Yellow Dhal

This recipe was provided by Indrananda Ji’s daughter, Rani. Attendees at the ashram have been fortunate to experience the excellent food which she has prepared.

Ingredients:

• ½ cup washed yellow moong beans
• ½ cup washed yellow lentils
• 1 tspn turmeric
• ½ tspn chilli
• 1tspn fresh grated ginger (or ½ tspn dried ginger)
• 1½ tspn cumin seeds
• 1 tspn salt or to taste
• 2 pints water
• 3 tblspn sunflower or olive oil

Method:

1. Wash the daal beans and soak for about 1 hour in fresh water, then drain.
2. Put in a medium pan with water, turmeric, chilli and salt.
3. Allow the water to come to the boil then simmer for 30 minutes.
4. At this point, the mixture should resemble soup.
5. In a small frying pan, heat the oil.
6. When not very hot, add the grated ginger and fry gently.
7. Add the cumin seeds.
8. When brown, but not burnt, pour into the daal.
9. Stir and serve.