Step-by-Step Guide to Prepare Any-night-of-the-week Dhal / Yellow Lentils Curry

Hey everyone, it is me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, dhal / yellow lentils curry. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Dhal / Yellow Lentils Curry is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. They are fine and they look fantastic. Dhal / Yellow Lentils Curry is something that I’ve loved my whole life.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook dhal / yellow lentils curry using 27 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Dhal / Yellow Lentils Curry:

1. Prepare A. Cooked until tender
2. Take 200 g (1 C) chana dhal or yellow lentils
3. Prepare 1/2 C finely diced potatoes
4. Take B. Cooked until tender
5. Take 1 carrot - finely diced
6. Make ready 1 Medium potato - finely diced
7. Make ready 1 brown onion - finely diced
8. Get 1 tsp cumin powder
9. Get 1 tsp coriander powder
10. Take 2 tsp turmeric powder
11. Prepare 2 tsp chicken seasoning powder
12. Get 2-3 C water
13. Prepare C. Tempering
14. Make ready 2 tbsp cooking oil
15. Make ready 1 tsp Panch Phoran
16. Prepare 1 sprig curry leaves
17. Get 1 shallot - sliced
18. Get 3 dried chillies (opt)
19. Make ready NOTE ON PANCH PHORAN:
20. Get 1 . use store bought ready-mixed Panch Phoran or mix a tbsp each of the 5 spices in a bowl. Use a tsp for this recipe
21. Make ready 2 . Below are the spices used and mixed; all in equal portions
22. Get Cumin
23. Prepare Mustard seeds
24. Take Fennel seeds
25. Prepare Fenugreek seeds
26. Prepare Nigella seeds
27. Take 👉🏻 use salt instead of chicken seasoning powder for a vegetarian dish

Steps to make Dhal / Yellow Lentils Curry:

1. Below is panch phoran or panch phora. It is Usually used to temper Indian dishes.
2. Prepare all ingredients.
3. Soak chana dhal or yellow lentils for few hours. Soaking will help shorten the cooking time. Another way to shorten the cooking time is using pressure cooker but not everyone owns one. Some prepare this with slow cooker. Putting everything, A & B in a slow cooker and once cooked, adding C last to temper.
4. Cooking the dhal curry - In a pot, boil A with enough water and cook until tender. Turn off the heat. Using a blender or emersion blender, roughly blend the mixture. Return to pot. Add everything in B. Again, Cook until everything is tender over medium heat. Taste and adjust seasoning. Simmer until creamy.
5. Note on Cooking the dhal curry - blending A is optional but blending will create a creamy mixture and when B is added, you will have both creamy and soft bites texture in your dhal curry. Skip blending if your cooked dhal and potatoes in A are cooked very softly and start to break.
6. Tempering - In the mean time, Heat cooking oil in a pan. Add panch phoran and the rest of the ingredients in C into hot oil. Mix and stir for 20 seconds or until aromatic. Turn the heat off. Pour the whole thing into the dhal pot in step 3. Stir and mix. Turn the heat off and serve with roti, paratha, dosa or rice.

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