Mum's Everyday Red Lentils

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This is the first time I cooked the dal with onions in it. Made a great difference to the taste!
Someone asked about getting the lentils more reddish in color... you could add a pinch of turmeric to the spices in hot oil. That makes the dal look more red. As for adding ham / sausage to it, Indians dont eat pork : so I think the traditional version wouldn't have these. But you could try it out!! The black mustard seed or yellow mustard seed question: typically black mustard seeds are used for tempering. However, you can try yellow if you must. You could replace mustard seeds with nigella seeds (aka kalonji in hindi. It adds a more onion-y flavor and it popular for tempering in east India.

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LOVED this recipe, though despite warnings I still managed to burn the spices when I did it the first time around! I used my pressure cooker (a favorite of mine in the kitchen! to cook the lentils, which made it a snap... red lentils cook in only 6 minutes in a pressure cooker! Fantastic flavor, and the whole family loved it! I cooked some cauliflower and brown rice on the side, and had my version of Aarti's cool cucumber salad as well (my Mom used to make a very similar cucumber salad frequently when i was growing up. Absolutely delicious, and this will become a staple for us! In fact, I think I'll have to double the recipe and make it tomorrow night as well... :

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I have loved every recipe of Aarti's that I have tried, but this one came out a little bland. It doesn't seem like anyone else had this problem, so I'm not quite sure what I did wrong. It also did not have that nice red color that Aarti's does...maybe I didn't whisk enough? Any suggestions?

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"OMG, Mama!" That was the response I received from my 13 year old daughter when she got home from school and tasted this recipe! I prepared it just as instructed and it was fabulous! Give your Mum a giant hug from me...just like the one I got from my girlie! Thanks Aarti! I can't wait to add to my spice cabinet and try more of your recipes!

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Most excellent flavors! I prepared the recipe as written....I think you should try it before you start adding your own little twists. I served it with grilled chicken breast and fresh green beans.....A truly fabulous, tasty meal and so low fat...it will be a regular.

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Such an easy and delicious recipe! Learning to cook with Indian spices is an exciting new adventure in the kitchen!! Love Aarti and her ease in front of the cameras, congratulations on winning Next Food Network Star!

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Thank you Aarti for yet another great twist on a recipe. My father was Syrian and my mother who was Italian made some of his favorite dishes albeit with a twist of her own. We all loved lentils with onions and pasta. I'm definitely going to make this dish soon. Keep up the great work. You're a pleasure to watch and learn from.

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Thank you Aarti for introducing me to the concept of tempering oil. The oil just knocks the flavor of this dish into the stratosphere! The heartiness made for a satisfying and delicious lunch and I look forward to eating it all week. I also discovered that the mystery flavor that I love in Indian food (and wondered what it was all these years is cumin seed! Cheers to you and your Mum!

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You have such a sunny personality on your show. I watched it today and was motivated to try the soup with its "bloomed" spices. I only wished I had made more of it. It's already gone! Thanks for such an easy, savory meal.

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awesome. delicious