Dal Soup

Recipe Courtesy Bal Arneson
Show: Spice Goddess Episode: Comfort Food

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate it!Read 3 reviews

TOTAL TIME:1 hr 0 min
Prep:5 min
Inactive Prep:20 min
Cook:35 min
YIELD:4 servings
LEVEL:Easy

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons grapeseed oil
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh garlic
  • 2 tablespoons garam masala, recipe follows
  • 1 tablespoon cumin seeds
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric
  • 1 cup chopped tomatoes
  • 1 cup brown lentils
  • 5 cups water
  • Pinch salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • Few fresh cilantro sprigs, for garnish
  • Garam Masala

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Directions

Heat the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat until it begins to get hot. Add the garlic, garam masala, cumin seeds, and turmeric and cook for 20 seconds. Add the tomatoes and cook for 2 minutes. Add the lentils and water and bring to a boil. Turn the heat to low and cook until the lentils are tender, about 30 minutes. Serve in a bowl and garnish with fresh cilantro sprigs.

To make garam masala:
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.

Combine the coriander seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves, black peppercorns, mustard seeds, cloves, cardamom pods, cinnamon sticks, bay leaves, and chiles on a baking sheet and toast in the oven for 15 minutes.

Transfer the mixture to an electric spice grinder, or use a mortar and pestle and grind by hand. Grind to a fine powder. Store the garam masala in an airtight container for up to 3 months.

Yield: 1 1/2 cups

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  • on October 04, 2011

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    Great recipe. Me, I caramelized some onion first then with the spices; three more cloves and 3 green cardamoms, a tablespoon of ginger and about 10 curry leaves. Beautiful! Thanks Bal!

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  • on July 01, 2011

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    I made this almost exactly--added some carrot and onion, though. I used garam masala that I had made up for another recipe. It was delicious--I love the spicy, warm flavor of the garam masala! Thanks, Bal for a great recipe!

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  • on June 06, 2011

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    I had to dry roast the spices because my oven was too hot. I omitted some spices that I did not have and added ginger, jalapeno and a potato. I cooked it a bit longer and purreed some of it. Came out wonderful. Don't be shy, try this!

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