Do you like Indian food? If so, you may have tried lentil dal. Lentil dal is a fragrant stew made of lentils and spices. Some wonderful attributes of lentil dal are: it is healthy, inexpensive to make, and freezes well. If you enjoy Indian food, lentil dal is one of the best and easiest dishes to make at home.
What beautiful colors! Lentils, onions, tomatoes, cilantro, ginger, garlic, and carrots. There are also some spices (cumin, coriander, cardamom, curry powder, turmeric, salt, and pepper) which aren't shown above. There's no need to add oil or other fat. This is a beautiful, high protein, low-fat, vegetarian dish.
With lentil dal, the most time consuming part is the preparation. Getting everything chopped up takes a little while. But the good news is that after that, you don't have to do much!
Here is the dal when it's just getting started.
About 40 minutes later, and look at the difference. See how nice and thick it is? You can also puree some or all of it to get a thicker consistency.
We usually eat ours with rice, but if you are feeling ambitious, you could make naan (Indian flatbread). Yum! I used 4 cups of uncooked lentils, and it fed 7 adults and one toddler, plus about 9 cups of leftovers.
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