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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Indian Subcontinent >> Indian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Heat the mustard seeds and cumin seeds in the oil in a soup pot, stirring constantly, just until the mustard seeds start to pop. | 2. Lower heat and add sesame seeds. | 3. Cook until the sesame seeds become golden, then add garlic, curry powder, cumin, ginger, and pepper, stirring just until fragrant. | 4. Add the lentils and cook for 5 minutes. | 5. Add the onions, celery and carrots, and cook for 1 minute more. | 6. Add broth and water, and bring to a boil. | 7. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer, 30-35 minutes, or until lentils are soft and mash easily with the back of a spoon. | 8. Add the tomatoes and salt and cook another 25 minutes, stirring occasionally. | 9. Check and adjust for seasoning before serving. | 10. Serve hot. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
curry powder	1	tablespoon		20.475	3.5173	0.9003	0.8826
cumin	1	teaspoon	ground	7.875	0.929	0.374	0.4677
ginger	1	teaspoon	ground	1.6	0.3554	0.0364	0.015
black pepper	1/2	teaspoon		2.8865	0.7354	0.1195	0.0375
vegetable oil	3	tablespoons		351.69599999999997	0.0	0.0	40.8
black mustard seed	2	teaspoons		-	-	-	-
cumin seed	2	teaspoons		7.875	0.929	0.374	0.4677
sesame seed	1/4	cup		342.0	15.714	10.686	28.8
garlic	1	tablespoon	minced	12.665	2.8101	0.5406	0.0425
red lentil	2	cups	uncooked	1374.72	242.304	91.8144	8.3328
onion	1	cup	chopped	64.0	14.944	1.76	0.16
celery	2	cups	chopped	32.32	5.9994	1.3938	0.3434
carrot	2	cups	chopped	104.96	24.5248	2.3808	0.6144
vegetable broth	5	cups		811.8	131.61	29.766	19.188
water	3	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
tomato	1	cup	diced canned	41.4	9.18	2.16	0.36
salt	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-

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