Cookbook:Tadka Dhal (Spiced Lentil Curry) I

| Cuisine of India

Ingredients

 * 4 ea. (400 g) medium onions, chopped as fine as possible
 * 1 small chilli
 * 2 large cloves of garlic, chopped finely or crushed
 * Ginger (about the same as the garlic in size), finely chopped
 * 250 g split red lentils
 * 3 tins, chopped tomatoes
 * 1 stock cube
 * Water as necessary
 * 12 whole cardamom pods
 * 1 teaspoon garam masala
 * 1 teaspoon paprika
 * 12 grinds of the black pepper
 * ¼ teaspoon mustard seed
 * Fresh chilli to taste

Procedure

 * 1) Cook the ingredients in the order listed, giving the onions some time before adding everything else.
 * 2) Put the lid on and cook until the lentils are cooked to your preference.