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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Indian Subcontinent >> Indian

• Dietary Style

• Preparation Time

  Cooking Time - 60 minutes, Preparation Time - 15 minutes

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| 1. Soak lentils in a saucepan of water for 1 hour. Bring to a boil for 5 minutes. Drain. | 2. Heat cinnamon, chile powder, coriander, cumin, turmeric, nutmeg, paprika, black pepper, cayenne, cloves, allspice, and bay leaves in a large skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until fragrant, about 5 minutes. | 3. Stir olive oil into the skillet. Add tomatoes, ginger paste, and garlic; simmer until flavors combine, about 10 minutes. Stir in sugar and salt. Cook until mixture thickens into a pulpy sauce, about 5 minutes. Add lentils and simmer until tender, about 5 minutes. | 4. Stir cream and butter into sauce. Cook until sauce thickens and lentils are very soft, about 30 minutes. Squeeze some lime juice over each serving. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
lentil	1 1/2	cups		122.43	25.5717	10.3488	0.6353
cinnamon	2	tablespoons	ground	-	-	-	-
chile powder	1	tablespoon		22.56	3.9760000000000004	1.0768	1.1424
coriander	1	tablespoon	ground	14.9	2.7495	0.6185	0.8885
cumin	1	tablespoon	ground	22.5	2.6544	1.0686	1.3362
turmeric	1	tablespoon	ground	29.328000000000003	6.3112	0.9099	0.3055
nutmeg	1	teaspoon		11.55	1.0844	0.1285	0.7988
paprika	1	teaspoon		6.486000000000001	1.2418	0.3252	0.2965
black pepper	1	teaspoon	ground	5.773	1.4708	0.239	0.075
cayenne pepper	1	teaspoon	ground	5.724	1.0193	0.2162	0.3109
clove	1/2	teaspoon	ground	2.877	0.6881	0.0627	0.1365
allspice	1/2	teaspoon	ground	2.4985	0.6851	0.0579	0.0826
bay leaf	2			-	-	-	-
olive oil	2	tablespoons		238.68	0.0	0.0	27.0
tomato	5		pureed	310.3448	68.8156	16.1919	2.6987
ginger paste	2	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
garlic	3	cloves	minced	13.41	2.9754	0.5724	0.045
white sugar	2	tablespoons		97.524	25.195	0.0	0.0
salt	to taste			-	-	-	-
heavy whipping cream	1	cup		408.0	3.2880000000000003	3.408	43.29600000000001
butter	6	tablespoons		513.0	23.570999999999998	16.029	43.2
lime	1		cut	-	-	-	-

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