Tasty Dhal

• orange lentils or 200g skinned and split yellow
• 900 milliliters water
• 1 inch fresh ginger peeled and cut into thin strips
• 2 cloves garlic peeled and cut into five large pieces
• 3 green chillies left whole, optional
• 3/4 teaspoon haldi turmeric powder
• 1/2 can tomatoes tinned
• salt to taste
• 1 1/2 tablespoons butter oil
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• coriander powder 1/2 tsp dhaniya
• 1/2 teaspoon Garam Masala

1. 1 Place the lentils, water, ginger, garlic, tumeric and chillies in a pan, bring to a boil, then simmer over a moderate heat for 10 minutes.
2. 2 Stir in the tomatoes and cook for a further 20 minutes.
3. 3 Add salt and cook for another 10 minutes or so, until the lentils have started to break down and the curry comes together.
4. 4 Meanwhile, heat the butter or oil in a small pan. Add the cumin, coriander and garam masala and fry for 2 mins, stirring frequently.
5. 5 Pour the mixture into the pan of lentils. Throw in some fresh coriander.
6. 6 Cook for another minute and serve on a bed of Basmati rice with plain yoghurt and an ice cold beer!

orange lentils, ginger, garlic, green chillies, haldi turmeric, tomatoes, salt, butter oil, ground cumin, coriander powder, garam masala

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Tasty-Dhal-1692180 (may not work)