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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Indian Subcontinent >> Indian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Pick over the lentils and remove foreign objects. Wash in cold water, exchanging water several times. Add the drained lentils to the 5 cups of water in a large pot over medium high heat. | 2. Slice the ginger into 3 quarter-coin sized slices and add them to the pot. | 3. Bring to a boil. | 4. Add turmeric and salt after it is boiling. Add one tsp of oil or margarine to prevent froth and boil-over. Cook, stirring occasionally for 30-45 minutes, or until the lentils are tender. | 5. Remove from heat. Remove ginger pieces and discard them. | 6. Remove approximately 1/3 of the lentils and set aside. | 7. With a hand blender, puree the remaining lentils. Return the reserved lentils to the pot. Salt to taste. Set aside until the tadka is ready. | 8. Prepare Tadka in a separate skillet (while lentils cook): | 9. Melt margarine over medium heat. | 10. Fry onions until golden and carmelized. Fry them as long as you have patience to watch over them, the longer the better -- but don't burn them. | 11. Turn heat up to high, add garlic and fry for about 2-3 more minutes, or until it is golden but not burned. | 12. Add cumin and stir well. | 13. Pour the tadka over the lentils and stir well. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
brown lentil	1 1/2	cups		-	-	-	-
water	5	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
ginger	1/4	inch		-	-	-	-
turmeric	2	teaspoons		18.72	4.0284	0.5808	0.195
salt				-	-	-	-
margarine	1	teaspoon		33.793	0.0423	0.0423	3.7835
margarine	6	tablespoons		33.793	0.0423	0.0423	3.7835
onion	1 1/2	cups	chopped	96.0	22.416	2.64	0.24
garlic clove	15			-	-	-	-
cumin	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.