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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Indian Subcontinent >> Indian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Wash lentils. | 2. If using coconut & water, place these in a blender & puree to create coconut milk. (It will not be as creamy as real milk, but that is just fine.). | 3. Put lentils in pan with 2 cups water, the 1st onion, tomatoes, coconut milk, green chilis,tumeric, ground cumin,corriander, asafoetida, and salt. | 4. Bring to a boil. | 5. Lower heat and simmer, stirring occasionally for about 1/2 hour until lentils are very mushy and have lost their shape. Add water if necessary to keep it a thick soup consistancy. | 6. After 15-20 minutes, add the greens. | 7. Heat the oil in a small pan. Add mustard seeds. | 8. When they pop, add cumin seeds. | 9. When the cumin is brown, add remaining onion and curry leaves. Cook until onion is golden brown. | 10. Add onion mix to the lentils and cook for 5 minutes to meld the flavors. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
red lentil	8	ounces		811.9295	143.1082	54.2269	4.9215
water	2	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
onion	1		chopped	28.0	6.537999999999999	0.77	0.07
tomato	2		ripe chopped	124.1379	27.5262	6.4768	1.0795
water	1 3/4	3/4	unsweetened unsweetened	966.0	23.268	9.618	100.12799999999999
green chilies	2		chopped	-	-	-	-
turmeric	1/4	teaspoon	ground	2.34	0.5036	0.0726	0.0244
cumin	1/2	teaspoon	ground	3.9375	0.4645	0.187	0.2338
coriander	1/2	teaspoon	ground	2.682	0.4949	0.1113	0.1599
asafoetida powder	1/8	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
salt	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
green	1/2		chopped	4.18	0.8227	0.418	0.0247
oil	2	tablespoons		224.25599999999997	0.0	0.0717	25.4669
cumin seed	1	teaspoon		3.9375	0.4645	0.187	0.2338
mustard seed	1/2	teaspoon		5.08	0.2809	0.2608	0.3624
onion	1		chopped	28.0	6.537999999999999	0.77	0.07
curry leaf	10			-	-	-	-

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