Hey everyone, it’s Drew, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, red split lentils. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Red split Lentils is one of the most favored of recent trending foods in the world. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. Red split Lentils is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They are fine and they look wonderful.
To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook red split lentils using 12 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Red split Lentils:
- Take Split red lentils(1 mug, about 250 grams)
- Make ready 1 mug warm Water for soaking(drained later)
- Get 2 medium white Onions diced
- Prepare Half can chopped tomatoes about 3 large tomatoes chopped finely
- Take 1 level tablespoon thick tomato paste
- Make ready Cooking oil
- Get Spices: salt, turmeric, plain paprika powder,
- Take Spices: mild Madrasa curry, garlic, red chilli flakes (as preferred)
- Prepare 2 mugs plain water
- Take 1 teaspoon Mustard seed (optional)
- Make ready 1 medium green or mixed pepper
- Take Coriander small bunch (optional)
Instructions to make Red split Lentils:
- Soak the lentils in warm water.meanwhile dice peel prep onions, and prep spices: garlic, salt, turmeric, paprika, powder, tomatoes and tomatoes puree, mixed spice, mustard seeds (optional).also blend the tomatoes
- Heat oil well in pan Fry onions by stirring frequently under medium heat, until almost dark brown but not burnt. Then reduce heat a bit. Then add spices, briefly until aroma starts.
- Then add drained lentils.then cook for briefly about 5 mins.and then add the blended tomatoes and the puree. add more salt as required.then let cook further a bit. Then cook about 10 mins..
- After dried out and almost but not sticking to pan, add 2 mugs (about 500 ml)of plain water.then simmer under medium low heat until lentils are soft and not too mushy.van top up with sliced green peppers
- Then now your lentil are done.serve over coconut rice, or any breads of choice… with yogart and onion garnish or any yogurt raitas of choice. Here served with wholemeal flat breads.Bismillah and enjoy
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