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Tadka Dhal (Spiced Lentil Curry) I

Tadka Dhal (Spiced Lentil Curry) I — a recipe imported from the Wikibooks Cookbook.

Ingredients

  • 4 ea. (400 g) medium onions, chopped as fine as possible
  • 1 small chilli
  • 2 large cloves of garlic, chopped finely or crushed
  • Ginger (about the same as the garlic in size), finely chopped
  • 250 g split red lentils
  • 3 tins, chopped tomatoes
  • 1 stock cube
  • Water as necessary
  • 12 whole cardamom pods
  • 1 teaspoon garam masala
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 12 grinds of the black pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon mustard seed
  • Fresh chilli to taste

Instructions

  1. 1
    Cook the ingredients in the order listed, giving the onions some time before adding everything else.
  2. 2
    Put the lid on and cook until the lentils are cooked to your preference.
Cuisine
Indian