New Feb 2023

Double Recipe:

Daal

2 cups (1 bag) of red lentils, soaked at least 30 min and rinsed until water runs clear

5 cups of water

2 t turmeric

1 t salt

1 t red pepper flakes

2 chopped onion (save a few slices for tharka)

8 garlic cloves sliced

1 inch ginger chopped

Tharka

4 T ghee

1.t cumin seeds

1 t red pepper

Few slices of onion

4 garlic cloves

2 birds eye chilis (optional)

1. Soak lentils

2. Heat pot and add ghee

3. Add onions, garlic, ginger and fry until onions translucent

4. Add soaked lentils and daal spices to pot

5. Add water and put on low simmer for 20 min

6. Make tharka: 

7. Add ghee and all tharka all spices small pot

8. Heat slowly until sizzling

9. Add tharka to daal and stir

Use 2 cloves garlic in oil, 4 in main. Extra ginger and spices. Half chili peppers and just one in oil. Use almost whole onion except for slices that go in oil
Use just over 1 cup (half bag) red lentils
Fry in oil until garlic is golden brown.