Who's got the BEST dal recipe?

Question

I LOVE cooking Indian food, but I have never found the perfect dal!! Has anyone out there got the perfect recipe? I've already got a cupboard stocked with spices and channa dal, moong dal, red lentils, green lentils, you name it!

Answer 1

check this out.

http://www.indianfoodforever.com/

Answer 2

LENTIL DAL

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 cup onion, chopped

1 tablespoon fresh ginger, peeled, minced

1 teaspoon cumin seed

1 teaspoon turmeric, ground

1/2 teaspoon red pepper, crushed

4 cloves garlic, minced

2 cups cauliflower florets, chopped

2 cups tomatoes, chopped

2 1/2 cups water

1 cup dried lentils

2 tablespoons fresh lime juice

1 tablespoon fresh cilantro, minced

3/4 teaspoon salt

6 cups cooked basmati rice or long grain rice, cooked

Directions

1Heat olive oil in large saucepan over med-high heat. Add onion and next 5 ingredients (onions through garlic); saute 2 minutes.

2Add cauliflower and tomato; saute 1 minute. Stir in water and lentils; bring to a boil.

3Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 35 minutes or until lentils are tender.

4Stir in lime juice, cilantro, and salt. Serve 1 cup lentil mixture with 1 cup rice.

yum :)