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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Indian Subcontinent >> Indian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Combine the oil, cumin, red chiles and turmeric in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. | 2. Cook, stirring, 1 to 2 minutes. | 3. Add the garlic or asafetida, lentils, cayenne, and mango powder, if using, (if using lemon juice instead, stir in at the end), and cook, stirring, 1 minute. | 4. Add the water and salt, bring to a boil and skim well. | 5. Reduce the heat and simmer, covered , until the lentils are soft, 20 to 30 minutes. | 6. Add more water during cooking if necessary. Taste for salt and add more if you need to. | 7. Ladle about ½ cup of the lentils into a small bowl and mash them with a spoon. | 8. Return the mashed lentils to the pot and give the dal a stir. Then continue cooking at a simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes to thicken. | 9. If you like a thicker dal, use a whisk to break up the lentils into a puree. If you like a thinner dal, add more water. Stir in the lemon juice, if using. Serve hot. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
canola oil	3	tablespoons		371.28	0.0	0.0	42.0
cumin seed	2	teaspoons		15.75	1.8581	0.748	0.9353
red chilies	3			-	-	-	-
turmeric	1/2	teaspoon		4.68	1.0071	0.1452	0.0488
garlic clove	1	teaspoon	minced	4.172	0.9257	0.1781	0.013999999999999999
lentil	1	cup	picked washed drained dried	81.62	17.0478	6.8992	0.4235
cayenne pepper	1/4	teaspoon		1.431	0.2548	0.054000000000000006	0.0777
amchur	1	tablespoon		-	-	-	-
water	4	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
salt	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-

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