Lentil Curry

Description

• Ethnicity - Punjabi, North Indian
• Type of meal - Party, Lunch, Dinner

Ingredients

• 2 medium sized mugs of lentils (toor)
• 4 and 1 third mugs of water
• 1 teaspoon of ground turmeric (haldi)
• 1freshly chopped tomato
• 2 teaspoons cumin
• a few cardamom seeds

Procedures

1. Place the lentils in a pressure cooker and wash with water thoroughly.
2. Drain off the water.
3. Pour in the approx four mugs of water in with the lentils.
4. Put in the turmeric, cumin, tomato and cardamom seeds.
5. Put on the cooker on medium to high heat.
6. Wait until pressure cooker has given two whistles then remove from heat.
7. Let the pressure escape from the pressure cooker open and stir and then stir.
8. Dahl should be very soft but lentils should be showing slightly.
9. If using a normal pot wait until dahl is thick
10. Serve hot with plain boiled rice or chapattis.