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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Indian Subcontinent >> Indian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. 1. Soak lentils for half hour. Drain lentils and rinse with water until the water is no longer cloudy. | 2. 2. Combine lentils, 4-6 cups of chicken/veggie stock, salt and turmeric in a pot. Once it starts to boil close the lid and turn the flame to medium and simmer until the dal gets a little mushy. Adjust the stock according to your desired consistency. (I think I used about 5 cups). | 3. 3. Heat ghee or butter in a skillet; add cumin seed. When the cumin seeds begin to sputter add poblano, Serrano, ginger, garlic and fry until soft and light brown. | 4. 4. Add onions to it. When they’re translucent add tomatoes to it. | 5. 5. When the oil begins to separate, add pinch of salt, garam masala, and red chili powder. Quickly stir with a spoon and pour it over the dal and close the lid. Make sure that the cayenne powder does not get burnt. | 6. 6. Add chopped cilantro and lemon juice to the soup (make sure soup isn’t boiling when you do this. I usually turn off the heat for 5 mins before adding the lemon juice). Taste and adjust seasonings. | 7. 7. Taste soup and adjust seasonings. blend the dahl to create a creamier soup consistency. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
ghee	3	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
garlic clove	8		crushed	-	-	-	-
onion	2 -4		chopped	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
turmeric	1	teaspoon		9.36	2.0142	0.2904	0.0975
gingerroot	4	teaspoons	chopped	-	-	-	-
red chili powder	1 1/2	1/2		-	-	-	-
garam masala	1 1/2	1/2		-	-	-	-
cumin seed	4	teaspoons		31.5	3.7162	1.496	1.8707
poblano pepper	2		chopped	-	-	-	-
serrano pepper	1		chopped	0.7	0.1466	0.0381	0.0096
tomato	2	cans	diced strained	124.1379	27.5262	6.4768	1.0795
red lentil	4	cups		2749.44	484.608	183.6288	16.6656
lemon juice	8	teaspoons		8.9467	2.806	0.1423	0.0976
chicken broth	8	cups		624.96	15.12	89.1072	20.9664
salt	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
pepper	1/2	teaspoon		2.8865	0.7354	0.1195	0.0375
coriander	1/3	cup	chopped	1.2267	0.1957	0.1136	0.0277

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