Masoor Tarka Dhal

Masoor Tarka Dhal
Tarka Dhal is a comforting, warming dish that can be served as a side dish to a curry meal or enjoyed on its own. Dhals come in many different forms and in this version, the ‘tarka’ is prepared separately and then added to the lentils. On cold winter days, this is a dish you’ll reach for time and again.
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Serves 4
Prep 10 mins
Cooking 39 mins
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Vegetarian

Ingredients

  • 400g dried red lentils
  • 2 tbsp vegetable or olive oil
  • 2 onions, diced
  • 1 garlic bulb, finely chopped
  • 1 thumb fresh ginger, finely chopped
  • 1 sachet Geeta’s Madras Curry Paste
  • 2 red chillies, chopped
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2 tbsp tomato purée

Method

  1. Heat the oil in a large pan and gently fry the onions until soft and golden.
  2. Add the chilli, garlic and ginger and fry for another 2 minutes.
  3. Add the madras paste and fry until the oil is separated.
  4. Add the tomato purée, lentils and bay leaves to the pan and top with 500mls of water.
  5. Cook over a simmering heat until lentils are soft and sauce is reduced.

Used in this recipe

How we serve ours

This dish can be served on its own with chapattis or roti flatbreads or used as a side dish as part of your curry night-in! We’ve pan-seared a chilli pepper and some red onion to create an attractive garnish and topped with some fresh mint leaves or you can use fresh coriander if you prefer.

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