Making Indian Daal with Prema

Learn to cook Indian Daal (dal) with Prema. Many of you have asked for a written recipe.
Here you go. See below:

INGREDIENTS:

Red Lentils - 1 cup
Turmeric - 1 tsp.
Water - 2 ½ cups
Olive oil - to drizzle
Ghee or butter – 2 tbls.
Cumin seeds - 1 ½ tsp.
Onions - 1 small or ½ of 1 large chopped
Fresh Ginger- about 1 inch , peeled and sliced or grated.
Green chilli pepper - to taste
Fresh Cilantro - a few leaves - washed and water squeezed out.

DIRECTIONS
1.Wash and drain lentils twice - Add 2 ½ cups of water per 1 cup of lentils
2. Add turmeric
3. Drizzle oil on top – do not stir .
4. Cook over low to medium low heat uncovered. Stir occasionally.
5. Add 2 tbls of ghee or butter to a fry pan and add cumin seeds seeds when pan it hot. Stir until sizzled and aromatic.
6. Add fresh ginger, green chilli pepper and stir quickly in frying pan, then add onions and stir until slightly browned. Optional: you may add tomato or red pepper at this stage.
7.Lentils should appear homogenous at this stage. Add 1 ½ tsp. of salt and cilantro , reserving some for garnish.
8. Pour over white rice and garnish with remaining cilantro and enjoy!

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[IreneYoungFoto]

A written recipe is now in the description. Enjoy!

[andrewarthurmatthews]

If you find an older lady demonstrating her family recipes you know they are going to the be the best !

[brendankevinsmith]

This is a great example of the basics of Indian cooking which is never shown in America. Thank you for your contribution.

[cliffmathew]

Prema is an amazing communicator. I am amazed at how smoothly she describes the process. Thank you!

[pr]

Your mother is such a sweet lady and not camera shy. Thank you for sharing her wisdom. 

[obaoaife]

I'm an Italian man who likes very much indian food, but I had a few opportunity to eat it in Indian restaurants pretty much away from my little town. Then I found this video and I followed the recipe delivered by Mrs Prema and...miracolously I was able to eat my hown home-made Indian Dah (very testy indeed!!!)
Thank you very much Mrs Prema (such a sweet lady) for your clear and lovely advices.
In the meanwhile I've also learned how to cook Tikka Masala Chicken, and it was as well a success!

I just love the authentic learning opportunities one has with Youtube.

[ZoZo-gmrj]

Her voice, her accent, her kitchen, her simplicity omg!Amazing!😍😍😍😍

[lmargaret]

I wish there was a whole youtube channel of this Mom teaching Indian cooking. She gives wonderful instructions. I have looked at a lot of other you tubes for dal and she has the best one. 

[salinamartin]

You are so lucky to have your mom! I lost my mother 20 years ago, she was only 49. My sister and I miss her very much in the kitchen. But I have all my ingredients out for Daal and it's the first time I am making it. I am so glad to find this video. So calming and comforting (both your mama and the daal)! I am going to visit my daughter this spring and this is a recipe I will make with her! She will be so excited about it! That's a 6

[nattyboyo]

I scrolled through a few for a Dahl recipe and when I saw a grandma cooking, I knew it was the time to stop and take a look. Thank you! 👵🏽🙏🏻

[melissahouse]

This lady is amazing. I could listen to her voice all day. thankyou. love dal.

[hyperspace]

Any chance of more recipes?

I am a beginner and searched YouTube, but this is the best video on how to make red lentil daal. I have made it several times now. This recipe works every time.

I know there are plenty of YouTubers, but this lady's explanation is perfect for beginners.

Most cooks, will say do step A, then do step B and then step C, but her explanation is much more suited to beginners, because she explains what is happening to the food. She also explains what do look out for before moving to the next step. She is imparting her experience as a cook and telling us what signs to look for. A rare quality.

I always think back to this lady when making this red lentil daal recipe. I do revert back to this video to refresh my memory!

Please do thank this lady!. I am grateful to her for imparting her knowledge!.

A true gem!

[saryapolo-rohit]

Auntie, good morning. Greetings from Trinidad (in the Caribbean). It was such a pleasure to stumble upon this video as I was searching for a dhaal recipe. My 90 year old grandmother passed away recently and it brought me such joy to watch you cooking. It was like being back in the kitchen with my Gran as she passed on her cooking secrets to me. May God bless you and grant you a long, wonderful life. ❤

[linuxgreybeard]

Amongst some of the most beautiful cookery presentations I have seen on YouTube. Please Prema, can we have some more? The love and passion truly does shine through.

[alexdominguez]

This recipe is perfect. I’m a novice in the Indian cooking arena and this Dahl came out fabulous. Love grandma’s cooking and teaching techniques. She’s awesome.

[ravipeiris]

Thank you for your video. I am a single man in my 40's and with your instructional videos, I am making the plunge into cooking,
Ravi

[TheCatwoman]

this is the most helpful indian recipe video ive seen by far. thank you x

[zellerback]

That was without a doubt one of the most delicious things I've ever eaten. Thank you so much for sharing with us; I love you unintimidating approach to cooking. Can you please post more recipes?

[kh]

We made this last night as part of a meatless week and all loved it. Prema's unruffled, knowledgeable teaching is such a pleasure. I added 2 tomatoes from a can as they cook in easily and are so tasty, a boon for us northerly cooks. My 850W microwave cooked a Pyrex bowl of rinsed basmati rice in 9 mins, the water being 3/4in. above the rice to start. It fluffed up well, and the home-made ghee was a doddle too (search 'ghee' on YT). A super-tasty veggie meal! Thanks, ladies.