Red Lentil Dal

Red Lentil Dal

This easy recipe adapted from NYT Cooking is perfect for a cozy, healthy lunch in OmieBox or OmieBox UP! We served it with bell pepper, Greek yogurt, baby carrots, and garlic naan crackers.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup red lentils
• 3 cups water
• 1 tsp ground turmeric
• 1 tsp salt
• 3 tbsp butter or ghee
• Ground cumin
• Ground cayenne pepper

Directions:

1. Add the lentils, water, turmeric and salt to a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to a simmer and cover. Cook until the texture is like porridge, about 10 minutes.
2. In a small pan, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the cumin and cayenne pepper and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute, then remove from heat.
3. Pour the seasoned butter over the lentils and stir to combine. Add it to a preheated thermos while it’s still hot so it stays warm until lunchtime!

Original recipe: https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1025220-everyday-dal