Dinner Tonight: Moong Dal and Red Lentils with Browned Onions

Name: Dinner Tonight: Moong Dal and Red Lentils with Browned Onions
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 pinch Generous asafetida; 4 servings Cooked white rice, for serving; 1 teaspoons ground turmeric; 237 milliliters moong dal; 1 small onion, cut into thin rings; 3 dried red chiles; 237 milliliters split red lentils (masoor dal); 2 teaspoons salt; 4 Tbsps ghee, clarified butter, or vegetable oil; 1 liters water; 1 teaspoon whole cumin seeds

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Dinner Tonight: Moong Dal and Red Lentils with Browned Onions a try. This recipe makes 4 servings with 580 calories, 27g of protein, and 16g of fat each. This recipe covers 34% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have generous asafetida, onion, cumin seeds, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the water you could follow this main course with the Watermelon-Peach Slushies as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and vegan diet.

Instructions

Combine both lentils in a bowl and cover with several changes of cold water.

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Lentils

Water

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Bowl

Drain well and transfer to a heavy-bottomed pot.

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Pot

Add water and turmeric and bring to a boil over high heat; reduce to simmer, cover loosely to prevent boiling over, and cook 40-50 minutes until lentils are tender, stirring ocassionaly. Season with salt.

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Turmeric

Lentils

Water

Salt

In the meantime, heat the ghee or oil in a small saute pan over medium heat until shimmering.

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Ghee

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Frying Pan

Add asafetida and cumin seeds and allow cumin seeds to sizzle for a few seconds, then add chiles and cook until starting to darken, just a few seconds.

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Cumin Seeds