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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Indian Subcontinent >> Indian

• Dietary Style

• Preparation Time

  Cooking Time - 25 minutes, Preparation Time - 5 minutes

• Source

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| 1. In a medium saucepan combine the lentils, onion and water. Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 25 minutes or until lentils are soft. Pass lentils through a food mill or blend them in a blender. | 2. Toast curry powder and cumin seeds in a small skillet over medium heat until fragrant. Add cayenne, oil and garlic. Saute for 1 minute. | 3. Stir spice mixture into lentils and serve. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
red lentil	1	cup		687.36	121.152	45.9072	4.1664
onion	1		chopped	64.0	14.944	1.76	0.16
water	2 1/2	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
curry powder	2	teaspoons		13.0	2.2332	0.5716	0.5604
cayenne pepper	3/4	teaspoon		4.293	0.7645	0.1621	0.2331
vegetable oil	1	tablespoon		117.23200000000001	0.0	0.0	13.6
garlic	2	cloves	crushed	8.94	1.9836	0.3816	0.03
cumin seed	1	teaspoon		7.875	0.929	0.374	0.4677

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.