Indian Butter Lentils

Indian Butter Lentils

Indian Butter Lentils


Serves 10

Details
  • Servings:   10
  • Diet:   High-Fiber
  • Meal:   lunch, dinner
  • Dish:   main course
Cuisine
  • indian
Ingredients
  • 1 cup (140 g) dried whole black lentils (urad dal)
  • ½ cup (70 g) dried small red beans or kidney beans
  • 8 cups (1.9 L) low-sodium vegetable stock
  • 3 tablespoons ghee (clarified butter)
  • 2 large onions, chopped
  • 6 large cloves garlic, crushed using a mortar and pestle or grated on a microplane
  • 1-inch piece fresh ginger, grated on a microplane
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1-inch piece cinnamon stick
  • 2 whole pods cardamom, cracked open
  • 2 whole cloves
  • 2 dried small hot red chilies (more or less to taste)
  • 1½ tablespoons garam masala spice mix
  • ¾ teaspoon each ground coriander, cumin, chili powder, and sweet paprika
  • ¼ teaspoon each ground fenugreek and black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon coarse kosher salt
  • 1 (14 oz/400 g) can petite diced tomatoes (preferably no-salt-added)
  • 1 (6 oz/170 g) tomato paste
  • 4 tablespoons (60 g) unsalted butter (preferably grass-fed), cut into 4 pieces
  • ½ cup (120 ml) heavy cream
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