Amma's Delicious Daal

Ingredients

• 1 cup red lentil
• 3/4 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 medium onion, finely sliced
• 3 tablespoons oil (any cooking oil)
• 3 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 dried whole red chilies (optional)
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 stick cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon coriander (optional)

Directions

1. 1

   Put lentils, onion, cinnamon and bay leaf in pot with enough water to cover.

2. 2

   Bring to the boil, turn heat low and leave until the lentils have soaked up all the water.

3. 3

   Add salt, turmeric and coriander, and mash with a wooden spoon or with a potato masher.

4. 4

   Add water depending on the consistency you want, stir and bring to the boil. Allow to cook for 3 minutes and then remove from heat.

5. 5

   Using a small frying pan, heat the oil until very hot add the chillies and the garlic.

6. 6

   Remove the chillies once they have darkened and add them to the daal.

7. 7

   Take the pan off the heat once the garlic turns brown, pour the oil and the garlic into the daal.

8. 8

   Add the fresh coriander, stir and cover.

9. 9

   Serve as a soup, or part of a main course with rice/ roti/ naan bread.