Lemony dal or red lentil. A very easy to make and delicious dal with lemon. A perfect dish for winter. You can also serve this piping hot dal as soup with toasted bread and your dinner is sorted.
Here are some more different types of dal and lentil soup recipes from this blog. Sharing the links below.
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4. Dal makhani
6. Dal kanda or dry chana dal fry
7. Beetroot dal
9. Dal palak
10. Sprouts sundal
11. Egg dal tadka
12. Mediterranean green lentil soup
13. Red lentil soup
14. Lebanese lentil lemon soup
15. Green moong carrot spinach soup
And you may also like to try Andhra style tomato dal from the blog of my blogger friend Priya Iyer.
Now here is the recipe of an absolutely delicious dal with different taste and flavour. This protein rich dal can be served hot as soup. Try and enjoy as a side or soup, choice is your. You can make this dal thick or thin both. Keep the consistency according to your taste. You need some very simple and easily available ingredients to make this mouthwatering lemony dal or soup.
I have used one spring onion/onion green or scallion. Fried the lower part of the scallion with onion garlic and used green part for garnishing. But you can use more scallion if you want. You can also use more garlic if you like garlicky flavour. I have used one slit green chilli for flavour and to get slightly spicy taste. You can skip it if you want. Add black pepper powder according to your spice tolerance. You can also use cilantro or fresh coriander leaves in the dal if you like. You can use vegetable stock or chicken stock instead of water.
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Recipe
Masoor dal or red lentil – 1/2 cup
Onion – 2 medium
Garlic – 3-4 cloves, minced or grated
Cumin powder – 1/2 teaspoon
Coriander powder – 1/2 teaspoon
Turmeric powder – 1/4 teaspoon
Lemon juice – 2 tablespoon
Salt – 2 teaspoon or to taste
Black pepper – 1 teaspoon or to taste
Slit green chilli – 1, optional
Olive oil – 2 tablespoon
Water – 4 cup
Scallion or spring onion – 1
Freshly ground black pepper to sprinkle
Lemon slices and onion green or scallion to garnish
Method
1. Rinse the masoor dal or red lentil well. Drain the water and keep aside.
2. Chop the lower part of the scallion or onion green. Peel and chop the onions. Also chop the remaining green part of scallion and keep aside. We will use it for garnishing.
3..Heat oil in a pan or wok or pan. You can also use pressure cooker to make the dal in less time. Add chopped onion and garlic. Also add the lower part of the scallion. Fry till onion becomes brown.
4. Add dal or red lentil, salt, black pepper powder,cumin powder and coriander powder. Saute for 2 minutes.
5. Add water and when it starts to rolling boil reduce the heat. Cover and cook on simmer for 25-30 minutes or till lentil becomes soft. Don’t forget to check in-between. Check and stir in regular interval. Add more water if required. Add more or less water to get your desired consistency. If you want your dal thin add more water and for thick dal use less water.
6. When dal or lentil becomes soft add lemon juice. Increase the flame and boil for a minute. Taste and adjust salt, black pepper and lemon juice if require. Remove from heat.
7. Garnish with lemon slices, freshly ground black pepper and chopped scallion or onion green. Serve hot.
Notes
1. You can use any oil instead of olive oil.
2. Vegetable or chicken stock can be used instead of water.
3. You can use cilantro or fresh coriander leaves in the dal if you like.
4. Add black pepper powder and green chilli according to your spice tolerance.
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Lemony dal sound so delicious. Can just have it as a soup in this cold weather. Love this simple and nutritious dal.
I love masoor dal, and absolutely love the way you have used it in this lemony dal. With the onion greens and spices like black pepper powder and coriander powder, I’m sure it must taste very flavourful. Very nutritious dal as well!
Loved your way of making Masoor dal.. I make it a different way but will surely love to try this recipe with lemon, black pepper and onion greens.
DAl with lemon become so much more lighter in taste. I will love to try this soft cooked masoor dal with lemon with rotis for winter.
Thank you so much Seema!
Lemony dal looks so yummy. Dal is my favourite any day. We usually don’t use red lentils but I will definitely try this out.
Thank you so much Shobha!
Love masoor dal. Like the idea of adding a generous amount of lemon juice to it. So flavourful and delicious.
Thank you so much Mayuri!
Masoor dal with all the spices and lemon looks flavoursome. It make a comfort meal for us.
Thanks Jayashree!
This dall looks amazing. I love cooking with masoor dall as it cooks so fast. Your recipe is really easy to follow so I am going to try it soon
Thanks a lot dear 😊
Dal is most important part of the day-to-day meal and I love to experiment with various flavors of seasoning and preparations. This will soon be on my menu .
Thank you so much Priya. Do try and let me know how it turns out 😊