Dal Recipe

Ingredients

• 1½ cups lentils
• chopped fresh cilantro
• 2 chopped tomatoes
• 2 chopped onions
• hot green peppers
• 4 cloves garlic
• 1.5 tablespoons dried chili pepper
• chicken stock
• 1.5 tablespoons pepper paste
• 1.5 tablespoons cumin
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1 teaspoon curry powder
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 tablespoon grated ginger
• 1 cup olive oil
• Maggi seasoning

Instructions

1. In a pot or saucepan, wash the lentils well, then add the Maggi seasoning as mentioned by the chef.
2. In a pressure cooker or boiling pot, add 4 glasses of water to the lentils, then boil for 8 minutes until cooked.
3. In a pot over the heat, heat the olive oil, then add the chopped onions with the salt and stir until softened.
4. In the same pot, add the grated ginger and garlic and stir with the onions.
5. In the same pot, add the ground coriander, curry powder, black pepper, half the cumin, and half the dried chili pepper, then stir.
6. In the same pot, add the chopped tomatoes and leave them to soften slightly.
7. In the same pot, add the pepper paste and stir it into the mixture.
8. In the same pot, add the hot green peppers shortly before the end so they remain crisp.
9. In the same pot, add the cooked lentils along with their water to the vegetable and spice mixture, then mix and leave over low heat for about 5 minutes until thickened.
10. In the same pot, add the chopped fresh cilantro, then turn off the heat immediately.
11. In a small frying pan or small pot, heat a little olive oil, then add a pinch of salt, a pinch of cumin, and a pinch of dried chili pepper.
12. On the serving plate, spoon in the dal mixture, distribute the seasoned oil over the top, then sprinkle fresh cilantro over it.