Chicken with red lentils – Murghi aur masoor dal

Name: Chicken with red lentils – Murghi aur masoor dal
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 3 servings
Ingredients: ½ tsp cayenne pepper;; 700 g chicken pieces, skinned;; ¼ tsp red chilli powder;; few coriander/cilantro leaves to garnish;; 1 tsp cumin seeds;; 1 tsp garam masala;; 3 garlic cloves, finelly chopped;; 1 tsp ginger paste/finely chopped;; 1 green chilli, chopped;; 1 tsp ground cumin;; 2 tbsp lemon/lime juice;; 1 onion, chopped;; 1 dried red chilli (optional);; 100 g red split lentils, washed and drained;; 1 tsp salt or as per taste;; ¼ tsp turmeric powder;; vegetable oil.; 700 ml water;

Cook: 80 min

Prep: 10 min

Ready: 90 min

Servings: 3 servings

Calories: 501.86

Ingredients

1 ½ tsp cayenne pepper;
2 700 g chicken pieces, skinned;
3 ¼ tsp red chilli powder;
4 few coriander/cilantro leaves to garnish;
5 1 tsp cumin seeds;
6 1 tsp garam masala;
7 3 garlic cloves, finelly chopped;
8 1 tsp ginger paste/finely chopped;
9 1 green chilli, chopped;
10 1 tsp ground cumin;
11 2 tbsp lemon/lime juice;
12 1 onion, chopped;
13 1 dried red chilli (optional);
14 100 g red split lentils, washed and drained;
15 1 tsp salt or as per taste;
16 ¼ tsp turmeric powder;
17 vegetable oil.
18 700 ml water;

Directions

1
In a deep pan put the lentils, onions, green chilli, ground cumin, turmeric powder, tsp ginger and water. Bring to boil then lower the heat, cover the pan with a lid and simmer for 40 minutes.
2
Add the chicken pieces and salt.
3
Mix and simmer covered for 30 minutes or until the chicken is tender.
4
Heat oil in n a small frying pan, on medium heat. Put cumin seeds and when they start to sizzle add dried red chilli, ginger and garlic. Fry until garlic gets brown in color.
5
Add cayenne pepper and red chilli powder. Turn off the heat and pour this oil and spices into the pan with chicken and lentils.
6
Add lemon juice and garam masala.
7
Mix gently and cook on low heat for 5 minutes.
8
Garnish with fresh cilantro/coriander leaves and serve warm with plain boiled rice or bread.

Nutrition per serving

501.86 Calories

28.94g Carbs

39.5g Protein

24.87g Fat

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