmeric]] and [[Cumin seeds|cumin seeds]] then add the [[Tomatoes|tomatoes]] and bring to the [[Boil|boil]].
| Put the [[Lentils|lentils]] into a [[Sieve|sieve]], rinse with cold water, drain and then add to the saucepan with plenty of [[Salt|salt]] and [[Pepper|pepper]].
| Bring back to the [[Boil|boil]] then [[Simmer|simmer]] for about 30 minutes, stirring from time to time until the [[Lentils|lentils]] are soft.
| About 10 minutes before you are ready to serve, make the topping by heating the [[Oil|oil]] in a [[Frying pan|frying pan]], add the [[Onions|onions]] and [[Fry|fry]] gently for 5 minutes until softened.
| Add the [[Garlic|garlic]], if using, the [[Seeds|seeds]] and [[Spices|spices]] and [[Fry|fry]] for 3-4 minutes more, stirring until [[Browned|browned]].
| Spoon the [[Lentils|lentils]] into bowls, top with spoonfuls of [[Yogurt|yogurt]], the [[Onion|onion]] mixture and torn [[Coriander leaves|coriander leaves]] to garnish. Serve with warmed [[Naan bread|naan bread]] or [[Chapattis|chapattis]].
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===Variations===
If you are on a diet then [[Fry|fry]] the [[Onions|onions]] for the topping in a pan with [[Spray|spray]] [[Oil|oil]] to reduce the calories even more.
==See also==
* [[Dal|A selection of other Daal recipes]]
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[[Category:Soup and stock recipes]]
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[[Category:Boiled or simmered]]
[[Category:Pan fried]]
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