Red Lentil Dal

Course Side Dishes Prep Time 10m

Ingredients in this Recipe

1 bay leaf
1 cup red lentils (orange lentils will work as well)
1 lime, juiced (equal to about 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice)
1 teaspoon kosher salt plus more to taste
1 teaspoon turmeric
1/2 cup white or yellow onion, finely chopped
2 medium cloves garlic, finely chopped and made into a paste*
2 teaspoons of Bengali five spice mix (panch phoron) or 1/2 tsp black (or white) sesame seeds, 1/2 tsp cumin seeds, 1/2 tsp fennel seeds, 1/2 tsp mustard seeds, and (if available) 1/2 tsp fenugreek seeds
3 cups water
3 plum tomatoes
8 sprigs cilantro, de stemmed and chopped
Cooked basmati rice, optional

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