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Garlicky Red Lentil

Garlicky Red Lentil. Creamy red lentils with a fragrant garlic tempering. This dish is simple, delicious, and really delectable. Additionally, this red lentil dal is a bowl of bliss to have with plain white rice, while also being vegan and kid-approved.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Indian Cuisine.
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Cup Red Lentil
  • 3.5 Cups Water
  • ½ Tsp Turmeric Powder
  • Salt, according to the taste
  • 1 Medium Tomato, chopped
For Tempering
  • 1.5 Tbsp Oil or Ghee
  • ½ Tsp Cumin Seeds
  • 2 Dry Red Chili
  • Pinch of asafoetida
  • 4 Big Cloves of finely chopped garlic
  • 1 Tbsp Fresh chopped Cilantro

Method
 

  1. Turn the saute button of Instant pot on.
  2. Add washed red lentil, water, salt, turmeric powder and chopped tomatoes to the pot.
  3. Stir everything around and make sure lentils are covered with water.
  4. Close the lid and cook it on high pressure for 2 minutes.
  5. I don't like the mushy texture of red lentil, which is why I am cooking it just for 2 minutes.
  6. Remove the pressure manually.
  7. Remove the lid and with a hand held whisker whisk the lentil to make it creamy. It will take 30 seconds to do that.
  8. Keep the dal aside and prepare for tempering.
For Tempering
  1. Take a small tempering pan.
  2. Add oil/ghee to it. Heat it.
  3. When it's hot enough, add cumin seeds, asafoetida, and dry red chili to it.
  4. Let it crackle. That will take another 30 seconds.
  5. Now is the time to add chopped garlic to it.
  6. Let it cook in the oil for 1 minute till it looks light brown.
  7. Remove the dal into a serving bowl. Drizzle all the tempering over it.
  8. Sprinkle some lime/lemon juice and garnish with fresh cilantro.
  9. Serve it over some white rice.
  10. Enjoy!
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