By Dr. Anju Sodhi (BAMS, ND)

Lentils (Masoor Dal Whole)

Ingredients

One cup of lentils
4 cups of water
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
1/2 teaspoon of garam masala
1 teaspoon of cumin
2 to 3 cloves
One clove garlic
1/2 chopped onion
1 teaspoon chopped ginger
Half of a chopped tomato
1 tablespoon ghee or olive oil
One bunch parsley

DIRECTIONS

Take one cup of the lentils and place them in a stainless steel pressure cooker.
Wash at least three times with water, and finally put 4 cups of water in the cooker, add turmeric, salt and cayenne pepper.
Let it cook until develop steam pressure cooker or 5 to 6 whistles of pressure cooker.
Turn off the burner and wait until all the pressure is released. In a separate pan, add oil or ghee.
Put in the cumin, chopped ginger and clove of garlic.
Let these ingredients fry until the oil is separated, then add chopped tomato, then add lentil.
Garnish with chopped cilantro leaves.

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