Red Lentil Dal |
| 3 tbsp | |
| 8 g | |
| 3 c | |
| 2 clove | |
| 2 whole | |
| 1 tsp | |
| 1 tbsp | |
| 1 whole | |
| 1/2 tsp | |
| 1/2 tsp | |
| 1/2 inch | |
| 1/2 tsp | |
| 1/2 tsp | |
| 1/2 c | |
| 1/4 tsp | |
| 2 pinch | |
| 2 pinch | |
| 2 pinch |
No Indian meal is complete without dal or rice. Bengali's use a variety of different lentils cooked with many different spices. Feel free to experiment.
1. Soak the lentils in water for 2-12 hours. Then drain and rinse well.
2. Fill water to twice the height of the lentil. Add salt & pepper. Bring to a boil and then simmer over low heat for 60 minutes.
3. Cut tomatoes into wedges and add.
4. Fry onions in 2 tbsp sunflower oil. Add garlic at the end because it burns quickly.
5. Mix into daal.
6. In a separate frying pan, make a paste with the spices and fry in the remaining oil. Add to lentils.
7. Cook, keeping at a simmer adding some water every now and then. The lentils are done when they have completely melted and the soup is smooth, blended and watery. This typically takes 60 minutes of simmering. Garnish with lime and fresh cilantro.
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Active Ingredients: Cloves, Cumin, Water, Salt (Mineral Salt), Turmeric, Lime, Cardamom, Ginger (Fresh), Green Chilis, Black Pepper, Cayenne Pepper
Active Ingredients: Cloves, Turmeric, Cumin, Cinnamon, Garlic, Cayenne Pepper, Salt (Mineral Salt), Green Chilis, Black Pepper
Active Ingredients: Cumin, Lime, Cayenne Pepper, Turmeric, Cinnamon, Black Pepper, Cilantro, Cardamom, Green Chilis, Ginger (Fresh)
Active Ingredients: Turmeric, Garlic, Water, Lime, Cilantro, Cardamom
Active Ingredients: Cumin, Cloves, Garlic, Lime, Cinnamon, Black Pepper, Cayenne Pepper, Cilantro, Green Chilis, Ginger (Fresh), Yellow Onion
Active Ingredients: Ginger (Fresh), Turmeric, Cayenne Pepper, Green Chilis, Cardamom
Active Ingredients: Cumin, Tomato, Cloves, Green Chilis, Salt (Mineral Salt), Cinnamon, Garlic, Cayenne Pepper, Cardamom, Black Pepper, Ginger (Fresh), Cilantro
Active Ingredients: Cumin, Cloves, Garlic, Turmeric, Cilantro
Active Ingredients: Tomato, Lime
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Active Ingredients: Cloves, Cumin, Cinnamon, Cardamom, Ginger (Fresh)
Active Ingredients: Cloves
STRONG QUENCHES-THIRST An herb or substance that relieves thirst.
Active Ingredients: Tomato, Lime, Water
Active Ingredients: Cloves
STRONG DIGESTIVE Herbs that encourage healthy digestion.
Active Ingredients: Cloves, Cumin, Lime, Cinnamon, Turmeric, Cayenne Pepper, Cilantro, Salt (Mineral Salt), Ginger (Fresh), Cardamom, Green Chilis, Black Pepper
STRONG CARMINATIVE Stimulates the release of gas. Helpful for bloating or cramping abdominal pain. Propels food downward. Carminatives typically expel gas by relaxing the muscles of the intestines.
Active Ingredients: Cumin, Cloves, Turmeric, Cinnamon, Cardamom, Ginger (Fresh), Cilantro
MILD RELIEVES-BURNING Herbs that soothe a burn or reduce an internal burning sensation, such as aloe vera.
Active Ingredients: Water
STRONG GENERAL-LAXATIVE Promotes a bowel movement. General laxative is an umbrella term that refers to several different types of laxatives.
Active Ingredients: Tomato, Garlic, Lime, Salt (Mineral Salt), Red Lentils (Masoor Dal)
STRONG STOOL-SOFTENER Softens hard and difficult to eliminate stool. Stool softeners are the safest and most gentle type of laxative. Examples include warm milk with ghee.
Active Ingredients: Tomato, Lime, Salt (Mineral Salt)
STRONG INTERNAL-DETOXICANT Liquefies, dissolves, decongests or dislodges internal stagnant toxins. Decongests the lymphatic system.
Active Ingredients: Cloves, Cumin, Cinnamon, Turmeric, Garlic, Lime, Water, Cayenne Pepper, Cilantro, Salt (Mineral Salt), Green Chilis, Cardamom, Ginger (Fresh), Black Pepper
STRONG BURNS-TOXINS An herb that detoxifies by helping your body metabolize toxins, as opposed to eliminating them.
Active Ingredients: Cumin, Cloves, Cinnamon, Turmeric, Green Chilis, Black Pepper, Cayenne Pepper, Cilantro, Ginger (Fresh), Cardamom
STRONG NUMBS-ANASTHETIC Inhibits sensation in a particular area.
Active Ingredients: Cloves
Active Ingredients: Cloves
MILD WAKES-YOU-UP Invigorates the body and nervous system, increases energy.
Active Ingredients: Lime, Ginger (Fresh)
MILD MAKES-YOU-TIRED Induces drowsiness and promotes sound sleep.
