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Lakhnawi Khatti Dal (Lucknow Sour Lentils)

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Recipe

So yummy!

 

Yield

6 servings

Prep

20 min

Cook

40 min

Ready

60 min
Trans-fat Free, High Fiber

Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
1 ½ cups lentils
pink
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½ teaspoon turmeric
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1 tablespoon lemon juice
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1 cup water
boiling
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2 teaspoons salt
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5 tablespoons ghee (clarified butter)
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1 teaspoon cumin seeds
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1 tablespoon garlic
minced
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1 tablespoon ginger
finely chopped
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½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
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Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
355 ml lentils
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2.5 ml turmeric
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15 ml lemon juice
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237 ml water
boiling
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1E+1 ml salt
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75 ml ghee (clarified butter)
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5 ml cumin seeds
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15 ml garlic
minced
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15 ml ginger
finely chopped
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2.5 ml red pepper flakes
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Directions

Wash lentils thoroughly.

Place in a saucepan with the turmeric and 5 cups of water.

Bring to a boil, stirring often.

Reduce heat and simmer, partially covered, for 25 minutes.

Stir occasionally.

Add lemon juice to lentils and cook for a further 15 minutes.

Turn off heat and beat with a wire whisk.

Heat ghee, when very hot, add cumin seeds and fry for about 10 seconds.

Remove pan from the heat and add red pepper and minced garlic and ginger.

Stir rapidly for 10 seconds until the garlic begins to colour, but do not let it brown.

Pour over the hot puree.

Serve immediately.



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Comments


anonymous

What about the ginger???? I don't see anything in the actual directions about using the ginger

happyzhangbo   

Thanks for the comment, just updated the recipe. The ginger should be added with garlic and red pepper flakes together. Happy Cooking :-)

anonymous

The authentic version is made from tamarind extract not lemon juice

 

 

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 106g (3.7 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 25735% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 10g 16%
Saturated Fat 6g 30%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 25mg 8%
Sodium 859mg 36%
Total Carbohydrate 10g 10%
Dietary Fiber 15g 59%
Sugars g
Protein 25g
Vitamin A 7% Vitamin C 6%
Calcium 4% Iron 22%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
 
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