Lentil Potato Dal

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 5 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, minced
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon mustard powder
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper (or other ground red pepper)
• 3 cups water
• 1 medium tomato, seeded & chopped
• 1 medium yukon gold potato, cut into 1/2 inch chunks
• 1 cup lentils (i used regular brown or green ones)
• 1/4 cup parsley
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat.
• 2 add onion, saute until translucent.
• 3 add garlic and ginger, saute a 1-2 minutes.
• 4 add salt, tumeric, coriander, cumin, mustard powder, cayanne pepper and cook for 1-3 minutes until fragrant.
• 5 add water, scraping to loosen browned bits from the bottom.
• 6 stir in tomato, potato, and lentils.
• 7 bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer until potato mixture is tender (about 30 minutes).
• 8 remove from heat and stir in parsley & red wine vinegar.
• 9 serve over rice or with naan.