Didi’s dhal curry

Name: Didi's dhal curry
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Ingredients
Ingredients: 2 lentils red; 2 cinnamon stick; 1 tbsp turmeric ground; 2 cardamom seeds; 2 onions large, chopped; 4 tomatoes finely chopped; 2 yoghurt; 1 tomato purée tinned; 1 green chillies deseeded, finely chopped; 2 tbsp cumin ground; 1 tbsp garam masala; 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 1 tbsp coriander ground; 1 tbsp aniseed; 2 fresh coriander

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By Food24 August 17 2011

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Ingredients (15)

2	lentils — red
2	cinnamon — stick
1 tbsp	turmeric — ground
2	cardamom — seeds
2	onions — large, chopped
4	tomatoes — finely chopped
2	yoghurt
1	tomato purée — tinned
1	green chillies — deseeded, finely chopped
2 tbsp	cumin — ground
1 tbsp	garam masala
4	garlic — cloves, finely chopped
1 tbsp	coriander — ground
1 tbsp	aniseed
2	fresh coriander

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Method:

Boil the lentils, cinnamon, cardamon and tumeric in 3/4 cups of water untill soft and the water has boiled away.
In a pan, add the onion and fry in oil untill almost brown.
Add garlic, chilli, cumin, coriander and masala and fry for another 2 minutes, then add tomato puree and 1 cup water.
Simmer for 20 min.
Transfer the onion mixture to lentil mixture, add yoghurt, tomato and aniseed.
Add salt to taste.
Simmer for another 20 min.
Add fresh coriander and serve in folded paratha or chapati with riata.