Active Ingredients: Garlic, Yellow Onion
Active Ingredients: Cinnamon, Cilantro, Cardamom, Ginger (Fresh)
Active Ingredients: Lime, Ginger (Fresh), Cilantro
STRONG DIAPHORETIC An herb that induces sweating, often by dilating blood vessels close to the skin.
Active Ingredients: Cloves, Cinnamon, Garlic, Lime, Cardamom, Black Pepper, Cayenne Pepper
STRONG WARMS-CHEST Warms the chest and lungs, clearing mucus and allowing for clear breathing. Often these herbs are hot, aromatic, and pungent.
Active Ingredients: Cloves, Turmeric, Cinnamon, Cayenne Pepper
STRONG IRRITATES-THROAT Creates abrasive feeling in the back of the mouth. May stimulate coughing.
Active Ingredients: Cinnamon, Garlic, Cayenne Pepper, Green Chilis, Ginger (Fresh), Black Pepper
Active Ingredients: Turmeric, Black Pepper, Salt (Mineral Salt), Cayenne Pepper
MILD SOOTHES-THROAT Soothes throat discomfort, including from a sore or ticklish throat.
Active Ingredients: Cinnamon
STRONG EXPECTORANT Expectorants help you eliminate mucus from the lungs. These herbs often work by increasing the quantity of mucus, or thinning the mucus. Expectorants are indicated when phlegm congests the lower respiratory tract.
Active Ingredients: Cloves, Garlic, Lime, Cinnamon, Cayenne Pepper, Cardamom
STRONG ANTIMICROBIAL An agent that kills microorganisms or inhibits their growth. Antimicrobial is an umbrella term that can be broken down into specific categories of target microorganism, such as anti-bacterials, fungals, and virals.
Active Ingredients: Cloves, Cumin, Turmeric, Garlic, Cinnamon, Salt (Mineral Salt)
STRONG ANTIFUNGAL Herbs that destroy fungus.
Active Ingredients: Cloves, Turmeric, Garlic, Cinnamon
STRONG ANTHELMINTHIC Kills parasitic worms (hookworms, tapeworms, roundworms, etc).
Active Ingredients: Cloves, Cumin, Turmeric
STRONG CARDIAC-STIMULANT Herbs that increase the heart rate. Useful in cardiovascular health, blood stagnation, and subjective feeling of heaviness in the chest area.
Active Ingredients: Cloves, Cinnamon, Green Chilis, Black Pepper, Cayenne Pepper, Ginger (Fresh)
Active Ingredients: Cloves
Active Ingredients: Cloves
STRONG VASODILATOR A vasodilator is an herb that widens the blood vessels by the relaxation of smooth muscle cells within the vessel walls, thereby increasing circulation systemically or to a local area.
Active Ingredients: Cloves, Garlic, Turmeric, Ginger (Fresh), Cayenne Pepper, Black Pepper
STRONG ALTERATIVE Restores the proper function of the body by cleansing the blood and balancing blood chemistry. In Ayurveda terms, they pacify Pitta in rakta. They were traditionally used to revitalize and detoxify after a long winter.
Active Ingredients: Lime, Garlic, Turmeric, Cilantro
STRONG DIURETIC Herbs that promote urine formation, thereby flushing the kidneys and urinary tract while eliminating any excess water retention. As diuretics reduce water retention, they are often used to reduce blood pressure.
Active Ingredients: Cumin, Garlic, Cilantro, Cinnamon, Cardamom
STRONG CHOLAGOGUE Cholagogues stimulate the production & release of bile from the liver & gallbladder. This refreshes and cleanses these organs, as well as increases bile in the small intestines.
Active Ingredients: Lime, Turmeric, Garlic, Cilantro, Salt (Mineral Salt)
Active Ingredients: Cinnamon, Turmeric
Active Ingredients: Turmeric, Ginger (Fresh), Red Lentils (Masoor Dal), Cilantro
STRONG GALACTAGOGUE Increases production of breast milk, often by raising prolactin and diaphoresis.
Active Ingredients: Cumin, Cinnamon, Garlic, Ginger (Fresh), Yellow Onion
Active Ingredients: Turmeric, Cinnamon
Active Ingredients: Turmeric, Lime
Active Ingredients: Garlic, Cilantro
Active Ingredients: Lime, Cilantro, Green Chilis
Active Ingredients: Cinnamon, Cilantro
MILD RUTIN Rutin is a flavonoid with anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties. Commonly used to treat conditions such as varicose veins, hemorrhoids, and high blood pressure.
Active Ingredients: Lime
MILD SAPONINS Can be used to make soap. Saponins stimulate mucus membrane secretion, liquefying mucus for easy removal (expectorant).
Active Ingredients: Garlic, Red Lentils (Masoor Dal), Yellow Onion
MILD 5A-REDUCTASE-INHIBITOR Active Ingredients: Turmeric
MILD SULFATED-POLYSACCHARIDES Active Ingredients: Garlic, Yellow Onion
MILD POLYSACCHARIDES Active Ingredients: Garlic, Yellow Onion
MILD SODIUM Active Ingredients: Salt (Mineral Salt)
MILD SULPHUR Active Ingredients: Garlic, Yellow Onion
MILD POLYPHENOLS Polyphenols are powerful antioxidants seen in many fruits and vegetables. There are more than 8,000 types.
Active Ingredients: Lime
MILD PHOSPHOROUS Active Ingredients: Garlic
MILD FATS Active Ingredients: Sunflower Oil
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